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board

/ board /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
"he nailed boards across the windows"
Type of:
sheet flat solid
Kinds of:
aquaplane breadboard bread board bulletin board notice board
verb Sense 2
get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
Opposites:
get off
Type of:
enter come in get into
Kinds of:
embark ship entrain catch
Derived:
boarder
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
lodge and take meals (at)
Type of:
use habituate
Derived:
table dining table boarder lodger roomer
Entails:
consume ingest take in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
provide food and lodging (for)
"The old lady is boarding three men"
Type of:
provide supply ply
Kinds of:
live in sleep in
Derived:
table dining table
Entails:
feed give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
Type of:
lumber timber
Kinds of:
matchboard skid wale strake chipboard
Derived:
plank plank over
noun Sense 6
a committee having supervisory powers
"the board has seven members"
Type of:
committee commission
Kinds of:
appeal board appeals board board of appeals board of selectmen Federal Reserve Board
noun Sense 7
food or meals in general
"she sets a fine table"
"room and board"
Type of:
fare
Kinds of:
training table
Derived:
room
noun Sense 8
a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games
"he got out the board and set up the pieces"
Type of:
surface
Kinds of:
backgammon board checkerboard cribbage board dartboard dart board
verb Sense 9
live and take one''s meals at or in
"she rooms in an old boarding house"
Type of:
dwell shack reside
Derived:
room lodger boarder roomer table
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 10
a table at which meals are served
"he helped her clear the dining table"
"a feast was spread upon the board"
Type of:
table
Kinds of:
dinner table high table refectory table triclinium
Derived:
room
noun Sense 11
a board on which information can be displayed to public view
Type of:
display
Kinds of:
big board
noun Sense 12
a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer''s capabilities
Type of:
printed circuit
Kinds of:
CPU board mother board PC board
noun Sense 13
electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
"he checked the instrument panel"
"suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
Type of:
electrical device
Kinds of:
dashboard
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
82
Times Searched
3
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sheet flat solid aquaplane breadboard bread board bulletin board notice board enter come in get into embark ship