Synonyms: house of cards, card-house, cardcastle, cardhouse
Definition: an unstable construction with playing cards
Usage: he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed
Similar words: structure, construction
Definition: a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
Usage: the structure consisted of a series of arches; she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
Synonyms: house of cards, bubble
Definition: a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
Usage: his proposal was nothing but a house of cards; a real estate bubble