Board Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Kids Definition of board · 1 : a sawed piece of lumber that is much broader and longer than it is thick · 2 : a usually rectangular piece of rigid material used ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut board noun SaveWord \ˈbȯrd \ EssentialMeaningofboard 1 :along,thin,flatpieceofwood Theynailedsomeboardsoverthebrokenwindow.Cuttheboardlengthwise. 2 :aflatpieceofmaterial(suchaswoodorcardboard)thatisusedforaspecialpurpose Theycoveredtheboardinfabricandpinnedsomephotographstoit.theboardthatisusedtoplaygameslikechessandcheckers 3 :bulletinboardsense1 Isawanoticeontheboardcallingforvolunteers. FullDefinitionofboard (Entry1of2) 1 :apieceofsawedlumberoflittlethicknessandalengthgreatlyexceedingitswidth nailedboardsoverthewindows 2a :asurface,frame,ordeviceforpostingnotices Pinthephotototheboard. b :blackboard wrotetheassignmentontheboard c :aflatusuallyrectangularpieceofmaterial(suchaswood)designedforaspecialpurpose:suchas (1) :surfboard (2) :skateboard …TonyHawkhasjustlegitimizedtheyouthfulrebellionthey'dabandonedalongwiththeirboards.—SeanPamphilon (3) :springboardsense1 Doabackflipofftheboard. (4) boardsplural :skis anewpairofboards d basketball :backboardsense1 areboundofftheboards also :areboundinbasketball averaging7.8boardspergame e :switchboard 3a(1) :agroupofpersonshavingmanagerial,supervisory,investigatory,oradvisorypowers Sheisonthebank'sboardofdirectors.boardofexaminersaboardmember (2) :anexaminationgivenbyanexaminingboard —oftenusedinpluralpassthemedicalboards b :league,association localboardofrealtors c :dailymealsespeciallywhenfurnishedforpay paidforherroomandboard d :atablespreadwithameal offeredtohelpcleartheboard e :atableatwhichacouncilormagistratessit satatthecouncilboard f cardgames (1) :theexposedhandsofalltheplayersinastudpokergame (2) :anexposeddummy(seedummyentry1sense2a)handinbridge g archaic :tablesense1a 4 electronics :asheetofinsulatingmaterialcarryingcircuitelementsandterminalssothatitcanbeinsertedinanelectronicapparatus(suchasacomputer) 5 boardsplural,icehockey :thelowwallenclosingahockeyrink 6 computers :messageboardsense2 Addalinktotheboard. 7a :cardboard b :thestifffoundationpieceforthesideofabookcover 8 nautical :thesideofaship 9 boardsplural,theater :stagesense2a(2) oneofthebestactorsthatevertrodtheboards 10 finance :asecuritiesorcommoditiesexchange(seeexchangeentry1sense5a) 11 obsolete :border,edge acrosstheboard :soastoincludeoraffectallclassesorcategories cutspendingacrosstheboard also :inallareasorrespects consideredanaverageplayeracrosstheboard onboard 1 :aboard 2 :insupportofaparticularobjective neededtogetmoresenatorsonboardforthebilltopass board verb boarded;boarding;boards Definitionofboard (Entry2of2) transitiveverb 1a :togoaboard(something,suchasaship,train,airplane,orbus) boardedabustoChicago b :toputaboard anairlinerboardingpassengers 2 :tocoverorsealoffwithalong,thin,andoftennarrowpieceofsawedlumber:tocoverorsealoffwithboards(seeboardentry1sense1) —usuallyusedwithupboardupawindowboardupahouse 3 :toprovidewithregularmealsandoftenalsolodgingusuallyforcompensation supplementedherincomebyboardingcollegestudents 4 icehockey :tocheck(aplayer)intothelowwoodenwallenclosingahockeyrink:tocheck(aplayer)intotheboards(seeboardentry1sense5) 5 archaic :tocomeupagainstoralongside(aship)usuallytoattack 6 archaic :accost,address boardedmewithsomelightremark—W.A.White intransitiveverb 1 :toreceivemealsorlodging bachelorswhoboardattheinn specifically :toliveataboardingschool 2 informal :torideaskateboard,snowboard,etc. At12,Dannyjoinedhis16-year-oldbrother…ontheslopes,boardingeverydayafterschool.—ScottDeSimon 3a :togetintoorontoameansoftransportation(suchasanairplane,bus,ship,etc.) Abitlate,wehurriedtothegatejustintimetoboard.—EllenCreager b :toputorallowpassengersintoorontosuchameansoftransportation …beforemyplaneboardedIwanderedintoaduty-freeshoptopickupafewlast-minutepresents.—TedMooney OtherWordsfromboard Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutboard OtherWordsfromboard Noun boardlike \ ˈbȯrd-​ˌlīk \ adjective Synonymsforboard Synonyms:Noun association, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (alsogild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality Synonyms:Verb cater, feed, provision, victual VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofboardinaSentence Noun Theynailedsomeboardsoverthebrokenwindow. Theycoveredtheboardinfabricandpinnedsomephotographstoit. theboardthatisusedtoplaygameslikechessandcheckers Isawanoticeontheboardcallingforvolunteers. Writetheanswersontheboard. Sheisonthetown'splanningboard. Theparoleboardhasdecidedthattheprisonerisnotyetreadyforrelease. Verb Youmusthaveaticketinordertoboardthetrain. Thepiratestriedtoboardtheship,butwefoughtthemoff. We'resupposedtoboardat10:15. We'renowboardingallpassengers. Theflightisabouttobeginboarding. Passengersshouldremainintheboardingarea. Thecaretakerboardedthewindow. Theyboardguestsduringthesummerseason. Manystudentsboardatthecollege. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Onesolidpracticethatcanbeappliedacrosstheboardisthecreationofaquickbootcampforexistingandnewemployeestogooveroldpracticesandintroducenewones. — ExpertPanel®,Forbes,7Dec.2021 Whilethenumbersaresuperbacrosstheboard,Hutchinson'sbiggestdrawishisbrutaldominationofOhioState'soffensivelineintheWolverines'wininlateNovember. — PaulMyerberg,USATODAY,7Dec.2021 Fromsalttosourdough,MexicantoMediterranean,saladstosousvide,thetopicstrulyareacrosstheboard. — MarcBona,cleveland,7Dec.2021 Theacross-the-boarddropscloudstheoutlookforinstitutionalportfolioswhoremainonthefenceaboutadoptingBitcointouseasahedgeinthisperiodofhighinflation. — SophieMellor,Fortune,6Dec.2021 It’sareallyrapidlygrowingindustryouthereacrosstheboard. — PatrickFrater,Variety,3Dec.2021 TheembarrassinglossforOregonreceivedalotofattentionfrommediaandcollegefootballfansacrosstheboard. — oregonlive,3Dec.2021 Eightmonthslater,inDecember,Congresspassedasecondreliefbillboostingbenefitsby15%acrosstheboard,butthatuptickisscheduledtoexpirethissummer. — NoraNaughton,WSJ,2Dec.2021 Whileseason21'stop10hadaprettydecentperformancenightacrosstheboard,twoartistswillbeheadedhome,fallingshortjustaheadofthesemifinals. — MaggieFremont,EW.com,1Dec.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb HolmestestifiedTheranosdiddiscloseitsuseofthethird-partydevicestotheUSFoodandDrugAdministrationaswellastoboardmembers. — SaraAshleyO'brien,CNN,24Nov.2021 Polyakthenwillsubmithispreferredcandidatetoboardmemberswithapacketofinformation. — GeorgeCastle,chicagotribune.com,17Nov.2021 AtSalesforce,thatmeantextendinganinvitationtoboardmemberstojoinweeklyall-handscalls. — AnneSraders,Fortune,13Oct.2021 Districtofficialsareexpectedtopresentalong-termfacilitiesplantoboardmembers,Blythesaid,todeterminehowtoallocateanyfuturebonds. — JillTucker,SanFranciscoChronicle,11Oct.2021 Communityassociationmanagerswouldbeprofessionallyobligatedtoidentifyissuesrelatedtothestructuralmaintenance,lifesafetyissuesandintegrityofthebuildings,andreportthosefindingstoboardmembers. — LisaJ.Huriash,sun-sentinel.com,17Sep.2021 Pavlikwroteinhisproposaltoboardmembersthatsuspectsoftenarebackonatrainorbus—oratarailstationorbusstop—soonafteranarrest. — WashingtonPost,13July2021 CareNewEngland,whichownsKentHospitalinWarwick,RhodeIsland,offereditsvaccinestoboardmembersacrossitssystem. — BostonGlobe.com,23Mar.2021 Theproposalpromptedhundredsofangryemailsandletterstoboardmembers. — DouglasBelkin,WSJ,6Oct.2020 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'board.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofboard Noun beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense11Verb 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense5 HistoryandEtymologyforboard NounandVerb MiddleEnglishbordpieceofsawedlumber,border,ship'sside,fromOldEnglish;akintoOldHighGermanbortship'sside LearnMoreAboutboard Shareboard PosttheDefinitionofboardtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofboardonTwitter TimeTravelerforboard Thefirstknownuseofboardwas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster WordsWe'reWatching:'VisionBoard' WordsWe'reWatching:'VisionBoard' And'moodboard'too DictionaryEntriesNearboard boar'snest board boardable SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtoboard asstiffasaboard bedandboard boardandlodging Statisticsforboard LastUpdated 10Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Board.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board.Accessed12Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforboard board noun \ˈbȯrd \ KidsDefinitionofboard (Entry1of2) 1 :asawedpieceoflumberthatismuchbroaderandlongerthanitisthick 2 :ausuallyrectangularpieceofrigidmaterialusedforsomespecialpurpose adivingboardagameboard 3 :blackboard 4 :anumberofpersonshavingauthoritytomanageordirectsomething theschoolboard 5 :mealsgivenatsettimesforaprice Hepaid$20aweekforroomandboard. 6 boardsplural :thelowwoodenwallenclosingahockeyrink 7 :asheetofinsulatingmaterialcarryingelectronicparts(asforacomputer) onboard :aboardentry1 board verb boarded;boarding KidsDefinitionofboard (Entry2of2) 1 :togoaboard WeboardedtheplaneinNewYork. 2 :tocoverwithboards Thewindowswereboardedup. 3 :togiveorgetmealsandaplacetoliveforaprice Thestudentsboardatthecollege. Theyboardguestsinthesummer. board noun \ˈbō(ə)rd,ˈbȯ(ə)rd \ Medical Definitionofboard 1 :agroupofpersonshavingsupervisory,managerial,investigatory,oradvisorypowers medicallicensingboardsaboardofhealth 2 :anexaminationgivenbyanexaminingboard —oftenusedinplural passedhismedicalboards board noun,oftencapitalized Legal Definitionofboard 1a :agroupofindividualshavingmanagerial,supervisory,investigatory,oradvisorypowersoverapublicorprivatebusiness,trust,orotherorganizationorinstitution BoardofRegentsBoardofBarOverseers b :boardofdirectors 2a :agroupofcitizenselectedtoadministerthebusinessoforanaspectofthebusinessofapoliticalunit(asatownorcounty) aboardofselectmen b :afederal,state,orlocalgovernmentagency—seealsoNationalLaborRelationsBoard 3 :asecuritiesorcommoditiesexchange—seealsoboardoftrade MorefromMerriam-Websteronboard Nglish:TranslationofboardforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofboardforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY enigma SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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