HOUSE OF CARDS (houses of cards)
Dictionary entry overview: What does house of cards mean?
• HOUSE OF CARDS (noun)
The noun HOUSE OF CARDS has 2 senses:
1. a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
2. an unstable construction with playing cards
Familiarity information: HOUSE OF CARDS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOUSE OF CARDS (noun)
Meaning:
A speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
house of cards; bubble
Context examples:
his proposal was nothing but a house of cards / a real estate bubble
Hypernyms ("house of cards" is a kind of...):
scheme; strategy (an elaborate and systematic plan of action)
Meaning:
An unstable construction with playing cards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
card-house; cardcastle; cardhouse; house of cards
Context example:
he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed
Hypernyms ("house of cards" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
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