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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English bord.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /bɔː(r)d/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)d

[edit] Homophones

• bored (in dialects with the horse-hoarse merger)

[edit] Noun

board (plural boards)

1. A relatively long, wide and thin piece of sawn wood or similar material, usually intended for use in construction.
2. (archaic) A long, narrow table, like that used in a medieval dining hall.
3. The amount paid for meals and lodging.
4. A device (eg, switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
5. Short for e.g. blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard and surfboard.
6. A committee that manages the business of an organization.
7. (basketball, informal) A rebound.
8. (nautical) The side of a ship.
9. (nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward
10. (ice hockey) The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink, often in plural.

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aboard baseboard blackboard boardroom boardwalk board of directors board of trustees bodyboard body board body-board boogieboard boogie board boogie-board

chalkboard chessboard chipboard circuit board clapboard corkboard duckboard emery board floorboard floor board

floor-board ironing board keyboard off board on board plasterboard skateboard snowboard surfboard sounding board outboard whiteboard

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[edit] See also

• batten
• beam
• lath
• plank
• pole
• slab
• veneer

[edit] Verb

to board (third-person singular simple present boards, present participle boarding, simple past and past participle boarded)

1. To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship or aircraft.
2. To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.
3. To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.
4. (nautical) To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party

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