Definitions for cardboard
ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrdcard·board

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cardboard, composition board(adj)

   a stiff moderately thick paper

2. cardboard, unlifelike(adj)

   without substance

   "cardboard caricatures of historical figures"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cardboard(Noun)

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

Origin: card + board

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cardboard(noun)

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

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1. cardboard

   A type of paper based material and product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes and sizes and used for a variety of purposes.

   Cardboard is created and sold for a variety of purposes e.g. card makers buy cardboard to make cards, and cereal box makers buy cardboard to make cereal boxes.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2016  

How to pronounce cardboard?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say cardboard in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cardboard in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cardboard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of cardboard in a Sentence

1. Jacob Torres:

   Just imagine having a fresh pepper to bite into after months of eating cardboard.

2. Wolfgang Georg Arlt:

   And at that time it was not really passport, it was a piece of cardboard called an exit visa.

3. Philippe Petit:

   I didn't want to just tell the story of the walk — I wanted the book to be the walk between cardboard covers.

4. Cassidy Lexcen:

   It was mind-blowing, to see this little cardboard box and a phone, and to think this is what saved our daughter's life.

5. Fernando Gonzales:

   It took me four months to make this costume in my spare time, between the cardboard, the paint and the glue, it cost a fair bit, so I'm hoping to win the cosplay.

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