hearts

noun
/hɑːts/

One of the four suits of playing cards, in red, marked with the symbol ♥.

Other meanings

A trick-taking card game in which players are penalized for taking hearts and (especially) the queen of spades.

Related words

ace of hearts
heartsette
jack of hearts
king of hearts
knave of hearts
queen of hearts

Example sentences

“In my heart of hearts I know it's true.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0
“They're on a campaign to win hearts and minds.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“We rise with quiet hearts.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “hearts” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.