Another term for the bidding

A hand containing no void, no singleton and not more than one doubleton.

The final bid in the auction, which determines the trumps suit (or no trumps) and the number of tricks to be won

The first person to speak in the bidding.  In Rubber bridge the dealer deals the cards.  In Duplicate bridge the dealer is specified on the board.

The person who plays the hand.

The Declarer’s opponents i.e. the pair who are not Declarer or dummy.

To throw away a card of a different suit (when you can’t follow suit)

If you think the opponents have bid too high and will fail to make their contract you can double for penalties.  This doubles the number of points you will score for each trick they fail by, it also doubles the points they will score if they make the contract.

Two cards in a suit

The Declarer’s partner.  The dummy’s hand gets placed face upwards on the table and is played by the Declarer.