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Definition of cardboard noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cardboard

noun
 
/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/
 
/ˈkɑːrdbɔːrd/
[uncountable]
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  1. stiff material like very thick paper, often used for making boxes
    • a cardboard box
    • a piece of cardboard
    • a model made out of cardboard
    • a sheet of stiff black cardboard
    see also cardboard cut-out
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thick
    • thin
    • stiff
    • …
    … of cardboard
    • piece
    • sheet
    verb + cardboard
    • be made from/​of/​out of
    • make something from/​out of
    • cut
    • …
    cardboard + noun
    • box
    • carton
    • container
    • …
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noun
 
 
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