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Definition of 'board'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) board
a long rectangular piece of wood sawed thin.

2.  board
a flat slab of wood or other hard material for some specific purpose:
a cutting board; a diving board.

3.  board
a sheet of wood, cardboard, etc., often with markings, on which a game is played.

4.  board
stiff cardboard or other material covered with paper, cloth, or the like to form the covers for a book.

5.  board
composition material made in large sheets, as plasterboard or corkboard.

6.  board
a table, esp. to serve food on.

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 special purpose
"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"

12. (verb) board
lodge and take meals (at)

13. (verb) board
provide food and lodging (for)
"The old lady is boarding three men"

Definition of 'board'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

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).

2. An electronic circuit board.

Definition of 'board'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. board
An organized group of individuals within a joint force commander

Translation of 'board'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a strip of timber The floorboards of the old house were rotten.
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
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