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Board

bɔːd

Board definitions
noun
board boards
  1. a long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, used for floors or other building purposes

    "loose boards creaked as I walked on them"

    plank beam panel slat batten timber length of timber piece of wood lath
    • the stage of a theatre

      "he will be on the boards at Stratford tonight"

    • the part of the floor of a shearing shed where the shearers work
  2. a thin, flat piece of wood or other stiff material used for various purposes
    • a vertical surface on which to write or pin notices

      "teachers talk and write on the board"

    • a horizontal surface on which to cut things, play games, or perform other activities

      "Pete set the pieces out on the board"

    • a flat insulating sheet used as a mounting for an electronic circuit

      "a graphics board"

    • the piece of equipment on which a person stands in surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and certain other sports

      "you kick-turn with both feet on the board"

    • pieces of thick stiff card used for book covers
    • the wooden structure surrounding an ice-hockey rink
  3. a group of people constituted as the decision-making body of an organization

    "he sits on the board of directors"

  4. the provision of regular meals when one stays somewhere, in return for payment or services

    "board and lodging"

    • a table set for a meal

      "he looked at the banquet which was spread upon his board"

  5. a distance covered by a vessel in a single tack

    "we were tacking up to the anchor, shortening cable at each board"

verb
board boarded boarding boards
  1. get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle)

    "we boarded the plane for Oslo"

    get on enter go on board go aboard step aboard climb on mount ascend embark
    • (of an aircraft) be ready for passengers to get on

      "Flight 172 to Istanbul is now boarding"

  2. live and receive regular meals in a house in return for payment or services

    "the cousins boarded for a while with Ruby"

    lodge live reside have rooms be quartered be housed be settled have one's home accommodate lodge take in put up house billet quarter harbour provide shelter for shelter give a bed to give someone a roof over their head make room for give accommodation to receive
    • (of a pupil) live in school during term time

      "parents had to cope with their child boarding at a special school"

    • provide (a person or animal) with regular meals and somewhere to live in return for payment

      "dogs may have to be boarded at kennels"

  3. cover or seal a window or building with pieces of wood

    "the shop was still boarded up"

    cover up/over close up shut up seal
  4. ride on a snowboard

    "when we're not boarding, we're skiing"