board

[[t]bɔrd, boʊrd[/t]]

n.

1) bui a long rectangular piece of wood sawed thin

2) bui a flat slab of wood or other hard material for some specific purpose:

a cutting board; a diving board[/ex]

3) a sheet of wood, cardboard, etc., often with markings, on which a game is played

4) pri stiff cardboard or other material covered with paper, cloth, or the like to form the covers for a book

5) bui composition material made in large sheets, as plasterboard or corkboard

6) a table, esp. to serve food on

7) an official group of persons who direct or supervise some activity

8) daily meals, esp. as provided for pay:

room and board[/ex]

9) navig.

a) the side of a ship

b) one tack of the course of a ship beating to windward

10) a flat surface, as an object of rectangular shape, on which something is posted:

a bulletin board[/ex]

11) spo

surfboard

12) spo Usually, boards. basketball

a) a backboard

b) a rebound

13) sbz boards

a) sbz the stage of a theater

b) spo the wooden fence surrounding the playing area of an ice-hockey rink

c) spo a racing course made of wood, used esp. in track meets held indoors

14) cmp elo

a) cmp a piece of fiberglass or other material upon which an array of computer chips is mounted

b) elo

circuit board 1)

15) tgp a switchboard

16) to cover or close with boards (often fol. by up or over):

to board up a house[/ex]

17) to furnish with meals, or with meals and lodging, esp. for pay

18) to go on board of (a ship, plane, etc.)

19) cvb to allow on board:

to board passengers[/ex]

20) naut. navig. to come up alongside (a ship), as to attack or to go on board

21) Obs. to approach; accost

22) to take one's meals or receive food and lodging at a fixed price

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- across the board go by the board on board tread the boards

Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE bord board, table, shield; c. OFris, OS bord, MHG bort, ON borth, GO -baurd board′a•ble, adj. board′like`, adj.