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cardboardthick, stiff paper made from layers of paper pulp, used for making boxes and containers

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: thick, stiff paper made from layers of paper pulp, used for making boxes and containers

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkɑːrdbɔːrd/

Example Sentences

  • My cat thinks every cardboard box is a luxury apartment designed just for her.
  • The cardboard furniture looked great in the store but collapsed when I sat on it.
  • Please flatten the cardboard boxes before putting them in the recycling bin.

cardboard

NOUN

[/ˈkɑːrdbɔːrd/]

thick, stiff paper made from layers of paper pulp, used for making boxes and containers

a warehouse worker carefully lifts a large brown box made of thick, layered material. The box shows visible corrugated edges where multiple paper layers are pressed together. As the worker moves the sturdy container, another employee nearby assembles a flat piece into box shape by folding the rigid material. The thick paper walls of various boxes stack around them, showing the strong, stiff construction. Other workers load similar brown containers onto delivery trucks in the background.  thick, stiff paper made from layers of paper pulp used for making boxes and containers
💡 Concept

a warehouse worker carefully lifts a large brown box made of thick, layered material. The box shows visible corrugated edges where multiple paper layers are pressed together. As the worker moves the sturdy container, another employee nearby assembles a flat piece into box shape by folding the rigid material. The thick paper walls of various boxes stack around them, showing the strong, stiff construction. Other workers load similar brown containers onto delivery trucks in the background. thick, stiff paper made from layers of paper pulp used for making boxes and containers

Cardboard desk holds the keyboard, success shown on the scoreboard!
🎵 Rhyme

Cardboard desk holds the keyboard, success shown on the scoreboard!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkɑːrdbɔːrd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/

🌳Etymology

Rootcard
Suffix-board

🎵Rhyme

keyboarddashboardscoreboard
keyboard
dashboard
scoreboard

🔗Collocations

cardboard box
corrugated cardboard
cardboard packaging
recycle cardboard
cardboard cutout
thick cardboard

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks every cardboard box is a luxury apartment designed just for her.

😄 Fun example

The cardboard furniture looked great in the store but collapsed when I sat on it.

Please flatten the cardboard boxes before putting them in the recycling bin.

The restaurant served pizza on cardboard plates to reduce waste.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

paperboardpasteboardcorrugated boardfiberboard

Antonyms

metalplasticwood

Related

packagingrecyclingcontainerboxcarton

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