cardboard

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noun card·board \ ˈkärd-ˌbȯrd \

Definition of cardboard

:a material made from cellulose fiber (such as wood pulp) like paper but usually thicker

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cardboardy

play \-ˌbȯr-dē\ adjective

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Examples of cardboard in a Sentence

Cover the windows with cardboard.

Recent Examples of cardboard from the Web

These included pinhole viewers created out of cereal boxes, paper plates and pieces of cardboard.

— elizabeth marie himchak, Rancho Bernardo, "Hundreds view solar eclipse at Rancho Bernardo Library," 21 Aug. 2017
The cleats are all white with a brown band, complete with Starbucks logo that is reminiscent of the cardboard cozies paired with most beverages from the chain.

— avery matera, Teen Vogue, "Stefon Diggs Now Has Custom Starbucks Cleats," 18 Aug. 2017
Hernandez appeared to have taken great pains to ensure his own death, jamming cardboard into the tracks of his cell's sliding door and spreading a slick of shampoo on the concrete floor so he couldn't be rescued quickly.

— alex french, Esquire, "The Man Who Knows Aaron Hernandez's Secrets," 15 Aug. 2017
The most widely available device for viewing the partial phase of a solar eclipse is simple, commercially available plastic or cardboard safety glasses.

— tyler nordgren, Discover Magazine, "Eclipse 2017: Darkness Is Coming," 7 Aug. 2017
Mr. Wray, 73, sustained second-degree burns over 80 percent of his body when the package, a foot-long cardboard tube containing flash powder, blew up, the police said.

— ashley southall, New York Times, "Queens Man Burned by Exploding Parcel Dies; Police Press Search for Sender," 2 Aug. 2017
The CasusGrill offers a tantalizing idea: an $8 disposable grill, built out of cardboard and bamboo.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "This $8 Disposable Grill Is Made of Cardboard," 24 July 2017
Seasoned fishermen know that any object seen floating in inshore or offshore waters, a cardboard box to a log, is likely to harbor a tripletail.

— doctor fracas, AL.com, "Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo results, Day 1," 22 July 2017
The stage in the main theater was covered Sunday with cardboard boxes holding the new theater seats — the theater will seat about 200 people, and people can still contribute to the renovation by purchasing a seat and putting their names on it.

— david anderson, The Aegis, "Havre de Grace Opera House opening week is Aug. 6-13," 17 July 2017

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