board

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc.

2. 2noun

   A table to put food upon.

3. 3noun

   Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals; provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay; as, to work for one's board; the price of board.

4. 4noun

   A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.

5. 5noun

   A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board.

6. 6noun

   Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.

7. 7noun

   The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter upon the theatrical profession.

8. 8noun

   The border or side of anything.

9. 9noun

   The side of a ship.

10. 10noun

    The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.

11. 11transitive verb

    To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house.

12. 12noun

    To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way.

13. 13noun

    To enter, as a railway car.

14. 14noun

    To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals.

15. 15noun

    To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's horse at a livery stable.

16. 16intransitive verb

    To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation; as, he boards at the hotel.

17. 17transitive verb

    To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo.

18. 18noun

    a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

    "he nailed boards across the windows"

19. 19noun

    a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games

    "he got out the board and set up the pieces"

20. 20noun

    a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

    Synonyms

    card
21. 21noun

    electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

    "he checked the instrument panel"

    "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"

    Synonyms

    panel
22. 22noun

    a table at which meals are served

    "he helped her clear the dining table"

    "a feast was spread upon the board"

23. 23noun

    a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view

24. 24noun

    food or meals in general

    "she sets a fine table"

    "room and board"

    Synonyms

    table
25. 25noun

    a committee having supervisory powers

    "the board has seven members"

26. 26noun

    a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

    Synonyms

    plank
27. 27verb

    provide food and lodging (for)

    "The old lady is boarding three men"

28. 28verb

    lodge and take meals (at)

29. 29verb

    get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

30. 30verb

    live and take one's meals at or in

    "she rooms in an old boarding house"

    Synonyms

    room