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1cardboard
noun card·board \ˈkärd-ˌbȯrd\
: a stiff and thick kind of paper that is used especially for making boxes
Full Definition of CARDBOARD
: a material made from cellulose fiber (as wood pulp) like paper but usually thicker
— card·boardy \-ˌbȯr-dē\ adjective
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First Known Use of CARDBOARD
1831
Rhymes with CARDBOARD
aboard, accord, afford, award, backboard, backsword, bargeboard, baseboard, billboard, blackboard, boxboard, breadboard, broadsword, buckboard, chalkboard, chessboard, chipboard, clapboard, clipboard, concord, corkboard, dashboard, discord, draft board, duckboard, face cord, fjord, flashboard, floorboard, footboard, freeboard, greensward, hardboard, headboard, inboard, keyboard, kickboard, landlord, lapboard, leeboard, matchboard, moldboard, nerve cord, onboard, on board, outboard, packboard, pasteboard, patchboard, patch cord, Peg-Board, pressboard, punchboard, rearward, record, reward, sailboard, scoreboard, seaboard, shipboard, sideboard, signboard, skateboard, slumlord, smallsword, snowboard, soundboard, splashboard, springboard, surfboard, switchboard, tailboard, tote board, untoward, wakeboard, wallboard, warlord, washboard, whiteboard, whipcord, word-hoard
2cardboard
adjective
: made out of cardboard
: not acting or seeming real : having an obviously false or fake quality
Full Definition of CARDBOARD
1
: made of or as if of cardboard
2
: unreal, stereotyped <a play with cardboard characters>
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First Known Use of CARDBOARD
1852
CARDBOARDY Defined for Kids
cardboard
noun card·board \ˈkärd-ˌbȯrd\
Definition of CARDBOARD for Kids
: a stiff thick kind of paper used especially to make boxes
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