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board > 13 senses
NOUN1boardA committee having supervisory powers
2boardA flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
3board, plankA stout length of sawn timber
4board, display panel, display boardA board on which information can be displayed to public view
5board, gameboardA flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games
6board, tableFood or meals in general
7board, control panel, instrument panel, control board, panelElectrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
8board, circuit board, circuit card, cardA printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
9board, dining tableA table at which meals are served
VERB1board, get onGet on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
2board, roomLive and take one's meals at or in
3boardLodge and take meals (at)
4boardProvide food and lodging (for)
board > pronunciation
Soundsbao'rd
Rhymesaboard, aboveboard, accord, and 72 more rhymes in aord at the HyperDic website...
board > noun 1, group
MeaningA committee having supervisory powers.
Examples"the board has seven members"
Membersdirector; board member
Narrowerappeal 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
Broadercommittee, commission
board > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA flat piece of material designed for a special purpose.
Examples"he nailed boards across the windows"
Narroweraquaplane; 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
Broadersheet, flat solid
board > noun 3, substance
MeaningA stout length of sawn timber. Made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes.
Synonymsplank
Partsknot; knothole
Narrowermatchboard; skid; wale, strake; chipboard, hardboard; deal
Broaderlumber, timber
board > noun 4, artifact
MeaningA board on which information can be displayed to public view.
Synonymsdisplay panel, display board
Narrowerbig board
Broaderdisplay
board > noun 5, artifact
MeaningA flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games.
Examples"he got out the board and set up the pieces"
Synonymsgameboard
Narrowerbackgammon board; checkerboard; cribbage board; dartboard, dart board; go board; monopoly board; Ouija, Ouija board; pegboard; punchboard
Broadersurface
board > noun 6, food
MeaningFood or meals in general.
Examples"room and board"
Synonymstable
Narrowertraining table
Broaderfare
Verbsboard; board; board
board > noun 7, artifact
MeaningElectrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices.
Examples"suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
Synonymscontrol panel, instrument panel, control board, panel
Partsidiot light
Narrowerdashboard
Broaderelectrical device
board > noun 8, artifact
MeaningA printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities.
Synonymscircuit board, circuit card, card
NarrowerCPU board, mother board; PC board
Broaderprinted circuit
board > noun 9, artifact
MeaningA table at which meals are served.
Examples"a feast was spread upon the board"
Synonymsdining table
Narrowerdinner table; high table; refectory table; triclinium
Broadertable
Verbsboard; board; board
board > verb 1, motion
MeaningGet on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.).
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsget on
Narrowerembark, ship; entrain; catch
Broaderenter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
Contraryget off
Nounsboarder
board > verb 2, stative
MeaningLive and take one's meals at or in.
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Examples"she rooms in an old boarding house"
Synonymsroom
Broaderdwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate
Nounsboarder; board; board
board > verb 3, consumption
MeaningLodge and take meals (at).
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Entailsconsume, ingest, take in, take, have
Broaderuse, habituate
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Nounsboarder; boarder; board; board
board > verb 4, consumption
MeaningProvide food and lodging (for).
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Examples"The old lady is boarding three men"
Entailsfeed, give
Narrowerlive in, sleep in
Broaderprovide, supply, ply, cater
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Nounsboard; board

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