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cardboard
[kahrd-bawrd, -bohrd]
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.
cardboard
/ ˈɑːˌɔː /
noun
a thin stiff board made from paper pulp and used esp for making cartons
( as modifier )
cardboard boxes
adjective
(prenominal) without substance
a cardboard smile
a cardboard general
Word History and Origins
Origin of cardboard1
Example Sentences
The puppets are made from upscaled and recyclable materials – primarily cardboard and plywood – with a focus on bio-degradable and organic materials.
Even from his prison cell in The Hague, former President Duterte ran for mayor of Davao, and won easily, even though all voters got to see of him was a life-size cardboard cutout.
A group of customers, mainly grown adults, is seen crowding around a cardboard box filled with the brand’s newly-released pastel mini tote bags.
Reading Borough Council inspectors also found light switches and taps were unwashed and blood-stained cardboard on the floor.
At Franklin's Gardens kids wear his distinctive black head tape and make cardboard signs asking for Pollock's boots.
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