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deck of cards

n. a pack of 52 playing cards [syn: pack of cards, deck]

Usage examples of "deck of cards".

If you have a deck of cards in a safe place, you should assume the enemy will at least entertain the thought that you are using Solitaire.

He had pulled out a deck of cards and attempted to get a game started.

But Carlomin was staring at the deck of cards in his hand instead of buying his fourth, and Baran was puffing his pipe furiously and stacking the coins in front of him as if ready to stuff them into his pockets.

He had a lot of practice in doing so, and was good at it: it was his deck of cards.

Maijstral reached into the jacket pocket, took out a deck of cards with his right hand.

A deck of cards was small enough to hide quickly and to keep hidden successfully even during one of their father's painstakingly thorough room searches.

I then made Abdullah's right arm move slowly to the deck of cards on the tray, and cut them.

In addition to the deck of cards, each player at the table needs thirteen counters (coins, scraps of paper, pieces of candy, or other small objects).

Although the people of Krynn play it using a TALIS(tm) deck (a Krynnish deck of cards used for everything from fortune telling to games of chance), this game can be played with a standard deck of playing cards, like the ones used for Poker or Bridge.

The man caught Blair's look and flashed him a lazy grin, holding up a deck of cards in one hand.

The deal had been closed with the deck of cards, and the larceny in Liberty's warped soul wouldn't let him settle for anything less than all of the prizes displayed on the blanket.