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Board

/bɔːd/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Board"

noun

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.
"Each player starts the game with four counters on the board."
4
Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, message board (on the Internet), etc.

verb

1
To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
"It is time to board the aircraft."
2
To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.
"to board one's horse at a livery stable"
3
To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.
4
To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party

🔄 Synonyms of "Board"

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
roomnoun	(uncountable) Space for something, or to carry out an activity.
tablenoun	(countable) Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
panelnoun	A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
cardnoun	A playing card.
planknoun	A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
get onverb	(intransitive) To cope or manage (over time); to handle a situation; to perform or make progress.
control panelnoun	(by extension, graphical user interface) A computer display offering a number of controls or options.
instrument panelnoun	A flat, (usually) vertical surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.
gameboardnoun	(board games) A portable surface marked for playing a game, and on which the counters or other pieces are placed and moved.
circuit boardnoun	(electronics, computer hardware) A board on which electronic components and their interconnecting circuits are mounted or etched.
dining tablenoun	A table, usually in a dining room or dining hall, on which meals are served.
control boardnoun	electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
display panelnoun	a board on which information can be displayed to public view
circuit cardnoun	a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
display board	A display board, also known as poster board, is a board-shaped material that is rigid and strong enough to stand on its own, and generally used paper or other materials affixed to it.

↔️ Antonyms of "Board"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
get offverb	(transitive, intransitive) To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Board"

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Word	Definition
panelnoun	A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
planknoun	A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
tablenoun	(countable) Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
control panelnoun	(by extension, graphical user interface) A computer display offering a number of controls or options.
instrument panelnoun	A flat, (usually) vertical surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.
get onverb	(intransitive) To cope or manage (over time); to handle a situation; to perform or make progress.
dining tablenoun	A table, usually in a dining room or dining hall, on which meals are served.
roomnoun	(uncountable) Space for something, or to carry out an activity.
circuit boardnoun	(electronics, computer hardware) A board on which electronic components and their interconnecting circuits are mounted or etched.
cardnoun	A playing card.
gameboardnoun	(board games) A portable surface marked for playing a game, and on which the counters or other pieces are placed and moved.
circuit cardnoun	a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
control boardnoun	electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
display board	A display board, also known as poster board, is a board-shaped material that is rigid and strong enough to stand on its own, and generally used paper or other materials affixed to it.
display panelnoun	a board on which information can be displayed to public view
baseboardnoun	(US, carpentry, interior decoration) A panel or molding between the floor and the interior wall of a structure.
cardboardnoun	A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.
panenoun	An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
ledgenoun	A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
cartonnoun	An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.