calling card
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small printed card which identifies the bearer, traditionally presented for introduction when making a social visit to a home or when attending a formal social event or business meeting.
noun
An attribute, symptom, object, or behavior which is distinctly characteristic of someone or something.
noun
Excrement, especially of a domestic animal.
noun
A phonecard.
noun
A card advertising the services of a prostitute.
Example Sentences
- "If Mrs. Nelson does come here, you be sure to put on your white apron before you open the door; and for pity sake don't forget the card-tray! You ought to know better than to stick out your hand for a lady's calling-card."
- "Free and slightly funky chamber music is the calling card of this festival."
- "The poisoning also turned Novichok into something of a Russian calling card."
- "She didn’t set out to make candor her calling card."
- "A guide dog left his calling card on the court at Tuesday night's Magic-Pistons game in Orlando."
- "Many experts now advise consumers to use a prepaid calling card to save money on long distance calls while staying in a hotel."