the boards

plural noun

US

: the low wooden wall that surrounds the playing surface in ice hockey

He crashed into the boards.

Examples of the boards in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All but three of the 26 productions on the boards saw a drop in grosses from the previous week, with the total tally coming in at $24,093,388 (compared with $27,070,361 the previous week). — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Velli serves on the boards of Paychex, Cognizant and Computershare and will stay in those roles while advising the IRS due to his status as a special government employee, according to an IRS official. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Sat on the boards of many corporations, for profit and non for profit. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

Reese’s tenacity on the boards have left her teammates impressed. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the boards

• accords
• affords
• awards
• billboards
• blackboards
• clapboards
• dashboards
• discords
• floorboards
• keyboards
• landlords
• records