board (Spenser, etc bord, borde, boord or boorde) /bōrd or börd/

1. A long and wide, comparatively thin, strip of timber
2. A table
3. Provision of meals (with or without lodging)
4. A table around which committee meetings are held
5. A formal group or committee, esp one that administers a company, etc
6. A slab, etc prepared for playing a game (such as a chessboard) or other special purpose (such as a noticeboard, blackboard, surfboard)
7. A printed circuit board
8. The side of a ship (nautical)
9. (in pl) the stage
10. (in pl) the wall around an ice-hockey rink
11. A sheet of stiff or laminated paper
12. A flat sheet of composite material, such as chipboard, plasterboard, etc
13. A rectangular piece forming the side of a book-binding
14. The distance sailed by a vessel in one tack (nautical)
15. (in duplicate bridge) a set of hands, or the board or set of pockets into which the set of hands is placed for passing on to the next group of players
16. Conversation (Spenser)
17. Coast (Spenser)

1. To cover with boards (often with up)
2. To supply with food (and bed) at fixed terms
3. To place in lodgings
4. To go on board (a ship) with hostile intent
5. To enter (a ship or (orig US) a train, bus, etc)
6. To accost, attack (Shakespeare)

1. To receive food (with or without lodging)
2. To live as a boarder (with)
3. To border (Spenser)

boardˈer noun

1. A person who receives board
2. A pupil at a boarding school
3. A person who boards a ship
4. A person engaged in skateboarding, snowboarding, etc

boardˈing noun

1. The act of covering with boards
2. A structure or collection of boards
3. The act of boarding a ship, aircraft, etc
4. The provision of board

boardˈ-foot noun

A unit of boardˈ-measure for timber, a piece one inch thick by 12 inches square

board game noun

A game (eg chess, snakes-and-ladders) which is played with pieces, counters, etc on a specially designed board

boarding card or boarding pass noun

A card allowing one to board an aircraft, ship, etc

boarding house noun

A house where boarders are kept

boarding party noun

A group of people who go on board a ship

boarding pass see boarding card above.

boardˈing-pike noun

A pike used in boarding a ship, or in defending it when attacked

boarding school noun

A school in which board and lodging are provided for pupils

boardˈ-measure see board-foot above.

board meeting noun

A meeting of the board of directors of an organization

board of directors noun

A group of individual directors appointed by a company and collectively responsible for the management of that company

Board of Trade noun (Brit)

1. A former government ministry concerned with trade and industry
2. (without caps; N American) a chamber of commerce

Board of Trade unit noun (elec)

A kilowatt-hour (abbrev BTU)

boardˈroom noun

A room for meetings of a board of directors

adjective

Taking place in a boardroom

boardˈsailing noun

Sailboarding

boardˈsailor noun

boardˈ-school noun

Formerly, a school under control of a school board

board shorts plural noun

Loose-fitting knee-length shorts, worn esp by surfers

board-waˈges plural noun

Payment to a servant in lieu of food

boardˈwalk noun (N American)

A footpath made of boards

above board

Openly

board out

1. To have one's meals elsewhere than where one lives
2. To place in lodgings

go by the board

1. To go over the side of a ship
2. To be discarded or ignored
3. To meet disaster

on board

1. Aboard
2. See also take on board below

sweep the board

1. To win everything
2. To take all the cards

take on board

To receive or accept (suggestions, new ideas, additional responsibilities, etc)

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