cardboard
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cardboard
- /ˈkɑːdbɔːd/ UK
- /ˈkɑɹdˌbɔɹd/ US
- /ˈkɑɹˌbɔɹd/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dbɔː(ɹ)d
noun cardboards
- A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.
- Something flat or insubstantial. In my experience, one of the most vital times in the life of a piece of fiction is when a character begins to speak, timidly and softly, in one's head. Honest and true books get written when the author feels free to coax and invite that character in. If the author's response to that small voice is i
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Synonym of African nutmeg (“Pycnanthus angolensis”).
Similar: African nutmeg
adjective
- Made of or resembling cardboard. The thing really looked quite cardboard.
- Flat or flavorless. The worst of the thing, however, is that the enormity, such as it is, happens to be of a very cardboard and tinsel character.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: flimsy, artificial, inferior, unreal, unlifelike, composition board, board, paperboard, carton, box, fibreboard, sack, paper, jacket, sled, toboggan
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noun material resembling heavy paper
| Español | cartón, cartulina, chapadur |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 판지 panji |
| 日本語 | 段ボール danbōru, 厚紙 atsugami, 板紙 itagami |
| 中文 | 紙板 /纸板 zhǐbǎn, 硬紙板 /硬纸板 yìngzhǐbǎn |
| हिन्दी | गत्ता gattā |
| Português | papelão |
| Français | carton |
| Deutsch | Karton, Pappe |
| Italiano | cartone |
| Ελληνικά | χαρτόνι chartóni |
| Română | carton, mucava |
| Русский | карто́н kartón |
| Tiếng Việt | các tông, bìa cứng, giấy bồi |
| العربية | كَرْتُون kartūn, وَرَق مُقَوَّى waraq muqawwā |
| עברית | קַרְטוֹן kartón |
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title = {cardboard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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