First Known Use: before 12th century
Dictionary
1board
noun \ˈbȯrd\
: a long, thin, flat piece of wood
: a flat piece of material (such as wood or cardboard) that is used for a special purpose
: a large, smooth surface for writing on
Full Definition of BOARD
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: the side of a ship
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a archaic : table 3a b : a table spread with a meal c : daily meals especially when furnished for pay d : a table at which a council or magistrates sit e (1) : a group of persons having managerial, supervisory, investigatory, or advisory powers <board of directors> <board of examiners> (2) : an examination given by an examining board —often used in plural <pass the medical boards> f : league, association g (1) : the exposed hands of all the players in a stud poker game (2) : an exposed dummy hand in bridge
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a : a flat usually rectangular piece of material (as wood) designed for a special purpose: as (1) : springboard 1 (2) : surfboard b : backboard 1; also : a rebound in basketball c : a surface, frame, or device for posting notices d : blackboard e : switchboard
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a : cardboard b : the stiff foundation piece for the side of a book cover
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: a securities or commodities exchange
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plural : the low wooden wall enclosing a hockey rink
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: a sheet of insulating material carrying circuit elements and terminals so that it can be inserted in an electronic apparatus (as a computer)
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: bulletin board 2
— board·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
— across the board
: so as to include or affect all classes or categories <cut spending across the board>; also : in all areas or respects <considered an average player across the board>
— on board
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: aboard
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: in support of a particular objective <needed to get more senators on board for the bill to pass>
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Origin of BOARD
Middle English bord piece of sawed lumber, border, ship's side, from Old English; akin to Old High German bort ship's side
Related to BOARD
- Synonyms
- association, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality
2board
verb
: to get into or onto (an airplane, a bus, a train, etc.)
: to put or allow (someone) into or onto an airplane, a bus, a train, etc.
: to cover or close (something) with pieces of wood
Full Definition of BOARD
transitive verb
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archaic : to come up against or alongside (a ship) usually to attack
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a : to go aboard (as a ship, train, airplane, or bus) b : to put aboard <an airliner boarding passengers>
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: to cover or seal off with boards <board up a window> <board up a house>
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: to provide with regular meals and often also lodging usually for compensation
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: to check (a player) into the boards in hockey
intransitive verb
: to receive meals or lodging; specifically : to live at a boarding school
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First Known Use of BOARD
15th century
BOARD[1] Defined for Kids
1board
noun \ˈbȯrd\
Definition of BOARD for Kids
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: a sawed piece of lumber that is much broader and longer than it is thick
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: a usually rectangular piece of rigid material used for some special purpose <a diving board> <a game board>
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: a number of persons having authority to manage or direct something <the school board>
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: meals given at set times for a price <He paid $20 a week for room and board.>
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boards plural : the low wooden wall enclosing a hockey rink
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: a sheet of insulating material carrying electronic parts (as for a computer)
— on board
: 1aboard
2board
verb
board·edboard·ing
Definition of BOARD for Kids
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: to go aboard <We boarded the plane in New York.>
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: to cover with boards <The windows were boarded up.>
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: to give or get meals and a place to live for a price <The students board at the college.> <They board guests in the summer.>
Medical Dictionary
board
noun \ˈbō(ə)rd, ˈbȯ(ə)rd\
Medical Definition of BOARD
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: a group of persons having supervisory, managerial, investigatory, or advisory powers <medical licensing boards> <a board of health>
2
: an examination given by an examining board—often used in plural <passed his medical boards>
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