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board
[bawrd]
noun
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
a flat slab of wood or other material for some specific purpose.
a cutting board.
a sheet of wood, cardboard, paper, etc., with or without markings, for some special use, as a checkerboard or chessboard.
boards,
Theater.the stage.
The play will go on the boards next week.
the wooden fence surrounding the playing area of an ice-hockey rink.
a racing course made of wood, used especially for track meets held indoors.
This will be his first time running on boards.
Bookbinding.stiff cardboard or other material covered with paper, cloth, or the like to form the covers for a book.
Building Trades.composition material made in large sheets, as plasterboard or corkboard.
a table, especially to serve food on.
daily meals, especially as provided for pay.
The charge at the time was twenty dollars a day for room and board.
an official group of persons who direct or supervise some activity.
The motion was approved by the board of directors.
Nautical.
the side of a ship.
one leg, or tack, of the course of a ship beating to windward.
Railroads.a fixed signal or permanent sign regulating traffic.
a flat surface, as a wall or an object of rectangular shape, on which something is posted, as notices or stock-market quotations.
a bulletin board.
Computers.
Electronics.circuit board.
a switchboard.
Australian.
the area of a woolshed where shearing is done.
a crew of shearers working in a particular woolshed.
sheep about to be sheared.
Obsolete.the edge, border, or side of anything.
verb (used with object)
to cover or close with boards (often followed by up orover ).
They just boarded up the house and moved away.
We had to board over the well to keep animals from getting in there.
to furnish with meals, or with meals and lodging, especially for pay.
They boarded him for $50 a week.
to go on board of or enter (a ship, train, etc.).
to allow on board.
We will be boarding passengers in approximately ten minutes.
to come up alongside (a ship), as to attack or to go on board.
The pirate ship boarded the clipper.
Obsolete.to approach; accost.
verb (used without object)
to take one's meals, or be supplied with food and lodging at a fixed price.
Several of us board at the same rooming house.
Ice Hockey.to hit an opposing player with a board check.
board
/ ɔː /
noun
a long wide flat relatively thin piece of sawn timber
a smaller flat piece of rigid material for a specific purpose
ironing board
( in combination )
breadboard
cheeseboard
a person's food or meals, provided regularly for money or sometimes as payment for work done (esp in the phrases full board, board and lodging )
archaica table, esp one used for eating at, and esp when laden with food
(sometimes functioning as plural) a group of people who officially administer a company, trust, etc
a board of directors
( as modifier )
a board meeting
any other committee or council
a board of interviewers
(plural) the acting profession; the stage
short for blackboard chessboard notice board printed circuit board springboard surfboard
stiff cardboard or similar material covered with paper, cloth, etc, used for the outside covers of a book
a flat thin rectangular sheet of composite material, such as plasterboard or chipboard
a list on which stock-exchange securities and their prices are posted
informalthe stock exchange itself
nautical
the side of a ship
the leg that a sailing vessel makes on a beat to windward
the part of the floor of a sheep-shearing shed, esp a raised part, where the shearers work
the killing floor of an abattoir or freezing works
any of various portable surfaces specially designed for indoor games such as chess, backgammon, etc
( as modifier )
board games
a set of hands in duplicate bridge
a wooden or metal board containing four slots, or often nowadays, a plastic wallet, in which the four hands are placed so that the deal may be replayed with identical hands
the hull of a sailboard, usually made of plastic, to which the mast is jointed and on which a windsurfer stands
See above board
to be in disuse, neglected, or lost
in these days courtesy goes by the board
on or in a ship, boat, aeroplane, or other vehicle
(in gambling) to win all the cards or money
to win every event or prize in a contest
to accept (new ideas, situations, theories, etc)
verb
to go aboard (a vessel, train, aircraft, or other vehicle)
nautical to come alongside (a vessel) before attacking or going aboard
to attack (a ship) by forcing one's way aboard
(tr; often foll by up, in, etc) to cover or shut with boards
(intr) to give or receive meals or meals and lodging in return for money or work
(sometimes foll by out) to receive or arrange for (someone, esp a child) to receive food and lodging away from home, usually in return for payment
Other 51Թ Forms
- boardable adjective
- boardlike adjective
- reboard verb (used with object)
- unboarded adjective
- ˈDz岹 adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of board1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of board1
Idioms and Phrases
on the boards, in the theatrical profession.
The family has been on the boards since grandfather's time.
tread the boards. tread.
go by the board,
to go over the ship's side.
to be destroyed, neglected, or forgotten.
All his devoted labor went by the board.
across the board,
Racing. betting on a horse or dog to finish first, second, or third, so that any result where a selection wins, places, or shows enables the bettor to collect.
applying to or affecting every person, class, group, etc.
on board, Also
on or in a ship, plane, or other vehicle.
There were several movie stars on board traveling incognito.
Baseball. on base.
There were two men on board as the next batter came up.
present and functioning as a member of a team or organization.
in agreement; aligned (usually followed bywith ).
If we want to achieve our goals, we have to get the CEO on board with our plan.
Example Sentences
Only one of the 242 passengers and crew on board survived.
On Thursday, the IAEA's 35-nation board of governors formally declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in 20 years.
"A new full-time member of staff has been brought on board for this purpose".
It's not just music either, there's a wellness retreat where visitors can sit in hot tubs and paddle board.
The peer, who was also on the board of NHS England for six years, believes his mother's experience illustrates wider problems.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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