corkboard

noun
cork·​board | \ ˈkȯrk-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce corkboard (audio) \

Definition of corkboard

: a heat-insulating material made of compressed granulated cork also : a bulletin board made with this material

Examples of corkboard in a Sentence

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That has translated into a corkboard wall in one son’s room and a watermelon Quadrille crosshatch wallcovering in the daughter’s room. Jennifer Fernandez, House Beautiful, "This Chic House Is Designed to Be a Playground—For Kids and Adults," 11 Mar. 2019 There is a small corkboard next to his bed that his stepdad has Blu-tacked to the wall, covered in a mosaic of photographs of him with his friends, every single one of them smiling. Longreads, "Somewhere Under My Left Ribs: A Nurse’s Story," 31 May 2018 Pinchbeck’s ancient corkboard is on the far wall (an homage to the legendary NFL broadcast/schedule czar in the Rozelle era) behind Carey’s desk. Peter King, SI.com, "NFL Schedule Release: Inside the Process That Gave Us the 2018 256-Game Slate," 19 Apr. 2018 Above one table at Judy’s Place is a corkboard tacked with stories about Patrick Marleau. Mike Guersch, The Mercury News, "Tracing San Jose Sharks’ Patrick Marleau’s humble roots," 24 Jan. 2017 Anyone following the Trump-Russia saga in the last few days would probably have noticed their mental corkboards getting a bit crowded with strange new faces. Simon Shuster, Time, "Everything to Know About the Russians in Donald Trump Jr.'s Emails," 13 May 2016 There’s also a corkboard with names of characters, and a few with pending ideas, currently in limbo. Rob Tannenbaum, WIRED, "Vince Gilligan Gives Us a Glimpse of Where Better Call Saul Is Headed," 5 Feb. 2015

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First Known Use of corkboard

circa 1893, in the meaning defined above

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