| Sounds | bao'rd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aboard ... Woodward: 73 rhymes with aord... | |
| Meaning | A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | plank | |
| Parts | knot | A hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged |
| knothole | A hole in a board where a knot came out | |
| Narrower | chipboard, hardboard | A cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin |
| deal | A plank of softwood (fir or pine / pine board) | |
| matchboard | A board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor) | |
| skid | One of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects | |
| wale, strake | Thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship | |
| Broader | lumber, timber | The wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material |
| Spanish | tabla, tablero, tablón | |
| Catalan | post, taula, tauler | |
| Meaning | Food or meals / meals in general. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "room and board" | |
| Synonym | table | |
| Narrower | training table | planned meals / meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall) |
| Broader | fare | The food and drink that are regularly served or consumed |
| Spanish | cocina, mesa | |
| Catalan | cuina, taula | |
| Verbs | board | provide food and lodging (for) |
| board | lodge and take meals (at) | |
| board | live and take one's meals at or in | |
| Meaning | A vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | display panel, display board | |
| Narrower | big board | The large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange |
| Broader | display, video display | An electronic device that represents information in visual form |
| Spanish | cartelera, pantalla | |
| Meaning | A table at which meals are served. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a feast was spread upon the board" | |
| Synonym | dining table | |
| Narrower | dining-room table | dining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served |
| dinner table | The dining table where dinner is served and eaten | |
| high table | A dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform | |
| refectory table | A long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles | |
| triclinium | A dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome | |
| Broader | table | A piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it |
| Spanish | mesa de comedor, mesa | |
| Catalan | taula de menjador | |
| Verbs | board | provide food and lodging (for) |
| board | lodge and take meals (at) | |
| board | live and take one's meals at or in | |
| Meaning | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" | |
| Synonyms | control panel, instrument panel, control board, panel | |
| Parts | idiot light | A colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure) |
| Narrower | dashboard, fascia | instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls |
| Broader | electrical device | A device that produces or is powered by electricity |
| Spanish | cónsola, cuadro de mandos, panel de control, tablero | |
| Catalan | quadre de comandament, tauler | |
| Meaning | A printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | circuit board, circuit card, card, plug-in, add-in | |
| Narrower | CPU board, mother board | The main circuit board for a computer |
| PC board | A removable circuit board for a personal computer | |
| Broader | printed circuit | computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly |
| Spanish | placa, plug-in, tarjeta de expansión, tarjeta | |
| Catalan | complement, plug-in, targeta de circuit imprès, targeta d'expansió | |
| Meaning | A flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he got out the board and set up the pieces" | |
| Synonym | gameboard | |
| Narrower | Ouija, Ouija board | A board with the alphabet on it |
| backgammon board | The board on which backgammon is played | |
| checkerboard, checker board | A board having 64 squares of two alternating colors | |
| cribbage board | A board with pegs and regularly spaced holes for holding the pegs | |
| dartboard, dart board | A circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game / game of darts | |
| go board | A board used for playing go | |
| monopoly board | A board used for playing monopoly | |
| pegboard | A board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted | |
| punchboard | A small board full of holes | |
| Broader | surface | The outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary |
| Spanish | tablero | |
| Catalan | tauler | |
| Meaning | Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | get on | |
| Narrower | catch | reach in time |
| embark, ship | go on board | |
| entrain | board a train | |
| Broader | enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into | To come or go into |
| Opposite | get off | Leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc. |
| Spanish | abordar, embarcar, montar, subirse a | |
| Catalan | embarcar, pujar a | |
| Nouns | boarder | someone who forces their way aboard ship |
| Meaning | Live and take one's meals at or in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "she rooms in an old boarding house" | |
| Synonym | room | |
| Broader | populate, dwell, live, inhabit | Inhabit or live in |
| Spanish | alojarse, embarcar | |
| Catalan | embarcar | |
| Nouns | board | a table at which meals are served |
| board | food or meals / meals in general | |
| boarder | a pupil / pupil who lives at school during term time | |
| Meaning | lodge and take meals (at) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Entails | consume, ingest, take in, take, have | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
| Broader | live | Lead a certain kind of life |
| Similar to | board | Provide food and lodging (for) |
| Spanish | alojarse, embarcar, hospedar | |
| Catalan | embarcar | |
| Nouns | board | a table at which meals are served |
| board | food or meals / meals in general | |
| boarder | a tenant / tenant in someone's house | |
| boarder | a pupil / pupil who lives at school during term time | |
| Meaning | Provide food and lodging (for). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The old lady is boarding three men" | |
| Entails | feed, give | Give food to |
| Narrower | live in, sleep in | Live in the house where one works |
| Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater | Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance |
| Similar to | board | lodge and take meals (at) |
| Spanish | alojar, entablar | |
| Nouns | board | a table at which meals are served |
| board | food or meals / meals in general | |
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