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NOUN | 1 | board | A committee having supervisory powers |
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2 | board | A flat piece of material designed for a special purpose | |
3 | board, plank | A stout length of sawn timber | |
4 | board, display panel, display board | A board on which information can be displayed to public view | |
5 | board, gameboard | A flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games | |
6 | board, table | Food or meals in general | |
7 | board, control panel, instrument panel, control board, panel | Electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices | |
8 | board, circuit board, circuit card, card | A printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities | |
9 | board, dining table | A table at which meals are served | |
VERB | 1 | board, get on | Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) |
2 | board, room | Live and take one's meals at or in | |
3 | board | Lodge and take meals (at) | |
4 | board | Provide food and lodging (for) |
Sounds | bao'rd |
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Rhymes | aboard, aboveboard, accord, and 72 more rhymes in aord at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A committee having supervisory powers. |
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Examples | "the board has seven members" |
Members | director; board member |
Narrower | appeal board, appeals board, board of appeals; board of selectmen; Federal Reserve Board; governing board; directorate, board of directors; advisory board, planning board; draft board; school board, board of education; zoning board |
Broader | committee, commission |
Meaning | A flat piece of material designed for a special purpose. |
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Examples | "he nailed boards across the windows" |
Narrower | aquaplane; breadboard, bread board; bulletin board, notice board; chopping board, cutting board; drafting board, drawing board; drainboard, draining board; floorboard, floor board; ironing board; kneeler; mortarboard, hawk; palette, pallet; planchette; scoreboard; sideboard; sideboard; skateboard; springboard; surfboard; trencher; wake board, wakeboard; workboard, work-board |
Broader | sheet, flat solid |
Meaning | A stout length of sawn timber. Made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes. |
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Synonyms | plank |
Parts | knot; knothole |
Narrower | matchboard; skid; wale, strake; chipboard, hardboard; deal |
Broader | lumber, timber |
Meaning | A board on which information can be displayed to public view. |
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Synonyms | display panel, display board |
Narrower | big board |
Broader | display |
Meaning | A flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games. |
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Examples | "he got out the board and set up the pieces" |
Synonyms | gameboard |
Narrower | backgammon board; checkerboard; cribbage board; dartboard, dart board; go board; monopoly board; Ouija, Ouija board; pegboard; punchboard |
Broader | surface |
Meaning | Food or meals in general. |
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Examples | "room and board" |
Synonyms | table |
Narrower | training table |
Broader | fare |
Verbs | board; board; board |
Meaning | Electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices. |
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Examples | "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" |
Synonyms | control panel, instrument panel, control board, panel |
Parts | idiot light |
Narrower | dashboard |
Broader | electrical device |
Meaning | A printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities. |
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Synonyms | circuit board, circuit card, card |
Narrower | CPU board, mother board; PC board |
Broader | printed circuit |
Meaning | A table at which meals are served. |
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Examples | "a feast was spread upon the board" |
Synonyms | dining table |
Narrower | dinner table; high table; refectory table; triclinium |
Broader | table |
Verbs | board; board; board |
Meaning | Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | get on |
Narrower | embark, ship; entrain; catch |
Broader | enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into |
Contrary | get off |
Nouns | boarder |
Meaning | Live and take one's meals at or in. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "she rooms in an old boarding house" |
Synonyms | room |
Broader | dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate |
Nouns | boarder; board; board |
Meaning | Lodge and take meals (at). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Entails | consume, ingest, take in, take, have |
Broader | use, habituate |
Similar to | board |
Nouns | boarder; boarder; board; board |
Meaning | Provide food and lodging (for). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "The old lady is boarding three men" |
Entails | feed, give |
Narrower | live in, sleep in |
Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater |
Similar to | board |
Nouns | board; board |