storyboard

noun

sto·​ry·​board ˈstȯr-ē-ˌbȯrd 

: a panel or series of panels on which a set of sketches is arranged depicting consecutively the important changes of scene and action in a series of shots (as for a film, television show, or commercial)

storyboard transitive verb

Examples of storyboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its storyboard looks like a comic book, the sisters shared, highlighting their love for graphic novels. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025

Create a storyboard for a 12-page pitch deck targeted at persuading investors to back us. —Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025

Designed from the director’s own watercolor storyboards, the film had four Oscar nominations including Best Director, Cinematography and Art Direction, with Emi Wada winning for costumes. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 May 2025

The handset and associated storyboards were papped during filming, presumably of the flashy introduction videos and initial YouTube spots seen at a launch event. —Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for storyboard

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