baseboard

[ beys-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈbeɪsˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

Also called mopboard, skirt. a board forming the foot of an interior wall.

a board forming the base of anything.

Origin of baseboard

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; base¹ + board

Words nearby baseboard

baseball cap, baseballer, baseball finger, baseball glove, baseband, baseboard, baseborn, base box, base bullion, baseburner, base camp

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Example sentences from the Web for baseboard

Other features include True Radiant, which compensates for the longer time it takes for baseboard systems to adjust temperatures.
How the Nest Thermostat Could Save the Planet|Daniel Gross|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Where the baseboard was mortised at the corner there appeared to have been a patch put in.
Ted Strong's Motor Car|Edward C. Taylor
Two sideboards were nailed to a baseboard, making a trough large enough for Fig. 303.
The Scientific American Boy|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
The slot in the small end of the baseboard is for the film to pass through.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

Lying flat along the baseboard, he would be stabbed at any instant by an inquiring sword point.
The Radiant Shell|Paul Ernst
He put his face close to the floor and found the aperture, a small hole of irregular shape in the baseboard of the door.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs

British Dictionary definitions for baseboard

baseboard

/ (ˈbeɪsˌbɔːd) /

noun

a board functioning as the base of anything

Also called: skirting board US and Canadian a skirting made of wood

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	baseboard
释义	baseboard [ beys-bawrd, -bohrd ] / ˈbeɪsˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd / noun Also called mopboard, skirt. a board forming the foot of an interior wall. a board forming the base of anything. Origin of baseboard An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; base¹ + board Words nearby baseboard baseball cap, baseballer, baseball finger, baseball glove, baseband, baseboard, baseborn, base box, base bullion, baseburner, base camp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for baseboard Other features include True Radiant, which compensates for the longer time it takes for baseboard systems to adjust temperatures. How the Nest Thermostat Could Save the Planet\|Daniel Gross\|July 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Where the baseboard was mortised at the corner there appeared to have been a patch put in. Ted Strong's Motor Car\|Edward C. Taylor Two sideboards were nailed to a baseboard, making a trough large enough for Fig. 303. The Scientific American Boy\|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond The slot in the small end of the baseboard is for the film to pass through. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2\|Various Lying flat along the baseboard, he would be stabbed at any instant by an inquiring sword point. The Radiant Shell\|Paul Ernst He put his face close to the floor and found the aperture, a small hole of irregular shape in the baseboard of the door. The Secret Witness\|George Gibbs British Dictionary definitions for baseboard baseboard / (ˈbeɪsˌbɔːd) / noun a board functioning as the base of anything Also called: skirting board US and Canadian a skirting made of wood Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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