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board (bɔːd
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Definitions
noun
- a long wide flat relatively thin piece of sawn timber
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- a smaller flat piece of rigid material for a specific purpose ⇒
ironing board
- (in combination) ⇒
breadboard
,cheeseboard
- a smaller flat piece of rigid material for a specific purpose ⇒
- a person's food or meals, provided regularly for money or sometimes as payment for work done (esp in the phrases full board, board and lodging)
- (archaic) a table, esp one used for eating at, and esp when laden with food
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- sometimes functioning as plural a group of people who officially administer a company, trust, etc ⇒
a board of directors
- (as modifier) ⇒
a board meeting
- sometimes functioning as plural a group of people who officially administer a company, trust, etc ⇒
- any other committee or council ⇒
a board of interviewers
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See the boards
- short for blackboard, chessboard, notice board, printed circuit board, springboard, surfboard
- stiff cardboard or similar material covered with paper, cloth, etc, used for the outside covers of a book
- a flat thin rectangular sheet of composite material, such as plasterboard or chipboard
- (mainly US)
- a list on which stock-exchange securities and their prices are posted
- (informal) the stock exchange itself
- (nautical)
- the side of a ship
- the leg that a sailing vessel makes on a beat to windward
- (Australian & New Zealand) the part of the floor of a sheep-shearing shed, esp a raised part, where the shearers work
- (New Zealand) the killing floor of an abattoir or freezing works
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- any of various portable surfaces specially designed for indoor games such as chess, backgammon, etc
- (as modifier) ⇒
board games
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- a set of hands in duplicate bridge
- a wooden or metal board containing four slots, or often nowadays, a plastic wallet, in which the four hands are placed so that the deal may be replayed with identical hands
- the hull of a sailboard, usually made of plastic, to which the mast is jointed and on which a windsurfer stands
- See above board
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See go by the board
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See on board
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See sweep the board
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See take on board
verb
- to go aboard (a vessel, train, aircraft, or other vehicle)
- (nautical) to come alongside (a vessel) before attacking or going aboard
- to attack (a ship) by forcing one's way aboard
- tr; often foll by up, in, etc to cover or shut with boards
- intr to give or receive meals or meals and lodging in return for money or work
- sometimes foll by out to receive or arrange for (someone, esp a child) to receive food and lodging away from home, usually in return for payment
Derived Forms
ˈboardable adjectiveWord Origin
Old English bord; related to Old Norse borth ship's side, table, Old High German bort ship's side, Sanskrit bardhaka a cutting offSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = management, heads, leaders, directors, managers, executives, committee, bosses, governors, panel, administrators, controllers, directorate
= council, directors, committee, congress, ministry, advisers, panel, assembly, chamber, trustees, governing body, synod, directorate, quango, advisory group, conclave
Translations for 'board'
- British English: board The board of a company or organization is the group of people who control it.I'm on the board of directors.bɔːd NOUNdirectors
- Arabic: لـَجْنَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: comissão de diretores
- Chinese: 董事会
- Croatian: odbor
- Czech: představenstvo
- Danish: bestyrelse
- Dutch: bestuur
- European Spanish: juntaconsejo
- Finnish: johtokunta
- French: conseil d’administration
- German: Vorstand Vorstände
- Greek: διοικητικό συμβούλιο
- Italian: consiglio
- Japanese: 役員会meeting
- Korean: 위원회
- Norwegian: styre
- Polish: zarządzebranie
- Portuguese: conselho de administração
- Romanian: consiliu consiliide conducere
- Russian: правление
- Spanish: juntaconsejo de administración
- Swedish: styrelse
- Thai: คณะกรรมการ
- Turkish: kurul
- Ukrainian: правління
- Vietnamese: banhội đồng
- British English: board A board is a flat piece of wood, plastic, or cardboard which is used for a particular purpose....a chopping board.bɔːd NOUNof wood or plastic
- Arabic: لَوْح
- Brazilian Portuguese: tábua
- Chinese: 木板
- Croatian: daska
- Czech: prkno
- Danish: bræt
- Dutch: plank
- European Spanish: tablón
- Finnish: lauta
- French: planche
- German: Brett Bretter
- Greek: σανίδα
- Italian: asse
- Japanese: 板wood
- Korean: 판
- Norwegian: planke
- Polish: deska
- Portuguese: tábua
- Romanian: placaj placaje
- Russian: доска
- Spanish: tablapieza de madera plana
- Swedish: bräda
- Thai: กระดาน
- Turkish: tahtaokul
- Ukrainian: дошка
- Vietnamese: tấm ván
- British English: board When you board a train, ship, or aircraft, you get on it in order to travel somewhere. VERBI boarded the plane bound for the other coast.
- Brazilian Portuguese: embarcar em
- Chinese: 登上火车、船或飞机
- European Spanish: embarcar(se)
- French: monter à bord de
- German: einsteigen in
- Italian: salire a bordo di
- Japanese: 乗り込む
- Korean: 타다
- Portuguese: embarcar em
- Spanish: embarcar(se)
Example Sentences Including 'board'
But a snapshot of some of Scotland's leading tourist attractions yesterday showed visitor numbers across the board are down.Glasgow Herald (2001)
He then started surfing at Polzeath in Cornwall using an old door as a board.Country Life (2004)
She stopped, realizing what she'd done, and pushed the board aside, with an angry gesture.BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
The board also calls for an end to the secrecy surrounding traditional kirk session meetings.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The board of Tara will meet on Wednesday ahead of the meeting of the main Outokumpu board on Friday.Irish Times (2002)
They all sat looking at the board like Belshazzar's courtiers staring at the wall.CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
They lit the lamps, put them on a table made of a board supported by bricks.THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
They needed to know about Glyn Charles, the condition of the yacht and who on board was injured.FATAL STORM (2001)
Were treasury risk reports made on a regular basis to the Allfirst board ?Irish Times (2002)
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