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cut

In card play, to divide the deck into two parts and place one part on top of the other in the opposite order.

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deal

To distribute playing cards to the players, usually one at a time and according to the rules of the game.

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dealer

In a card game, the dealer is the player responsible for shuffling and distributing the cards to the players.

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deck

In card games, a deck is a complete set of 52 playing cards, usually containing four suits and no jokers.

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deuce

In playing cards, a deuce is a card with the rank two.

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diamond

In playing cards, a diamond is the red suit marked with diamond-shaped symbols, or any card belonging to that suit.

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discard

In a card game, to discard is to put down or remove a card you do not want, usually as part of your turn.

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draw

In a card game, to take a card from the deck, usually as part of a turn or to add it to your hand.

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face card

In a standard deck of playing cards, a face card is a king, queen, or jack, usually shown with a person’s portrait.

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face down

In card games, positioned so that the card’s face is hidden from view.

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face up

In card games, positioned so that the card’s front, showing its rank and suit, is visible.

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hand

In a card game, the hand is the set of cards a player is holding.

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heart

In playing cards, a heart is the red suit marked with heart symbols, or a card belonging to that suit.

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jack

In playing cards, a jack is a court card showing a young man and ranking below the queen.

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joker

An extra playing card, usually printed with a jester, that is used as a wild card in some card games.

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king

In a standard deck of playing cards, a king is one of the four face cards, bearing a picture of a king.

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pack

A pack is a complete set of playing cards used for a card game.

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queen

A playing card bearing a picture of a queen, ranking below a king and above a jack.

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shuffle

In card games, to mix a deck of cards so they are in a random order.

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solitaire

A card game designed to be played by one person, usually by arranging and moving cards according to set rules.

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spade

One of the four suits in a deck of playing cards, marked with a black pointed shape.

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suit

One of the four categories of playing cards (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades).

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wild card

In a card game, a wild card is a card that may represent any other card, as allowed by the game's rules.

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all-rounder

In cricket, a player who is skilled at both batting and bowling.

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appeal

In cricket, an appeal is a fielder’s request to the umpire to give the batter out.

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bail

In cricket, a bail is one of the two small wooden pieces that rest across the top of the stumps.

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batsman

In cricket, a batsman is a player whose role is to bat and score runs for their team.

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bouncer

In cricket, a bouncer is a short-pitched delivery that rises sharply toward the batter's head or upper body.

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boundary

In cricket, a boundary is a hit that reaches or crosses the edge of the playing field, scoring four runs if the ball first touches the ground or six i...

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bowl

In cricket, to bowl is to deliver the ball toward the batter by making a legal bowling action.

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bowler

In cricket, a bowler is a player who delivers the ball toward the batter in an attempt to get them out or limit scoring.

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bye

In cricket, a bye is a run scored by the batting team when a delivered ball passes the batter without touching the bat or body and the batters run.

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century

In cricket, a century is an innings in which one batter scores 100 or more runs.

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crease

In cricket, a crease is one of the marked lines on the pitch that define where the batter and bowler stand and the limits of their ground.

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declare

In cricket, to end a team's innings voluntarily before all its batters are out, so the opposing team can begin batting.

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duck

In cricket, a duck is a batter's score of zero in an innings.

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follow-on

In cricket, an option for the team batting first to make the other team bat again immediately after its first innings, when the other team has scored ...

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googly

A googly is a leg-spin delivery in cricket that turns in the opposite direction from a batter’s expectation, usually toward a right-handed batter.

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gully

In cricket, a gully is a close fielding position on the off side, behind the batter and beside the slip cordon.

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half-century

In cricket, a half-century is an innings in which one batter scores 50 runs.

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hat trick

In cricket, a hat trick is when one bowler takes a wicket with each of three consecutive deliveries.

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innings

In cricket, an innings is one team's turn to bat, ending when its allotted overs are completed or its batting side is dismissed.

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leg before wicket

In cricket, leg before wicket (LBW) is a way a batter can be dismissed when the ball hits the batter’s body instead of the bat and would otherwise hav...

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leg bye

In cricket, a run scored when the ball deflects off the batter’s body or clothing (but not the bat) and the batters run, provided the ball was not a n...

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maiden

In cricket, a maiden is an over in which the bowler concedes no runs from the bat or other scoring, excluding any penalty runs.

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nightwatchman

In cricket, a lower-order batter sent in near the end of a day’s play to protect a more skilled batter from facing a short period of batting before st...

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no-ball

In cricket, a no-ball is an illegal delivery called by the umpire, for which the batting team is awarded an extra run and the ball usually remains in ...

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opener

In cricket, an opener is one of the two batters who take the field first to begin an innings.

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over

In cricket, an over is a set of six legal deliveries bowled by one bowler from one end of the pitch.

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run

In cricket, a run is one point scored when the batters complete a run between the wickets or score in another permitted way.

Noun quantitative_concept Level 1206

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