7. board an official group of persons who direct or supervise some activity.
8. board daily meals, esp. as provided for pay: room and board.
9. board the side of a ship.
10. board one tack of the course of a ship beating to windward.
11. board a flat surface, as an object of rectangular shape, on which something is posted: a bulletin board.
12. board Usually,
13. board a backboard.
14. board a rebound.
15. board boards,
16. board the stage of a theater.
17. board the wooden fence surrounding the playing area of an ice-hockey rink.
18. board a racing course made of wood, used esp. in track meets held indoors.
19. board a piece of fiberglass or other material upon which an array of computer chips is mounted.
20. board a switchboard.
21. (v.t.)board to cover or close with boards (often fol. by up or over): to board up a house.
22. board to furnish with meals, or with meals and lodging, esp. for pay.
23. board to go on board of (a ship, plane, etc.).
24. board to allow on board: to board passengers.
25. board to come up alongside (a ship), as to attack or to go on board.
26. board Obs. to approach; accost.
27. (v.i.)board to take one's meals or receive food and lodging at a fixed price.
28. board across the board,
29. board (of a bet) so as to cover the first, second, or third place finish in a race.
30. board so as to apply to all equally or proportionately.
31. board go by the board,
32. board to be destroyed, wasted, or forgotten.
33. board on board,
34. board on or in a ship, plane, or other vehicle.
35. board Baseball. on base.
36. board present and functioning as a member of a team or organization.
37. board tread the boards, to appear on the stage, esp. as a professional performer.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME, OE bord board, table, shield; c. OFris, OS bord, MHG bort, ON borth, GO -baurd)
Definition of 'Board'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)board a committee having supervisory powers "the board has seven members"
2. (noun)board, plank a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
3. (noun)board a flat piece of material designed for a specialpurpose "he nailed boards across the windows"
4. (noun)board, table food or meals in general "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"
5. (noun)display panel, display board, board a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view
6. (noun)dining table, board a table at which meals are served "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"
7. (noun)control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
8. (noun)circuit board, circuit card, board, card, plug-in, add-in a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
9. (verb)board, gameboard a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
10. (verb)board, get on get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
11. (verb)board, room live and take one's meals at or in "she rooms in an old boarding house"
1. (noun)board a flat piece of wood a two-foot board; a chopping board
2. board a flat surface for playing a game a chess board
3. board a group of people who make decisions the board of directors; the chairman of the board; members of the school board
4. board on board on a train, airplane, etc. 250 passengers on board
5. board take on board to fully consider to take your suggestions on board
6. (verb)board to get on a boat, airplane, etc. Passengers boarded the plane by the rear doors.
7. board (of boat, airplane, etc.) to take passengers onto The flight will be boarding at 6.30 a.m.
Definition of 'Board'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Board a piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc
2. (noun)Board a table to put food upon
3. (noun)Board hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals; provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay; as, to work for one's board; the price of board
4. (noun)Board a table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc
5. (noun)Board a square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board
6. (noun)Board paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards
7. (noun)Board the stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter upon the theatrical profession
8. (noun)Board the border or side of anything
9. (noun)Board the side of a ship
10. (noun)Board the stretch which a ship makes in one tack
11. (noun)Board to go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way
12. (noun)Board to enter, as a railway car
13. (noun)Board to furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals
14. (noun)Board to place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's horse at a livery stable
15. (verb)Board to cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house
16. (verb)Board to obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation; as, he boards at the hotel
17. (verb)Board to approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo
Definitions of 'Board'
The New Hacker's Dictionary
1. Board 1. In-context synonym for bboard; sometimes
used even for Usenet newsgroups (but see usage note under
bboard, sense 1).
Definitions of Board 
Afrikaans: vloerplanke
Arabic: لَوْحُ خَشَب
Bulgarian: дъска
Brazilian: tábua
Czech: prkno
German: das Brett
Danish: bræt
Greek: σανίδι
Spanish: tabla, plancha
Estonian: laud
Farsi: تختۀ چوبی
Finnish: lauta
French: planche
Hebrew: קֶרֶש
Hindi: लकड़ी का तख्ता
Croatian: drvene daske
Hungarian: deszka
Indonesian: papan kayu
Icelandic: borð, fjöl
Italian: asse
Japanese: 板
Korean: 판자
Lithuanian: lenta
Latvian: dēlis
Malay: papan
Dutch: plank
Norwegian: bord, fjøl
Polish: deska
Persian: تختۀ چوبی
Pashto: د لرګیو تخته
Portuguese: tábua
Romanian: scândură
Russian: половица
Slovak: doska
Slovenian: deska
Serbian: daska
Swedish: bräda
Thai: กระดาน
Turkish: tahta, levha, kereste
Taiwanese: 一段木材
Ukrainian: дошка
Urdu: لکڑی کا تختہ
Vietnamese: tấm ván
Chinese: 一段木板
