POSTCARD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A card for sending messages by post without an envelope

Synonyms:

mailing-card; post card; postal card; postcard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("postcard" is a kind of...):

card (a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "postcard"):

lettercard (a postcard that folds so the message is inside)

picture postcard (a postcard with a picture on one side)