cutting board

noun

plural cutting boards

: a board on which something (such as food or cloth) is placed for cutting

Examples of cutting board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for at least 5 minutes. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Transfer steaks to a cutting board; let rest while pasta cooks. — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 26 July 2026

In one demonstration, the robot moved an apple from a bowl to a cutting board after receiving a language instruction. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026

Take precautions like checking sources of meal kits and be mindful that kitchen tools like cutting boards can be sites of cross-contamination. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cutting board

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard

Kids Definition

cutting board

noun

: a board on which something (as cloth or food) is placed for cutting