corkboard

noun

cork·​board ˈkȯrk-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce corkboard (audio)
: a heat-insulating material made of compressed granulated cork
also : a bulletin board made with this material

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As well as the copious number of books, the writer of my imagination has art on their walls: postcards pinned and askew on a corkboard, prints hung up, and old film posters with a corner that flaps in the breeze. Katie Da Cunha Lewin september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025 Simply cut an acorn shape from a piece of craft-store corkboard and use punched cardstock circles to create the cap. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025 With over 18,000 perfect ratings and a $30 price tag, this corkboard has become popular amongst Amazon shoppers. Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025 Today's talkers The internet is gushing over Duchess Meghan's corkboard. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for corkboard

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corkboard was circa 1893

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“Corkboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corkboard. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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