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/bôrd/
noun
- 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"synonyms: plank, beam, panel, slat, batten, timber, length of timber, piece of wood, lath
- a thin, flat piece of wood or other stiff material used for various purposes.
- a group of people constituted as the decision-making body of an organization."he sits on the board of directors"synonyms: committee, council, panel, directorate, commission, group, delegation, delegates, trustees, panel of trustees, convocation, quango
- the provision of regular meals when one stays somewhere, in return for payment or services."your room and board will be free"synonyms: food, meals, daily meals, provisions, sustenance, nourishment, fare, diet, menu, table, bread, daily bread, foodstuffs, refreshments, edibles, keep, maintenance, upkeep, vivas, grub, nosh, eats, chow, scoff, comestibles, provender, vittles, commons, victuals, viands, aliment
- a distance covered by a vessel in a single tack."we were tacking up to the anchor, shortening cable at each board"
verb
- get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle)."we boarded the plane for Oslo"synonyms: get on, enter, go on board, go aboard, step aboard, climb on, mount, ascend, embark, catch, hop on, jump on, emplane, entrain, embus
- live and receive regular meals in a house in return for payment or services."the cousins boarded for a while with Ruby"synonyms: lodge, live, reside, have rooms, be quartered, be housed, be settled, have one's home, room, put up, have digs, accommodate, take in, house, billet, quarter, harbor, provide shelter for, shelter, give a bed to, make room for, give accommodation to, receive, keep, feed, cater for, cook for
- cover or seal a window, storefront, or other structure with pieces of wood."the shop was still boarded up"synonyms: cover up/over, close up, shut up, seal
- ride on a snowboard."when we're not boarding, we're skiing"
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