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Most of my films have a lot of character development and exploration, whereas in most horror movies the characters are just cardboard.
Larry Cohen

Meaning of "cardboard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CARDBOARD

cardboard  [ˈkɑːdˌbɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARDBOARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cardboard can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CARDBOARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cardboard

Cardboard

Cardboard is a generic term for a heavy-duty paper of various strengths, ranging from a simple arrangement of a single thick sheet of paper to complex configurations featuring multiple corrugated and uncorrugated layers. Despite widespread use in general English, the term is deprecated in business and industry. Material producers, container manufacturers, packaging engineers, and standards organizations, try to use more specific terminology. There is still no complete and uniform usage. Often the term "cardboard" is avoided because it does not define any particular material.

Definition of cardboard in the English dictionary

The definition of cardboard in the dictionary is a thin stiff board made from paper pulp and used esp for making cartons. Other definition of cardboard is without substance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARDBOARD


bedboard
ˈbɛdˌbɔːd
billboard
ˈbɪlˌbɔːd
breadboard
ˈbrɛdˌbɔːd
clipboard
ˈklɪpˌbɔːd
dashboard
ˈdæʃˌbɔːd
hardboard
ˈhɑːdˌbɔːd
headboard
ˈhɛdˌbɔːd
keyboard
ˈkiːˌbɔːd
landboard
ˈlændˌbɔːd
leaderboard
ˈliːdəˌbɔːd
moldboard
ˈməʊldˌbɔːd
motherboard
ˈmʌðəˌbɔːd
mouldboard
ˈməʊldˌbɔːd
outboard
ˈaʊtˌbɔːd
overboard
ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd
sideboard
ˈsaɪdˌbɔːd
skateboard
ˈskeɪtˌbɔːd
snowboard
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd
soundboard
ˈsaʊndˌbɔːd
WebBoard
ˈwɛbˌbɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARDBOARD

card trick
card vote
card-carrying
card-index
Card.
cardamine
cardamom
cardamon
cardamum
cardan joint
cardboard city
cardboardy
cardcase
cardcastle
cardecu
Cardenal
carder
cardholder
cardi
cardia

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARDBOARD

aboard
across the board
across-the-board
blackboard
board
bulletin board
chalkboard
cupboard
flipboard
free on board
go by the board
longboard
message board
on board
onboard
school board
secretary to the board
surfboard
switchboard
take on board
whiteboard

Synonyms and antonyms of cardboard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cardboard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARDBOARD

Find out the translation of cardboard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cardboard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cardboard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纸板
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cartón
570 millions of speakers

English

cardboard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गत्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وَرَقٌ مَقَوَّى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

картон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

papelão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিচবোর্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

carton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kadbod
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pappe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボール紙
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

판지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

kerdus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bìa các tông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुठ्ठा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cartone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tektura
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

картон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carton
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαρτόνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

karton
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

papp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kartong
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cardboard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARDBOARD»

The term «cardboard» is very widely used and occupies the 15.334 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARDBOARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cardboard» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cardboard» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cardboard

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10 QUOTES WITH «CARDBOARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cardboard.
1
Chris Van Allsburg
The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding.
2
Terry Brooks
In bad weather, I spent hours drawing action figures on paper, coloring them, backing them on cardboard, then cutting them out and creating whole stories around their lives.
3
Mark David Chapman
I feel that I see John Lennon now as not a celebrity. I did then. I saw him as a cardboard cutout on an album cover.
4
Larry Cohen
Most of my films have a lot of character development and exploration, whereas in most horror movies the characters are just cardboard.
5
Carmen Dell'Orefice
I don't live for stuff and things, and if I had to live in a cardboard box, I would put curtains on it.
6
Felix Dennis
I am a born-again atheist, so there isn't going to be a funeral. I will be buried in a linen wrap in a cardboard coffin in my forest with an oak tree planted on my head.
7
Jeffrey Eugenides
I had a briefcase at one point, but it was a kind of 1980s New Wave briefcase. It was made of some kind of cardboard and it had metal hinges. It was kind of faux industrial looking, and I used to carry my books in it rather than a backpack. I didn't want to have normal student accoutrements.
8
Ellen Goodman
I regard this novel as a work without redeeming social value, unless it can be recycled as a cardboard box.
9
Vanilla Ice
My breakdancing crew used to go to the mall and squat a piece of cardboard there; we had our jam box, and I'd spin on my head and make about forty bucks a day, which was pretty good back then. I was only 14 years old, so I would chase the girls around the mall and eat some pizza and have some change left over.
10
Kesha
I could party in a cardboard box with people who are funny and don't care. For me, it's really about who I surround myself with, so I just try to always be with hilarious people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARDBOARD»

Discover the use of cardboard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cardboard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cardboard
After Cam's down-and-out father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday, they fashion it into a man and it comes magically to life.
Doug Tennapel, 2012
2
Cardboard
Create useful and decorative objects from cardboard such as a satchel, a card table, a basket or a lampbase.
Emma Hardy, 1997
3
Cardboard
Presents ideas and instructions for using waste cardboard to make creative craft projects.
Daniel Nunn, 2011
4
Cardboard in Architecture
" An exploratory phase from 2003 to 2005 - including an outdoor pilot structure (multi-shed), a pilot pavilion accommodating, an exhibition, workshops on resistance to fire and to damp, a first patent (KCPK), the design of an interior wall ...
Mick Eekhout, Fons Verheijen, Ronald Visser, 2008
5
The Cardboard Boat Book: How to build an ...
The boats are 8-feet long, weigh about 25-pounds, and can accommodate a 250-pound person without risking structural damage. Each boat is constructed with 21-pieces of cardboard that are used to make 7-component parts.
‎2009
6
Cool Cardboard Instruments to Make & Play
Provides instructions to make musical instruments from cardboard, including stringed instruments such as simple guitars and lutes, wind instruments such as flutes, and percussion instruments such as box drums.
Dennis Waring, 2000
7
Cardboard Gods: An All-American Tale
Captures the experience of growing up obsessed with baseball cards and explores what it means to be a fan of the game as the author marks the stages of his life through the cards he collected as a child.
Josh Wilker, 2010
8
In a Cardboard Belt!: Essays Personal, Literary, and Savage
The American author presents a collection of essays on such topics as his father, his years as a teacher, analysis of the work of writers from Paul Valâery to Truman Capote, and observations on such cultural critics as Harold Bloom and ...
Joseph Epstein, 2007
9
A Cardboard Castle?: An Inside History of the Warsaw Pact, ...
This is the first book to document, analyze, and interpret the history of the Warsaw Pact based on the archives of the alliance itself.
Vojtech Mastny, Malcolm Byrne, 2005
10
Cool Crafts with Cardboard and Wrapping Paper: Green ...
Grab some cardboard and wrapping paper and get to work.
Jen Jones, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARDBOARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cardboard is used in the context of the following news items.
1
OnePlus gives away Cardboard VR viewer for free
TechCrunch reports that the Cardboard viewer from OnePlus is built around the new version of the viewer which was unveiled last June at ... «Venture Capital Post, Jul 15»
2
Metal Gear Solid V Has Cardboard Box Sledding
If the amusing dogs, pooping horses and sheep balloons weren't enough, maybe the game's cardboard box sledding will be. Kotaku has ... «Kotaku, Jul 15»
3
Cardboard Regatta draws fierce competition
Competitors head out onto the waters of Carey Lake during the first race of the annual cardboard boat regatta at Irene Rinehart Riverfront Park ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
4
Groups to create cardboard castle
The Pendleton Public Library and the Children's Museum of Eastern Oregon are teaming up for summer fun during Castle Day. «East Oregonian, Jul 15»
5
Google Cardboard VR Out Of Stock After OnePlus Promotion
Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) virtual reality cardboard set will be shipped for free with $5 shipment charges on July 10; reports indicate that ... «Bidness ETC, Jul 15»
6
All the best Minecon 2015 costumes involved cardboard boxes
... the game on Microsoft's Hololens for a handful of lucky punters. It was the cardboard box costumes and creations that stole the show though. «Mashable, Jul 15»
7
One Plus Sells Out of 'One Plus Cardboard
You are the unlucky one because One Plus has just run out of the Goggle cardboard stock and is searching for a more modified version of the ... «The Wiire, Jul 15»
8
You Can Customize These Cardboard Pinball Machines However …
And with these cheap miniature cardboard versions, pinball fans can finally customize their own machines using a glue gun, hobby knife, and ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
9
NSI Holds Fourth Cardboard Regatta
The fourth Annual Northern Susitna Institute Cardboard Boat Regatta attracted a big crowd, many of whom observed the family fun event from ... «KTNA, Jul 15»
10
Cardboard boat race on the horizon in Stafford County
The 7- to 14-year-old race gets underway at last year's Cardboard Regatta, with Nessie (foreground) about to get a head start. All boats are ... «Inside NoVA, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cardboard [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cardboard>. May 2024 ».
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