| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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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 |