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1postcard
noun post·card \ˈpōs(t)-ˌkärd\
: a card on which a message may be sent by mail without an envelope and that often has a picture on one side
Full Definition of POSTCARD
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: postal card 1
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: a card on which a message may be written for mailing without an envelope and to which the sender must affix a stamp
— post·card·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
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First Known Use of POSTCARD
1870
Rhymes with POSTCARD
Asgard, backyard, barnyard, blackguard, blowhard, boatyard, bombard, boneyard, brassard, brickyard, charge card, churchyard, cloth yard, coast guard, courtyard, dance card, deeryard, die-hard, diehard, discard, dockyard, dooryard, face card, farmyard, fireguard, flash card, foulard, Fugard, Gerard, graveyard, green card, ill-starred, jacquard, junkyard, lifeguard, main yard, mansard, mass card, Midgard, milliard, mudguard, noseguard, off guard, old guard, on guard, Oxnard, phone card, Picard, placard, point guard, poularde, punch card, rear guard, rearguard, Red Guard, regard, retard, ritard, safeguard, scorecard, shipyard, smart card, sound card, spikenard, steelyard, stockyard, switchyard, tabard, tanyard, tiltyard, time card, unbarred, unguard, vizard, wild card
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adjective
Definition of POSTCARD
: picturesque, picture-postcard <a postcard village>
First Known Use of POSTCARD
1924
POSTCARD Defined for Kids
postcard
noun post·card \ˈpōst-ˌkärd\
Definition of POSTCARD for Kids
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: a card on which a message may be sent by mail without an envelope and that often has a picture on one side
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: postal card 1
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