Board

Quick meaning: Board is a noun meaning A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

room and board

board and lodging

Now board to board the rival vessels row.

We have to wait to hear back from the board.

Word Forms

• boards
• boarding
• boarded

Synonyms for board

Depending on context, synonyms include room, table, panel, card, plank, gameboard.

Antonyms for board

Common opposites include alight, disembark.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include panel, plank, table, dining table, room, card.

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