Meaning of cardboard in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkɑrdbɔrd/

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    UK accent Play button

  1. Classifying Adjective

    cardboard

    Definitions

    1. resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness

    Examples

    • « apartments with cardboard walls »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. without substance

    Examples

    • « cardboard caricatures of historical figures »

    Synonyms

  3. Noun

    cardboard

    Definitions

    1. a stiff moderately thick paper

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