Card-house (Noun)
Meaning
An unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She carefully added another card to her wobbly card-house, holding her breath as it teetered for a moment before stabilizing.
- Building an intricate card-house had always been one of his favorite childhood pastimes on rainy days.
- Her little brother loved constructing elaborate card-houses, only to gleefully knock them down seconds later.
- Within minutes, his impressive card-house toppled over, prompting a burst of laughter from his friends.
- As a child, the family would spend hours creating massive card-houses, filling the living room with their playful creations.