See Also: board 1, noun(dictionary)
tea-board(dictionary)
BOARD(law)
bed and board(dictionary)
Across the board(finance)
above-board(dictionary)
board(1)(dictionary)
board(2)(dictionary)
On board(money)
Off-board(money)

board 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?information?
2 ?for putting things on?
3 ?group of people?
4 ?in names?
5 ?in building?
6 on board
7 ?meals?
8 go by the board
9 ?in water sports?
10 across the board
11 take something on board
12 ?electricity?
13 ?theatre?
14 ?sports area?
15 college/medical boards
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[Language: Old English; Origin: bord]
[C] ?INFORMATION?
a flat wide piece of wood, plastic etc that you can use to show information
on a board
::The plan of the new building is displayed on a board at the back of the room.
::I've put a list of names up on the board.
::I'll check the departure board for train times.
-see also billboard , blackboard , noticeboard , scoreboard

?FOR PUTTING THINGS ON?
[C] a flat piece of wood, plastic, card etc that you use for a particular purpose such as cutting things on, or for playing indoor games
::Martha was chopping vegetables on a wooden board.
::a chess board
-see also breadboard , cheeseboard , chopping board
also Board
?GROUP OF PEOPLE?
[C also + plural verb] BrE a group of people in a company or other organization who make the rules and important decisions
::a board meeting
::a board member
board of
::The Board of Directors met yesterday.
::There was disagreement among the agency's board of governors.
::The decision was discussed and agreed at board level.
sit on a board/have a seat on a board
(=be a member of a board)
::He gave up his seat on the board after 40 years.
?IN NAMES?
Board
used in the name of some organizations
::the New York State Board of Elections
::the British Boxing Board of Control
?IN BUILDING?
[C] a long thin flat piece of wood used for making floors, walls, fences etc
::We'll have to take the boards up to check the wiring.
-see also floorboard
on board
a) on a ship, plane, or spacecraft
-synonym aboard aboard
::There are 12 children on board the ship.
b) involved with something or working for an organization
::Supporters of the treaty say that it will be necessary to have the United States on board.
::He came on board in the late Sixties and spent two decades with the agency.
?MEALS?
[U] the meals that are provided for you when you pay to stay somewhere
::In the nursing home she will have to pay for room and board .
::The landlord provides board and lodging (=meals and a place to stay) .
-see also full board , half board
go by the board
if an idea, way of behaving, or plan goes by the board, it fails to happen, ends, or is no longer possible
::It seems that loyalty has gone by the board.
?IN WATER SPORTS?
[C] a surfboard or sailboard
across the board
if something happens or is done across the board, it affects everyone in a particular group, place etc
::The changes will affect local authorities across the board.
::We find jobs for people right across the board from chief executives to cleaners.
take sth on board
to listen to and accept a suggestion, idea etc
::The school refused to take any of the parents' criticisms on board.
?ELECTRICITY?
[C] a circuit board
?THEATRE?
the boards [plural] the stage in a theatre
-see also tread the boards at tread 1 (7)
?SPORTS AREA?
boards [plural] AmE the low wooden wall around the area in which you play ice hockey
college/medical boards
AmE examinations that you take in the US when you formally ask to be accepted as a student at a college or medical school
-see also above board , diving board , drawing board , ironing board , sounding board , sweep the board at sweep 1 (11)