A board is a plank or surface, sometimes having buttons or controls. You can cut vegetables on a cutting board, post a flyer on a bulletin board, or cause a power outage on a circuit board.
A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc.
Noun
a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"
Noun
a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
Noun
a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer''s capabilities
Noun
electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
Noun
a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"
Noun
a board on which information can be displayed to public view
Noun
food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"
Noun
a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
Noun
a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
Verb
provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"
Verb
lodge and take meals (at)
Verb
get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
Verb
live and take one''s meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"
n.
A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and
breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc.
n.
A table to put food upon.
n.
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.
n.
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.
n.
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.
n.
Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers,
etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.
n.
The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter
upon the theatrical profession.
n.
The border or side of anything.
n.
The side of a ship.
n.
The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.
v. t.
To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house.
n.
To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile
or a friendly way.
n.
To enter, as a railway car.
n.
To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings,
for compensation; to supply with daily meals.
n.
To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's
horse at a livery stable.
v. i.
To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for
compensation; as, he boards at the hotel.
v. t.
To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo.
Board
Fruit of all kinds . . . She gathers, tribute large, and on the board Heaps with unsparing hand.3.
Both better acquainted with affairs than any other who sat then at that board.
We may judge from their letters to the board.5.
Board
You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication.3.
Board
We are several of us, gentlemen and ladies, who board in the same house.
Board
I will board her, though she chide as loud As thunder when the clouds in autumn crack.
A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc.
To cover with boards or boarding;
To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation;
To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo.
Usage Examples
As a planning board commissioner, I have to review the applications for development throughout the city, and the bulk of those applications have been for the waterfront. I think the progress the waterfront has made is amazing.
I'm like, 'Would you be the person in the room that would boo when Dylan went electric? I know I wouldn't. Or are you the person that left The Beatles after 'She Loves You,' or 'Drive My Car?' You weren't on board for 'Revolution 9' or 'Day In The Life,' were you?'
I don't think the Palestinian people or Afghan children or some other things I'm concerned about are at the top of other people's agendas - not right now, when America is going through such a recession and people are suffering across the board financially. But I think all that will change.
All my dreams are coming true all across the board for some reason.
During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was terrific progress. Tens of thousands of public schools were integrated racially. During that time the gap between black and white achievement narrowed.
But the best thing Washington can do for education is realize that our role is limited. Washington must keep its promises, but let those who know our childrens' names- parents, teachers and school board members- make education decisions.
I am on the board of corporations who contribute both to environmental problems and their solutions. And I am on the NGO side: the Earth Council and other organizations.
I loved the material when I first read it, and the experience of making the film was a great one. So when we came around to complete the trilogy, I just signed on board without even reading the scripts because the experience of the first film was so good.
I'm on the board of a national group called Faith in America. It's designed to fight religious-based bigotry.
As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board.
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Other Usage ExamplesAlso, it is interesting that developing countries, with China and India perhaps in the lead, where the future of the global environment will be decided are now on board with the case for sustainable development.
God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board.
And God said, 'Let there be light' and there was light, but the Electricity Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.
I feel like I'm part of history being made. I leave Apple board meetings thinking, 'I've got to do a better job.'
I think I'm a combination of very simple pleasures and the fact I've read a lot of books. I don't think it's a binary opposition across the board in humans and I think I'm an example that it's not. I'm hosting gay marriage rallies and I have tons of guns at home. There's a lot of middle ground in the world and I'm one of those people.
I like all of the mental, psychological thriller movies too. I enjoy horror movies across the board.
I'm on the board of directors for Peace Now, which works tirelessly between the Palestinians and the Israelis to create peace in the Middle East and we've never been closer.
I'm not precisely saying that a really good board meeting at the MLA (Museums, Libraries and Archives Coucil) makes me want to go and write poetry, but there is a pleasure in doing that sort of thing well.
I love what the Valley does. I love company building. I love startups. I love technology companies. I love new technology. I love this process of invention. Being able to participate in that as a founder and a product creator, or as an investor or a board member, I just find that hugely satisfying.
I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors because it changes their lives.
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