Meaning

A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making..

Definitions by Sense

1. A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
2. A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
3. A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.
4. Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.
5. A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.
6. (uncountable) Regular meals in a place of lodging; the price paid for them.
7. (nautical) The side of a ship.
8. (nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.

Example Sentences

Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.

Each player starts the game with four counters on the board.

We have to wait to hear back from the board.

board and lodging

room and board

His board was served by his landlady, the owner of the boarding house. [meals]

His board seemed a bit steep, but he accepted it because the house was clean and his fellow lodgers were respectful neighbors. [price for meals]

Now board to board the rival vessels row.

Word Forms

• boards
• boord
• bord
• boarding
• boarded

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Use board when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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