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Smart Definition–verb (used without object) | 1. | to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound. |
| 2. | to be the cause of a sharp, stinging pain, as an irritating application, a blow, etc. |
| 3. | to feel a sharp, stinging pain, as in a wound. |
| 4. | to suffer keenly from wounded feelings: She smarted under their criticism. |
| 5. | to feel shame or remorse or to suffer in punishment or in return for something. |
–verb (used with object) | 6. | to cause a sharp pain to or in. |
–adjective | 7. | quick or prompt in action, as persons. |
| 8. | having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student. |
| 9. | shrewd or sharp, as a person in dealing with others or as in business dealings: a smart businessman. |
| 10. | clever, witty, or readily effective, as a speaker, speech, rejoinder, etc. |
| 11. | dashin
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gly or impressively neat or trim in appearance, as persons, dress, etc. |
| 12. | socially elegant; sophisticated or fashionable: the smart crowd. |
| 13. | saucy; pert: smart remarks. |
| 14. | sharply brisk, vigorous, or active: to walk with smart steps. |
| 15. | sharply severe, as a blow, stroke, etc. |
| 16. | sharp or keen: a smart pain. |
| 17. | Informal. equipped with, using, or containing electronic control devices, as computer systems, microprocessors, or missiles: a smart phone; a smart copier. |
| 19. | Older Use. considerable; fairly large. |
–adverb | 20. | in a smart manner; smartly. |
–noun | 21. | a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting. |
| 22. | keen mental suffering, as from wounded feelings, affliction, grievous loss, etc. |
| 23. | smarts, Slang. intelligence; common sense: He never had the smarts to use his opportunities. |
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Card Definition–noun | 1. | a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card. |
| 2. | one of a set of thin pieces of cardboard with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games; playing card. |
| 3. | cards, (usually used with a singular verb ) | a. | a game or games played with such a set. |
| b. | the playing of such a game: to win at cards. |
| c. | Casino. the winning of 27 cards or more. |
| d. | Whist. tricks won in excess of six. |
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| 4. | Also called greeting card. a piece of paper or thin cardboard, usually folded, printed with a message of holiday greeting, congratulations, or other sentiment, often with an illustration or decorations, for mailing to a person on an appropriate occasion. |
| 5. | something useful in attaining an objective, as a course of action or position of strength, comparable to a high card held in a game: If negotiation fails, we still have another card to play. |
| 9. | a program of the events at races, boxing matches, etc. |
| 15. | Informal. | a. | a person who is amusing or facetious. |
| b. | any person, esp. one with some indicated characteristic: a queer card. |
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–verb (used with object) | 16. | to provide with a card. |
| 18. | to write, list, etc., on cards. |
| 19. | Slang. to examine the identity card or papers of: The bartender was carding all youthful customers to be sure they were of legal drinking age. |
—Idioms| 20. | in or on the cards, impending or likely; probable: A reorganization is in the cards. |
| 21. | play one's cards right, to act cleverly, sensibly, or cautiously: If you play your cards right, you may get mentioned in her will. | |
| 22. | put one's cards on the table, to be completely straightforward and open; conceal nothing: He always believed in putting his cards on the table. |
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