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cardboard vs poster board

poster board vs cardboard

cardboard and poster board both are nouns.

cardboard is an adjective but poster board is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cardboard Yes Yes No No
poster board Yes No No No
As nouns, poster board is a hyponym of cardboard; that is, poster board is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cardboard:
  • cardboard: a stiff moderately thick paper
  • poster board: a cardboard suitable for making posters
cardboard (noun) poster board (noun)
a stiff moderately thick paper a cardboard suitable for making posters
cardboard (adjective) poster board (adjective)
without substance
Difference between cardboard and poster board

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