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Cardboard

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inferiornoun(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
flimsynounLikely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
unrealNot real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
artificialMan-made; made by humans; of artifice.
unlifelikeNot lifelike.
composition boardnouna stiff moderately thick paper

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WordDefinition
flimsynounA thing which is ill-founded, unconvincing, or weak.
artificialMan-made; made by humans; of artifice.
inferiornounA person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.
unrealNot real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
unlifelikeNot lifelike.
composition boardnouna stiff moderately thick paper
boardnounA relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
paperboardnounA thick paper, or thin cardboard.
cartonnounAn inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
boxnounSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.
fibreboardnounBritish and Canada standard spelling of fiberboard. [(American spelling) A material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, and used in building or making furniture.]
sacknounA bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
papernounA sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
jacketnounA piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
slednounA small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.
toboggannounA long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
flaggedMarked with a flag
badgenounA distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
bunchnounA group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
lugenoun(countable) A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.

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