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noun \ˈbȯrd\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>
Examples of BOARD
- They nailed some boards over the broken window.
- They covered the board in fabric and pinned some photographs to it.
- the board that is used to play games like chess and checkers
- I saw a notice on the board calling for volunteers.
- Write the answers on the board.
- She is on the town's planning board.
- The parole board has decided that the prisoner is not yet ready for release.
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
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to BOARD
Synonyms: association, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality
Related Words: collective, commune, community, cooperative; alliance, bloc, camp, coalition, partnership; body, cadre, group; circle, clan, clique, coterie, junta, junto, klatch (also klatsch), lot, set; crew, outfit, party, squad, team; branch, chapter, local; faithful, fold, membership; sisterhood, sorority; cabal, camarilla, camorra, confederacy, conspiracy; band, gang, ring; cartel, combine, syndicate
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