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a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"

a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"

a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"

a board on which information can be displayed to public view

a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"

lodge and take meals (at)

get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"

live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"

a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"

a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"

a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"

a board on which information can be displayed to public view

a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"

lodge and take meals (at)

get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

A table to put food upon.

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 cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house.

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 approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo.

A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, - used for building, etc.

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 to put food upon.

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 cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house.

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 approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo.

A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, - used for building, etc.

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 piece of timber sawed thin, and much broader and longer than it is thick; a table for food; provision of meals, usually given for pay; entertainment, in the sense of food and shelter; a number of persons elected to the management of some public or private office or trust; a thin, usually folding, square on which a game is played; as, a checkerboard; pasteboard; one of the two stiff covers of a book; the side of a ship; as, overboard.

To cover with flat timbers; furnish with food, or food and lodging, in return for money; to cause to be lodged and fed, as a horse at a stable; go on (a ship) or enter (a train).

To be supplied with meals, or obtain food and lodging, at a fixed charge.

A broad and thin strip of timber: a table to put food on: food: a table round which persons meet for some kind of business: any council or authorized body of men, as a school board: the deck of a ship. -ON BOARD, in U. S., same as ABROAD.

To receive food or take meals.

A broad thin piece of timber; a table; a council; food; the deck of a ship.

To cover with boards; to supply with food regularly; to enter a ship.

To enclose with boards.

To furnish or be supplied with meals for pay.

To come alongside or go on board of (a ship, etc.).

A thin and broad flat piece of wood.

A table, or the food served; meals furnished for pay.

An official body.

The stage of a theater.

Pasteboard; a book-cover.

The deck of a vessel; as, on board.

The stage; the deck of a ship the interior part of a ship or boat; the line over which a ship runs between tack and tack.

A piece of timber sawn thin, of considerable length and breadth: a table for food; food served at table; a table at which a council or court sits; a number of persons who have the management of some public trust; a table or frame for a game, as a chess-board; pasteboard; cover of a book.

To cover with boards; to enter a ship by force; to accost; to furnish with board; to place as a boarder.

To be furnished with board. By the board, close to the deck: completely.

A slab, or flat piece of wood sawn from a log; a table; food or diet; a council, or meeting of managers convened for business; the deck of a ship.

To cover with flat pieces of wood; to enter a ship by force; to furnish with food and lodging for a price.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness;—a table to put food upon;—food; entertainment—usually for pay;—the table at which a court or council sits, or the members of it;—the managers of a public trust or work;—the line over which a ship runs between tack and tack;—a table or frame for a game;—paper made thick and stiff;—the stage in a theatre.

A piece of wood of more length and breadth than thickness; a table; a table at which a council or court is held; a court of jurisdiction; the deck or floor of a ship.