cardboard

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːrdbɔːrd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɑːdbɔːd/
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Difficulty
Tags TOP10000CEFR-B2
noun
R

A stiff, thick paper material used for making boxes and packaging.

We used cardboard to build a small box for the gifts.

adjective
R

Not real or deep; seeming fake or artificial.

The movie had cardboard characters who didn't feel real.

translation

n. A stiff, thick paper material used for making boxes and packaging.
adj. Not real or deep; seeming fake or artificial.

Word Forms

Plural cardboards