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packs of cards

packs of cards is the plural of pack of cards.

Meaning of pack of cards

Noun

pack of cards (plural packs of cards)

  1. A set of usually 52 playing cards divided into four suits used for playing a wide variety of card games such as pontoon, bridge, euchre, and poker.
    • He then opened a drawer in the table, and took from it a pack of cards. "I can't play by myself," exclaimed he, discontentedly. Suddenly his face brightened, he drew his seat forwards, and began building houses.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 236
    Synonyms:
    deck of cards

Questions about packs of cards

What is packs of cards the plural of?
Packs of cards is the plural of pack of cards.

Words near packs of cards in the dictionary

  1. packs a wallop
  2. packs away
  3. packs fudge
  4. packs heat
  5. packs in
  6. packs of cards
  7. packs of lies
  8. packs off
  9. packs on
  10. packs one's bags
  11. packs out

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