cards vs discard

cards and discard both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cards	Yes	No	No	No
discard	Yes	No	Yes	No

cards (noun)	discard (noun)
a game played with playing cards	getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
	(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
	anything that is cast aside or discarded

cards (verb)	discard (verb)
	throw or cast away