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Verb
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boards, plural;
  1. Get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle)
    • - we boarded the plane for Oslo
    • - they would not be able to board without a ticket
  2. (of an aircraft) Be ready for passengers to embark
    • - flight 172 to Istanbul is now boarding at gate 37
  3. Live and receive regular meals in a house in return for payment or services
    • - the cousins boarded for a while with Ruby
  4. (of a student) Live at school during the semester in return for payment

  5. Provide (a person or animal) with regular meals and somewhere to live in return for payment
    • - dogs may have to be boarded at kennels
  6. Cover or seal a window, storefront, or other structure with pieces of wood
    • - the shop was still boarded up
  7. Ride on a snowboard

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
    • - sections of board
  2. The stage of a theater

  3. A thin, flat, rectangular piece of wood or other stiff material used for various purposes, in particular

  4. A vertical surface on which to write or pin notices

  5. A horizontal surface on which to cut things, play games, or perform other activities

  6. A flat insulating sheet used as a mounting for an electronic circuit
    • - a graphics board
  7. The piece of equipment on which a person stands in surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and certain other sports

  8. The wooden structure surrounding an ice-hockey rink

  9. Pieces of thick stiff cardboard or, originally, wood used for book covers

  10. A group of people constituted as the decision-making body of an organization
    • - he sits on the board of directors
    • - the Federal Reserve Board
    • - a board meeting
  11. The provision of regular meals when one stays somewhere, in return for payment or services
    • - your room and board will be free
  12. A table set for a meal

  13. A distance covered by a vessel in a single tack

  1. the stage of a theater; "most actors love to stride the boards"
  2. the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink
  3. (board) a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
  4. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
  5. (board) live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"
  6. (board) a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
  7. (Board (bridge)) In the card game bridge, a duplicate board is an item of equipment that holds one deal, or one deck of 52 cards distributed in four hands of 13 cards each. The design permits the entire deal or four hands to be passed, carried or stacked securely with the cards hidden from view. ...
  8. (Board (unit)) The board-foot is a specialized unit of measure for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It is the volume of a one-foot length of a board one foot wide and one inch thick.
  9. (board) A relatively long, wide and thin piece of sawn wood or similar material, usually intended for use in construction; A device (e.g. ...
  10. (Board) An individual piece of the lane (total of 40 or sometimes 41) which run its length and are numbered from 1 on the right for right-handers and from 1 on the left for left-handers.
  11. (A-board) A sign in which two sides are joined at the top by a cross brace to form an “A” shape. Often used at curbsides or outside store entrances.
  12. (board (charges)) assume average cost for 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan
  13. A board is short for “mixing board,” a tool for combining multiple audio sources into one signal for recording.
  14. A board is the list of bets available in a sportsbook. In the old days, all books had actual boards on which clerks would write the latest odds. Nowadays most suck boards have been replaced by electronic displays that are updated by computer, but they are still called “boards.”
  15. Totalisator board on which odds, betting pools and other information is displayed.
  16. A board is an organization’s governing body, such as a board of directors, supervisory board, head of an agency or legislative body, board of governors or trustees of a nonprofit organization, or any other designated body of the organization, including the audit committee to whom the chief audit ...
  17. (1) The board on which a waiting list is kept for players wanting seats in specific games. (2) Cards faceup on the table common to each of the hands.
  18. (Board) A general term used for pasteboard, millboard, strawboard, etc., all of which are used to form the foundation for book covers. ...
  19. (The board) or board of directors means the board of directors of SIAST.
  20. (Board) To gain access to a vessel.
  21. the Board of County Commissioners of Skagit County.
  22. (Board) Another name for a control desk, either lighting (most usually) or sound.
  23. (Board) The community cards shared by all players.
  24. Board means a board, commission, committee, council, or similar entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government that comprises at least two members.
  25. (Board) A piece of lumber that is less than 38mm (2" nominal) in smaller dimension used for sheathing, formwork, or for further manufacture into trim and shaped products, such as siding.