English Explanatory Dictionary

wild card

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.
  2. A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.
  3. Alternative form of wildcard (“substituted text character”).
  4. Alternative form of wildcard (“symbol for a generic sound”).

Word forms

wild card wild cards wildcard wild-card

Related words

one-eyed jack suicide king
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