BOARD • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Board

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/bɔrd/ Listen

Board

noun

1.

A committee having supervisory powers.

2.

A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes. Synonym: plank.

3.

A flat piece of material designed for a special purpose.

4.

Food or meals in general. Synonym: table. "Room and board"

5.

A vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view. Synonyms: display board, display panel.

6.

A table at which meals are served. Synonym: dining table. "A feast was spread upon the board"

7.

Electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices. Synonyms: control board, control panel, instrument panel, panel. "Suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"

8.

A printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities. Synonyms: add-in, card, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in.

9.

A flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games. Synonym: gameboard.

verb

(past & past part. boarded; pres. part. boarding)

1.

Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.). Synonym: get on. Antonym: get off.

2.

Live and take one's meals at or in. Synonym: room.

3.

Lodge and take meals (at).

4.

Provide food and lodging (for).

See more definitions of Board...

See images of 'Board'

Antonyms of 'Board'

Etymology of 'Board'

Related searches:

board of appeals

board of directors

board of education

board of regents

board of selectmen

Board of Trade unit

board of trustees

across the board

across-the-board

backgammon board

bulletin board system

chairman of the board

composition board

corrugated board

1 2 3 Next

WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University

Share |

"Board" Quotes from Famous Books

... board the Hydra yet," replied the boy hurriedly. "First only to the old man on the Megara. The dowry is ready for your father. But there is not a moment ...

— Uarda • Georg Ebers

... bay, to take Prince Nicolas to Italy for the christening of his little granddaughter. Shortly before dark he arrived, attended by two adjutants, and after speaking a few words to the harbour captain, who respectfully kissed his hand, embarked in a boat, and was pulled on board the steamer. We were again struck with the immense breadth of his figure, clad in a long, grey military overcoat, which makes him look much shorter than he really is. He is really a typical-looking prince of a race of freeborn mountaineers. As he receded ...

— The Land of the Black Mountain - The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro • Reginald Wyon

... future letter I will tell you more about certain people who give up a part of their time to works of charity, and how they do it; for there is no Board of Guardians here, as there ...

— Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago • Hannah Trager

... on board divers of the ships, taking notice of their strength and furniture, and among them he went on board several great ships which Wrangel had taken in fight from the King of Denmark, which at present were not serviceable; but his commendation of that action, and of these ships of war lying here, ...

— A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. • Bulstrode Whitelocke

... in the form of a Phoenix, I dare say the Board—' said the nice gentleman, as Robert began ...

— The Phoenix and the Carpet • E. Nesbit

Copyright © 2026 Diccionario ingles.com