pack of cards
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1.6
- noun
- /pæk əv kɑrdz/
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baraja
- She always carries a pack of cards in her bag for entertainment during long trips.
- shuffle a pack of cards
- take a pack of cards
Yeah, pack of cards and we've got to get through them.
- Yeah, pack of cards and we've got to get through them.
Examples
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I shut my eyes and imagined shuffling a pack of cards.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Cut," Winston said and placed the pack of cards in front of her.
Fiction book (1998) -
- Does anyone have a pack of cards?
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Just give me a pack of cards.
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"Hmm," Charlotte said as Will gave her the pack of cards.
Fiction book (1998) -
"I took the pack of cards I always carry with me out of my pocket and showed her a few moves.
Fiction book (1990) -
She handed her the pack of cards.
Fiction book (1999) -
He sat down at the kitchen table, produced a pack of cards, and began to play solitaire.
Fiction book (1998) -
Dominoes and checkers, croquet sets, and packs of cards had vanished on Saturday night into closets and drawers.
Fiction book (1996) -
Tara took along her routine collection of beach accessories—a tablecloth for us to sit on, suntan oil, a pack of cards, her spray bottle, a beach ball, and the newspaper.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
84
1.0
A set of 52 cards used for playing games
15
1.4
A complete set of 52 playing cards used in games like poker and bridge
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a complete set of playing cards' is directly and compositionally derived from 'pack' (a bundle or package) + 'of' + 'cards' (playing cards). The 'pack of X' construction is a common, cross-linguistic packaging/container pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will easily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun pack of cards comes from the simple idea of a small bundle: people used to keep the cards tied together in a pack so they did not get lost. That's why pack of cards means 'a complete set of 52 playing cards'.