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noun (plural boards) |
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1. flat piece of wood: a piece of wood cut into a flat rectangular shape, especially a long narrow piece used for building
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2. flat surface for particular purpose: a flat piece of wood, plastic, or other rigid material, used for a particular purpose, e.g. for chopping food
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3. board games flat surface for game: a flat surface on which a game is played, especially a piece of wood or cardboard marked with colored areas for a game such as chess
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4. composite material pressed into sheet: a rigid sheet material such as plywood made by compressing layers of other materials
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5. control panel: a panel on which the controls of a piece of electrical equipment are mounted
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6. education
Same as blackboard
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7.
Same as bulletin board (sense 1)
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8. electronics
Same as circuit board
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9. swimming
Same as diving board
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10. surfing
Same as surfboard
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11.
Same as scoreboard
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12. sports
Same as snowboard
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13. basketball
Same as backboard (sense 1)
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14. publishing book cover: either of the pair of pieces of stiff cardboard that together form the front and back covers of a book
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15. nautical boat's side: the side of a boat
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16. group chosen to make decisions: a group of people chosen to make executive or managerial decisions for an organization
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17. daily meals: daily meals provided at the place where somebody lives, usually for money or in return for work
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18. table laid with food: a table used for meals, especially one with food laid out on it
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archaic
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19. sailing distance sailed into wind: the distance covered by a sailing vessel in one period of sailing as near as possible into the wind
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plural noun boards |
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1. theatrical stage: the stage in a theater
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2. hockey rink enclosure: the wooden wall that surrounds a hockey rink
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verb (past and past participle board·ed, present participle board·ing, 3rd person present singular boards) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb get onto vehicle as passenger: to get onto a vehicle, especially a train, boat, or airplane, as a passenger
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2. transitive and intransitive verb take passengers on for journey: to take passengers onto a vehicle, especially a train, boat, or airplane
  This flight is now boarding.
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3. transitive verb nautical attack or inspect ship: to come alongside a ship in order for people to go from one ship to another for the purposes of attack or inspection
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4. transitive verb cover something with boards: to attach boards to something, especially to cover any openings
The house had been boarded up for the winter.
The windows were boarded over.
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5. transitive and intransitive verb be provided with room and meals: to be provided with accommodations and meals in return for money or work, e.g. in a school or guesthouse, or provide somebody with these
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| [ Old English bord< Germanic, "board, plank" and "border, ship's side"] |
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go by the board to be neglected, no longer used, cast aside, or destroyed
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on board
1. into or on a vehicle, especially a train, boat, or airplane
2. into an existing group or project (informal)
As soon as we bring this new analyst on board, the workload should return to normal.
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take something on board to understand or realize something fully
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