board

Plural: boards

Noun

• a committee having supervisory powers
  • "the board has seven members"
• a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
• a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
  • "he nailed boards across the windows"
• food or meals in general
  • "room and board"
• a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view
• a table at which meals are served
  • "a feast was spread upon the board"
• electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
  • "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
• a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
• a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games
  • "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
• A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
• A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
• A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.
• Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.
• A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.
• Regular meals in a place of lodging; the price paid for them.
• The side of a ship.
• The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.
• The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink.
• A long, narrow table, like that used in a medieval dining hall.
• Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard.
• A level or stage having a particular two-dimensional layout.
• The portion of the playing field where creatures or minions can be placed (or played, summoned, etc.).
• A container for holding pre-dealt cards that is used to allow multiple sets of players to play the same cards.
• A provincial assembly or council.
• A rebound.

Verb

Verb Forms: boarded, boarding, boards

• To receive regular meals and lodging in exchange for payment.
• get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
• live and take one's meals at or in
  • "she rooms in an old boarding house"
• lodge and take meals (at)
• provide food and lodging (for)
  • "The old lady is boarding three men"
• To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
• To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.
• To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.
• To (at least attempt to) capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party.
• To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation
• To approach (someone); to make advances to, accost.
• To cover with boards or boarding.
• To hit (someone) with a wooden board.
• To write something on a board, especially a blackboard or whiteboard.

Examples

• board and lodging
• Each player starts the game with four counters on the board.
• He joked he should BOARD at his friend’s house just to get more Scrabble games in.
• 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]
• His board was served by his landlady, the owner of the boarding house. [meals]
• It is time to board the aircraft.
• room and board
• to bind a book in boards
• to board a house
• to board one’s horse at a livery stable
• We have to wait to hear back from the board.

Synonyms

add-in, card, circuit board, circuit card, control board, control panel, dining table, display board, display panel, gameboard, get on, instrument panel, panel, plank, plug-in, room, table

Antonyms

get off, alight, disembark

Related Words

batten, beam, lath, plank, pole, slab, veneer