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hardboard

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A high-density chipboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cover with hardboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chipboard

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: board, plank

History

Etymology

From hard + board.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: талашит (talašit) — high-density chipboard
  • Finnish: kovalevy — high-density chipboard
  • French: aggloméré — high-density chipboard
  • Hungarian: farostlemez — high-density chipboard
  • Irish: crua-chlár — high-density chipboard
  • Italian: faesite — high-density chipboard
  • Māori: papamārō — high-density chipboard
  • Polish: płyta HDF — high-density chipboard
  • Polish: płyta pilśniowa twarda — high-density chipboard
  • Russian: древе́сно-волокни́стая плита́ (drevésno-voloknístaja plitá) — high-density chipboard
  • Russian: ДВП (DVP) — high-density chipboard
  • Russian: оргали́т (orgalít) — high-density chipboard
  • Swedish: HDF(-skiva) — high-density chipboard
  • Swedish: masonit — high-density chipboard