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board
(b/oU/rd )

noun (n)

  • a committee having supervisory powers(noun.group)
    Example:
    The board has seven members.
    source: wordnet30
  • a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes(noun.substance)
    Synonym:
    plank
    source: wordnet30
  • a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He nailed boards across the windows.
    source: wordnet30
  • food or meals in general(noun.food)
    Example:
    Room and board.
    Synonym:
    table
    source: wordnet30
  • a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    display board, display panel
    source: wordnet30
  • a table at which meals are served(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    A feast was spread upon the board.
    Synonym:
    dining table
    source: wordnet30
  • electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    Suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree.
    Synonym:
    control board, control panel, instrument panel, panel
    source: wordnet30
  • a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    add-in, card, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in
    source: wordnet30
  • a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He got out the board and set up the pieces.
    Synonym:
    gameboard
    source: wordnet30
  • A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    get on
    Antonym:
    get off
    source: wordnet30
  • live and take one's meals at or in(verb.stative)
    Example:
    She rooms in an old boarding house.
    Synonym:
    room
    source: wordnet30
  • lodge and take meals (at)(verb.consumption)
    source: wordnet30
  • provide food and lodging (for)(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    The old lady is boarding three men.
    source: wordnet30
  • To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation; as, he boards at the hotel.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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