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board
bɔːd Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, used for floors or other building purposes.
    E.g. loose boards creaked as I walked on them
  • a thin, flat piece of wood or other stiff material used for various purposes.
  • a group of people constituted as the decision-making body of an organization.
    E.g. he sits on the board of directors
  • the provision of regular meals when one stays somewhere, in return for payment or services.
    E.g. board and lodging
  • a distance covered by a vessel in a single tack.
    E.g. we were tacking up to the anchor, shortening cable at each board
verb
  • get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle).
    E.g. we boarded the plane for Oslo
  • live and receive regular meals in a house in return for payment or services.
    E.g. the cousins boarded for a while with Ruby
  • cover or seal a window or building with pieces of wood.
    E.g. the shop was still boarded up
  • ride on a snowboard.
    E.g. when we're not boarding, we're skiing

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