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board
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- pronunciation:
- bord
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- across the board
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a flat, cut piece of lumber; plank.
We are going to make shelves out of these boards.
- synonyms:
- plank
- similar words:
- beam, lath, scantling, slat, two-by-four
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| definition 2: |
a flat, rectangular piece of wood, cardboard, or the like, used for a specific purpose.
She set up the chess pieces on the game board.I'll post the notice on the bulletin board.
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| definition 3: |
shortened form of "blackboard," "chalkboard," or "whiteboard."
The instructor wrote the students' assignment on the board. |
| definition 4: |
a committee; council.
A new high school principal was finally approved by the town's Board of Education.She's not only a member of the organization; she sits on the board as well.- synonyms:
- committee, council
- similar words:
- cabinet, panel, tribunal
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| definition 5: |
daily meals, esp. in combination with rented lodging.
Parents and students pay for board in addition to tuition.- similar words:
- meals, room and board
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| related words: |
commission, lumber, timber |
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| phrase: |
across the board |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
boards, boarding, boarded |
| definition 1: |
to close or cover using boards (often fol. by "up").
They boarded up the condemned building.- synonyms:
- batten
- similar words:
- close, cover
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| definition 2: |
to provide with meals, esp. for pay.
As food prices increase, the cost to board students goes up.- synonyms:
- feed
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| definition 3: |
to give both daily meals and lodging to, esp. for pay.
My mother boarded her sister's children during the war.The kennel boards cats as well as dogs. |
| definition 4: |
to enter or climb into or on.
It's time to board the airplane.- synonyms:
- embark, enter
- antonyms:
- alight, debark, disembark
- similar words:
- catch, get on, hop, load
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| related words: |
accommodate, embark, enter, feed, quarter, side, take |
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Are you looking for the word bored (feeling tired or restless)? Board and bored sound alike but have different meanings.
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