corkboard

noun

cork·​board ˈkȯrk-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce corkboard (audio)
: a heat-insulating material made of compressed granulated cork
also : a bulletin board made with this material

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What’s more, their lightly padded corkboard platforms add inches to your height while supporting your foot, and their rubber sole has ridges for optimal traction. Averi Baudler, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025 The walls are bare, save for a small corkboard where he’s tacked up a map of the United States and a menu from Tassili’s, his favorite raw vegan restaurant in Atlanta. David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025 In his dorm room, campus police had discovered a suicide note as well as a corkboard covered in thumbtacks that seemed to map out the school’s underground steam tunnels. Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024 Get organized with small upgrades like this handy dry-erase monthly calendar and corkboard, plus save on big-ticket pieces, including this minimalist desk. Isabel Garcia, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for corkboard

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corkboard was circa 1893

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“Corkboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corkboard. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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