cardboard

CEFRB2

/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Thick, stiff paper used for making boxes and signs.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something flat or insubstantial.

Examples

  • Everything we owned was neatly packed in cardboard boxes.

  • Outside the school, she saw people with no homes living in cardboard boxes.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɑɹˌbɔɹd/
  • /ˈkɑɹdˌbɔɹd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Synonym of African nutmeg (“Pycnanthus angolensis”).

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

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Made of or resembling cardboard; (figurative) flat or flavorless.

More examples

In context

  • Prepare five postcard sized pieces of cardboard.

  • MUMMER 3 pulls out an inflated cushion with a very cardboard crown on it.

  • The worst of the thing, however, is that the enormity, such as it is, happens to be of a very cardboard and tinsel character.

Synonyms

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The fragile glassware was packed inside a sturdy blank box for shipping.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From card + board.