Meaning of 'board' (Webster Dictionary)
- A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and
breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc.
- A table to put food upon.
- Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals;
provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay; as, to work
for one's board; the price of board.
- A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A
council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting,
public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in
council for the management or direction of some public or private
business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a
board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.
- A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used
for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface
painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board.
- Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers,
etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.
- The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter
upon the theatrical profession.
- The border or side of anything.
- The side of a ship.
- The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.
- To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile
or a friendly way.
- To enter, as a railway car.
- To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings,
for compensation; to supply with daily meals.
- To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's
horse at a livery stable.
- To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for
compensation; as, he boards at the hotel.
- To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house.
- To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo.
Meaning of 'board' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a table at which meals are served
Example in sentence:- a feast was spread upon the board;
- he helped her clear the dining table
Meaning (2):
- electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
Example in sentence:- he checked the instrument panel;
- suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree
Meaning (3):
- a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games
Example in sentence:- he got out the board and set up the pieces
Meaning (4):
- a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
Example in sentence:- he nailed boards across the windows
Meaning (5):
- food or meals in general
Example in sentence:- room and board;
- she sets a fine table
Meaning (6):
- a committee having supervisory powers
Example in sentence:- the board has seven members
Meaning (7):
- live and take one's meals at or in
Example in sentence:- she rooms in an old boarding house
Meaning (8):
- provide food and lodging (for)
Example in sentence:- The old lady is boarding three men
Definition
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