board

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board

A family plays a board game together at the kitchen table.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A flat, rigid piece of material: A long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, often used in construction or manufacturing.
    • A surface for playing games or displaying information: A flat surface, often rectangular, used for playing games like chess or for posting notices.
    • A group of people who manage or direct an organization: A committee or group of people with official responsibility for an organization's management.
    • Daily meals provided, often with lodging: The provision of regular meals, typically as part of a paid arrangement like room and board.
    • The side of a ship: The side of a ship or boat.

  2. Verb:

    • To get onto a vehicle or ship: To enter a vehicle such as a train, bus, airplane, or ship.
    • To provide or receive meals and lodging: To live in a place where meals are provided, or to provide such meals and lodging for someone.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • He nailed a wooden board over the broken window. (He used a flat piece of wood to cover the window.)
    • Please check the information on the bulletin board. (Look at the notices displayed on the flat surface.)
    • The board of directors will meet next week. (The committee that manages the company will have a meeting.)
    • The rent includes room and board. (The payment covers both a place to live and daily meals.)
    • Passengers stood at the ship's board to wave goodbye. (People stood at the side of the ship.)

  • Verb:

    • We will board the train at platform 3. (We will get on the train.)
    • Several students board at the school during the term. (Several students live and eat at the school.)
Advanced Usage

  • "across the board": applying to all categories or members without exception.

    • The company announced a 5% salary increase across the board. (Every employee received the same 5% raise.)

  • "on board": participating in or agreeing with a plan or idea; literally, on a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.

    • We need to get everyone on board with the new strategy. (We need everyone to agree and participate.)
    • All passengers must be on board 15 minutes before departure. (All travelers must be inside the vehicle.)

  • "to go by the board": to be abandoned, discarded, or lost.

    • Our careful plans went by the board when the storm hit. (Our plans were completely abandoned because of the storm.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Blackboard (n): A dark surface, traditionally of slate, used in schools for writing on with chalk.

    • The teacher wrote the equation on the blackboard.

  • Bulletin board (n): A board for posting public notices.

    • The event details are on the community bulletin board.

  • Boardroom (n): A room where a board of directors meets.

    • The decision was made in the boardroom.

  • Boarder (n): A person who pays to live and receive meals in someone's house.

    • The family has two boarders living with them.

  • Boarding (n): The action of getting on a vehicle; also, the provision of food and lodging.

    • Boarding for flight BA123 will begin shortly. (The process of passengers getting on the plane.)
    • The cost includes boarding for the dog while we're away. (The cost includes a place for the dog to stay and be fed.)
Synonyms
  • Plank (n): A long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
  • Panel (n): A flat section of a surface, door, or piece of furniture.
  • Committee (n): A group of people appointed for a specific function.
  • Embark (v): To go on board a ship or aircraft.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Board up: To cover a window or door with boards of wood.

    • They boarded up the shop after the fire. (They covered the openings with wooden boards.)

  • Board out: To arrange for someone to live and eat somewhere else, typically for payment.

    • The school boards out its younger students with local families. (The school arranges for the students to live with families.)
Related Idioms

  • Sweep the board: To win all the prizes or every available point in a competition.

    • The young swimmer swept the board, winning five gold medals.

  • Take something on board: To fully consider or accept an idea or suggestion.

    • Thank you for your feedback; we will take your comments on board. (We will seriously consider your comments.)
board

A family plays a board game together at the kitchen table.

Noun
  1. a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games
    • he got out the board and set up the pieces
  2. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
  3. 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
  4. a table at which meals are served
    • he helped her clear the dining table
    • a feast was spread upon the board
  5. a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view
  6. food or meals in general
    • she sets a fine table
    • room and board
  7. a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
    • he nailed boards across the windows
  8. a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
  9. a committee having supervisory powers
    • the board has seven members
Verb
  1. provide food and lodging (for)
    • The old lady is boarding three men
  2. lodge and take meals (at)
  3. live and take one's meals at or in
    • she rooms in an old boarding house
  4. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

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