beaverboard

bea·ver·board

B b

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bee-ver-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈbi vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
- /bˈiːvəbˌɔːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bee-ver-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈbi vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of beaverboard word

noun beaverboard a stiff light board of compressed wood fibre, used esp to surface partitions 3
noun beaverboard board made of compressed wood fiber, used for walls, partitions, etc. 3
noun beaverboard a light, stiff sheeting made of wood fiber and used in building, especially for partitions or temporary structures. 1
noun beaverboard A particular material made of wood pulp. 0

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Origin of beaverboard

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10; formerly a trademark

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Parts of speech for Beaverboard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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beaverboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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