HOUSE OF CARDS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an unstable construction with playing cards
   Synonym(s)
   • card-house (what does card-house mean?)
   • cardcastle (what does cardcastle mean?)
   • cardhouse (what does cardhouse mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed
   Hypernyms(s) house of cards is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
   Synonym(s)
   • bubble (what does bubble mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his proposal was nothing but a house of cards
   • a real estate bubble
   Hypernyms(s) house of cards is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • scheme (what does scheme mean?)
   • strategy (what does strategy mean?)