Cardboard

Word CARDBOARD
Character 9
Hyphenation card board
Pronunciations /ˈkɑːdbɔːd/

Definitions and meanings of "Cardboard"

What do we mean by cardboard?

A material similar to thick, stiff paper, that is made of pressed paper pulp or pasted sheets of paper. It is used for making cartons and signs, for example. noun

Made of or consisting of cardboard. adjective

Flimsy; insubstantial. adjective

Lacking depth; superficial. adjective

A stiff kind of paper made by pasting together two or more thicknesses of paper, drying and pressing; a thin pasteboard. noun

A thin board, with a short handle, 5 inches wide and 12 inches long, to which is fastened card-clothing for carding wool, cotton, and the like by hand. noun

A stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities, for making cards, etc., often having a polished surface. noun

A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes and signs. noun

Without substance adjective

A stiff moderately thick paper noun

A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cardboard

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The word "cardboard" in example sentences

Barbara Olson, a passenger aboard the airliner doomed to be crashed into the Pentagon, was able to telephone her husband, Solicitor General Ted Olson; she told him that the hijackers were armed with knives and what she called a cardboard cutter . ❋ William Safire (2004)

I followed and found the short, bearded lineman cursing at a cup of what I call cardboard coffee that had spilled over his fingers while he was trying to wrest it from the machine. ❋ Muller, Marcia (1998)

The cardboard is the lazy woman's way of getting rid of the grass underneath. ❋ The Curious Holts (2009)

Wilson said she started out with a plain cardboard sign that said, simply, "I need a job, please take my resumé," but she has since upgraded to a white posterboard with a more attention-grabbing declaration: "Scariest Halloween Costume: Mother of 2 and Unemployed." ❋ Laura Bassett (2010)

Several months later while visiting his office he gave me a plain cardboard box, on the outside was a shipping lable from Montana Rifle Company. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Why people still destroy the very essence of hamburgerdom by cookiing hamburger meat to the consistency of cardboard is beyond fathoming. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We have people living in cardboard boxes and starving to death and little kids crying out for homes and families and these people are worried about a housefly!!!! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Toys come in cardboard boxes with nice plastic window-fronts that let perusers see the contents laid out in a way that is aesthetically pleasing, if not actually practical. ❋ Ulysses (2009)

Wilson said she started out with a plain cardboard sign that said, simply, "I need a job, please take my resumé," but she has since upgraded to a white posterboard with a more attention-grabbing declaration: "Scariest Halloween Costume: Mother of 2 and Unemployed." ❋ Laura Bassett (2010)

Maybe so but the cardboard is designed to withstand 140mph winds and when Hurricane Ike passed over the top of my house 16 months ago with 100mph winds, I slept through it and lost but a few shingles and a few tree limbs and a wooden fence. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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