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   board

   /bɔːd/

   noun

   • 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" Similar plankbeampanelslatbattentimberlength of timberpiece of woodlath
   • ▪ the stage of a theatre: informal "he will be on the boards at Stratford tonight"
   • ▪ the part of the floor of a shearing shed where the shearers work. Australian, New Zealand
   • 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" Similar plankbeampanelslatbattentimberlength of timberpiece of woodlath
   • ▪ 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.
   • ▪ another term for backboard informal
   • 3. a group of people constituted as the decision-making body of an organization: "he sits on the board of directors" Similar committeecouncilpaneldirectoratecommissiongroupdelegationdelegatestrusteespanel of trusteesconvocationquango
   • 4. the provision of regular meals when one stays somewhere, in return for payment or services: "board and lodging" Similar foodmealsdaily mealsprovisionssustenancenourishmentfaredietmenutablebreaddaily breadfoodstuffsrefreshmentsedibleskeepmaintenanceupkeepvivasinformal:grubnosheatschowscoffformal:comestiblesprovenderarchaic:vittlescommonsvictualsviandsaliment
   • ▪ a table set for a meal: archaic "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

   • 1. get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle): "we boarded the plane for Oslo" Similar get onentergo on boardgo aboardstep aboardclimb onmountascendembarkcatchinformal:hop onjump onformal:emplaneentrainembusOpposite alightget off
   • ▪ (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" Similar lodgeliveresidehave roomsbe quarteredbe housedbe settledhave one's homeroominformal:put uphave digsaccommodatelodgetake input uphousebilletquarterharbourprovide shelter forsheltergive a bed togive someone a roof over their headmake room forgive accommodation toreceivekeepfeedcater forcook for
   • ▪ (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"
   • 4. ride on a snowboard: "when we're not boarding, we're skiing"

   Word Origin Old Englishbord, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boord and German Bort; reinforced in Middle English by Old French bort ‘edge, ship's side’ and Old Norse borth ‘board, table’.

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