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- Dictionaryboard/bɔːd/
noun
- 1. a long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, used for floors or other building purposes: "loose boards creaked as I walked on them" Similar
- 2. a thin, flat piece of wood or other stiff material used for various purposes.
verb
- 1. get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle): "we boarded the plane for Oslo" Similar Opposite
- 2. live and receive regular meals in a house in return for payment or services: "the cousins boarded for a while with Ruby" Similar
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BOARD definition: 1. a thin, flat piece of cut wood or other hard material, often used for a particular purpose: 2…. Learn more.
: a flat usually rectangular piece of material (such as wood) designed for a special purpose: such as. (1) : surfboard. (2) : skateboard. Tony Hawk has just legitimized the youthful rebellion they'd abandoned along with their boards. Sean Pamphilon. (3)
A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose. ...a chopping board. 2. countable noun A2. A board is a square piece of wood or stiff cardboard that you use for playing games such as chess. ...a draughts board. Dr Tinsley had five pieces on the board against Chinook's four. 3. countable noun A2.
1. a. A long flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank. b. A long flat slab of another material, used as a structural member. 2. A flat, rigid, often rectangular piece of material used as a surface upon which to work: a cutting board; an ironing board. 3. A flat piece of rigid material designed to display information, especially: a. A blackboard. b.
Definition of board noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. board. noun. /bɔːd/ /bɔːrd/ Idioms. piece of wood, etc. [countable, uncountable] a long thin piece of strong hard material, especially wood, used, for example, for making floors, building walls and roofs and making boats.
A board is a plank or surface, sometimes having buttons or controls. You can cut vegetables on a cutting board, post a flyer on a bulletin board, or cause a power outage on a circuit board.
a group of people who officially control a company or organization, or a particular type of business activity: The board approved the sales plan. on board. B1. on a boat, train, aircraft, etc.
noun. a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness. a flat slab of wood or other material for some specific purpose: a cutting board. a sheet of wood, cardboard, paper, etc., with or without markings, for some special use, as a checkerboard or chessboard. boards, Theater. the stage:
noun. /bɔrd/ piece of wood, etc. [countable, uncountable] a long, thin piece of strong, hard material, especially wood, used, for example, for making floors, building walls and roofs, and making boats He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards. see floorboard, hardboard, particleboard. Want to learn more?
board /bɔrd/ n. Building a long rectangular piece of wood sawed thin:[ countable] Please nail a couple of boards over the hole for now. Building a flat piece of wood or other hard material used for a purpose:[ countable] Write your sentence up on the board (= a blackboard).
