ironing board

noun

: a flat padded cloth-covered surface on which clothes are ironed

Examples of ironing board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Born in 1970 in Herber City, Utah, Allen is largely self-taught, having begun his artistic career by whittling figures and selling them from atop an ironing board on the streets of SoHo in New York. —News Desk, Artforum, 24 Nov. 2025

Lay out an old cotton rag or towel on your ironing board. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025

Opting for wrinkle-free fabrics is always an option, but lugging out a cumbersome ironing board and traditional iron isn’t the only way to banish wrinkles. —Maggie Horton, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Defined by exhaustion from slaving away at the ironing board while confronting the latest family crisis, Angela is quite capable of whipping up baloney sandwiches with mayonnaise for all and functions as a wise-cracking, big-hearted den mother. —Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ironing board

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• adored
• afford
• award
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