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cardboard

[ kahrd-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
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noun

a thin, stiff pasteboard, used for signs, boxes, etc.

adjective

resembling cardboard, especially in flimsiness: an apartment with cardboard walls.
not fully lifelike; shallow; two-dimensional: a play with cardboard characters.

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Origin of cardboard

First recorded in 1840–50; card1 + board

Words nearby cardboard

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Words related to cardboard

monotonous, stodgy, stuffy, labored, stilted, plodding, sheet, poster, label, program, calendar, ticket, badge, check, disposable, square, schedule, docket, billet, tally

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British Dictionary definitions for cardboard

cardboard
/ (ˈkɑːdˌbɔːd) /

noun

  1. a thin stiff board made from paper pulp and used esp for making cartons
  2. (as modifier)cardboard boxes

adjective

(prenominal) without substancea cardboard smile; a cardboard general
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