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| 1. | [ noun ] (government) a committee having supervisory powers | |
| Examples: | "the board has seven members" |
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| Related terms: | committee appeal_board directorate school_board draft_board governing_board board_of_selectmen Federal_Reserve_Board advisory_board zoning_board director board_member | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose | |
| Examples: | "he nailed boards across the windows" |
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| Related terms: | sheet floorboard scoreboard sideboard palette drafting_board workboard springboard ironing_board mortarboard chopping_board trencher wakeboard kneeler breadboard skateboard planchette surfboard drainboard sideboard bulletin_board aquaplane | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes | |
| Synonyms: | plank | |
| Related terms: | lumber chipboard wale matchboard deal skid knot knothole plank | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a board on which information can be displayed to public view | |
| Synonyms: | display_board display_panel | |
| Related terms: | display big_board | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (games) a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games | |
| Synonyms: | gameboard | |
| Examples: | "he got out the board and set up the pieces" |
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| Related terms: | surface pegboard dartboard go_board chessboard monopoly_board Ouija punchboard cribbage_board backgammon_board | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (transportation) get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) | |
| Synonyms: | get_on | |
| Related terms: | get_off go_in enter catch embark entrain entrain boarder | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (food) food or meals in general | |
| Synonyms: | table | |
| Examples: | "she sets a fine table" "room and board" |
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| Related terms: | fare training_table | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (physics) electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices | |
| Synonyms: | instrument_panel panel control_board control_panel | |
| Examples: | "he checked the instrument panel" "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" |
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| Related terms: | electrical_device dashboard idiot_light | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (computer science,physics,electronics) a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities | |
| Synonyms: | circuit_card card circuit_board | |
| Related terms: | printed_circuit PC_board CPU_board | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (housing,food) live and take one's meals at or in | |
| Synonyms: | room | |
| Examples: | "she rooms in an old boarding house" |
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| Related terms: | dwell room dining_table boarder | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (housing,food) a table at which meals are served | |
| Synonyms: | dining_table | |
| Examples: | "he helped her clear the dining table" "a feast was spread upon the board" |
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| Related terms: | table high_table refectory_table triclinium dinner_table | |
| 12. | [ verb ] lodge and take meals (at) | |
| Related terms: | use dining_table boarder lodger consume | |
| 13. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7227 | |
| 14. | [ verb ] (food) provide food and lodging (for) | |
| Examples: | "The old lady is boarding three men" |
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| Related terms: | provide live_in feed | |
| Similar spelling: |
bored Borda Bordoy Bordeau Bourdeau Borth borate bard |
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