a usu long thin narrow piece of sawn timber
(the boards) the stage
a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose, e.g. for playing board games or for use as a blackboard or notice-board
(used as sing. or pl) a group of people having managerial or investigatory powers
a flat usu rectangular piece of material designed or marked for a special purpose, e.g. for playing chess, ludo, backgammon, etc or for use as a blackboard or noticeboard
any similar object with a flat surface
(treated as sing. or pl) a group of people having managerial, supervisory, or investigatory powers
board of directors
an official body
the gas board
any of various wood pulps or composition materials formed into stiff flat rectangular sheets
= cardboard1
daily meals, esp when provided in return for payment
board and lodgings
archaic a table spread with a meal
the side of a ship
the distance that a sailing vessel makes on one tack
to be neglected; to go out of use
[orig of a ship's mast, meaning ‘to break and fall overboard’]aboard
Brit, informal to apprehend, grasp, accept, or take account of (an idea, etc)