Board
noun
A long, flat, thin piece of wood or other hard material.
She cut the cheese on a wooden board.
Often appears as...
- chopping board
- drawing board
verb
To get on a train, plane, or ship.
Passengers are now boarding.
Often appears as...
- board the plane
- board the train
noun
A group of people who have power to make decisions and control a company or other organization.
The board of directors has approved the budget for next year.
Often appears as...
- board of directors
- governing board
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Business
noun
Meals provided regularly for money.
Room and board is included in the price.
Often appears as...
- room and board
- board included
verb
To cover or close with pieces of wood.
The windows were boarded up.
Often appears as...
- board up the windows
- board up the doors
noun
A thin, flat piece of material with a special function.
He got on his surfboard and rode the wave.
Often appears as...
- surfboard
- snowboard
noun
A long, flat, thin piece of wood or other hard material.
She cut the cheese on a wooden board.
Often appears as...
- chopping board
- drawing board
verb
To get on a train, plane, or ship.
Passengers are now boarding.
Often appears as...
- board the plane
- board the train
noun
A group of people who have power to make decisions and control a company or other organization.
The board of directors has approved the budget for next year.
Often appears as...
- board of directors
- governing board
Usage tips
Business
noun
Meals provided regularly for money.
Room and board is included in the price.
Often appears as...
- room and board
- board included
verb
To cover or close with pieces of wood.
The windows were boarded up.
Often appears as...
- board up the windows
- board up the doors
noun
A thin, flat piece of material with a special function.
He got on his surfboard and rode the wave.
Often appears as...
- surfboard
- snowboard
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Pro Tip 1/2Material Varieties
The word 'board' can refer to materials other than wood, like plastic or metal boards.
The students used a large plastic board for their project.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Descriptions
'Board' often implies a smooth, flat surface and can vary in size and thickness.
The craftsman polished the board until it was perfectly smooth.
Pro Tip 1/2Material Varieties
The word 'board' can refer to materials other than wood, like plastic or metal boards.
The students used a large plastic board for their project.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Descriptions
'Board' often implies a smooth, flat surface and can vary in size and thickness.
The craftsman polished the board until it was perfectly smooth.
Pro Tip 1/2Material Varieties
The word 'board' can refer to materials other than wood, like plastic or metal boards.
The students used a large plastic board for their project.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Descriptions
'Board' often implies a smooth, flat surface and can vary in size and thickness.
The craftsman polished the board until it was perfectly smooth.
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
A lot of it is to do with your foot positioning on the board. -Okay. So, nice, wide stance... -Nice, wide stance always helps. Yeah. And you wanna keep your shoulders nice and straight. And then what am I doing with my hands? Just sort of Your hands can do whatever you wanna do. That's where the style comes in. Yeah. I imagine what my hands are gonna be doing is being alert.
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Why do honeybees love...
So, ignoring the geometry lesson, and taking matters into their own hands, the bees went back to the drawing board to rethink their beehive design. One suggested triangles, "We can use triangles. Look! They fit together perfectly." Another bee suggested squares. Finally, a third bee piped up and said,
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
As you notice, some of these, or all of the boards actually don't have leashes. So our mentor is going to be the leash. We're here and we're kind of here to be brave and courageous and move through the messiness of whatever comes up. We actually expect you to get somewhat triggered here,
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Stories: Legacies of who...
but then I heard we had an assembly, so I came. And after listening to the students talk and seeing your performance, I thought I should organize my friends and we should go down to a board meeting and tell them that want to have advanced classes for A through G requirements."
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Deconstructing the Barn...
close all right guys we have a new project yes follow me there's some work we need to do to these old beams and old boards before we use them on the new cabin we have to go through and D mail them take every single nail out by hand well the gentleman said that these nails
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
basically i i mean you are sure i don't like to lose i'm not sure many people do but the truth matters to me a lot really like sort of pathologically it matters to me okay so so you don't like to lose if in this case you are not successful in you know the board
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What does my headscarf...
And two out of every three don't have an executive who's from a minority. And most of the minorities that are at that sort of level are non-executive board directors. So their influence isn't that great. I've told you a bunch of terrible things.
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The benefits of a...
and two passive parts, listening and reading. While a balanced bilingual has near equal abilities across the board in two languages, most bilinguals around the world know and use their languages in varying proportions.
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Giving checkmate is...
very fortunate when I was very little to learn the game of chess it gave me a lot it gave me a lot of success happiness over the chess board but it gave me much more it gave me life skills which I use
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Ants Ingenious Survival...
between them they're making a life raft the ants most precious cargo the eggs and remaining pupae are safely stored on flying ants also board like helicopters on an aircraft carrier
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
A lot of it is to do with your foot positioning on the board. -Okay. So, nice, wide stance... -Nice, wide stance always helps. Yeah. And you wanna keep your shoulders nice and straight. And then what am I doing with my hands? Just sort of Your hands can do whatever you wanna do. That's where the style comes in. Yeah. I imagine what my hands are gonna be doing is being alert.
Video examples
Why do honeybees love...
So, ignoring the geometry lesson, and taking matters into their own hands, the bees went back to the drawing board to rethink their beehive design. One suggested triangles, "We can use triangles. Look! They fit together perfectly." Another bee suggested squares. Finally, a third bee piped up and said,
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
As you notice, some of these, or all of the boards actually don't have leashes. So our mentor is going to be the leash. We're here and we're kind of here to be brave and courageous and move through the messiness of whatever comes up. We actually expect you to get somewhat triggered here,
Video examples
Stories: Legacies of who...
but then I heard we had an assembly, so I came. And after listening to the students talk and seeing your performance, I thought I should organize my friends and we should go down to a board meeting and tell them that want to have advanced classes for A through G requirements."
Video examples
Deconstructing the Barn...
close all right guys we have a new project yes follow me there's some work we need to do to these old beams and old boards before we use them on the new cabin we have to go through and D mail them take every single nail out by hand well the gentleman said that these nails
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
basically i i mean you are sure i don't like to lose i'm not sure many people do but the truth matters to me a lot really like sort of pathologically it matters to me okay so so you don't like to lose if in this case you are not successful in you know the board
Video examples
What does my headscarf...
And two out of every three don't have an executive who's from a minority. And most of the minorities that are at that sort of level are non-executive board directors. So their influence isn't that great. I've told you a bunch of terrible things.
Video examples
The benefits of a...
and two passive parts, listening and reading. While a balanced bilingual has near equal abilities across the board in two languages, most bilinguals around the world know and use their languages in varying proportions.
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
very fortunate when I was very little to learn the game of chess it gave me a lot it gave me a lot of success happiness over the chess board but it gave me much more it gave me life skills which I use
Video examples
Ants Ingenious Survival...
between them they're making a life raft the ants most precious cargo the eggs and remaining pupae are safely stored on flying ants also board like helicopters on an aircraft carrier
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Kenny Johnson
American Actor
In my work, I just want to tell a story and help people go on a journey. I'm glad any fans that I do have, and I'm usually not aware of it until I get out there or read a message board. I want to thank everyone who follows my work.
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Tupac Shakur
American Rapper
It's the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they're gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it's my turn to leave.
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Kate Gosselin
American Celebrity
With every positive, there is a negative across the board in life. It's about choosing to see the positive and working with the negative.
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James Anderson
English Athlete
A lot of teams see Lord's as a special place and up their games to try to get their names on the honours' board.
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Julian Casablancas
American Musician
Boarding school didn't feel like my world, I felt like an alien; people there had a lot of money.
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Frank Rijkaard
Dutch Athlete
Every manager feels a responsibility to his board of directors and the public and the players.
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Benson Henderson
American Mixed Martial Artist
Bellator is collecting talent, collecting world-level talent all across the board.
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John Schnatter
American Businessman
The board gets upset because I won't take a raise, but I've got plenty of money.
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Yo Yo Honey Singh
Indian Musician
It's very important to get friends on board, friends who make a difference.
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Phil McGraw
American Psychologist
Life is a full-contact sport, and there's a score up on the board.
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Kenny Johnson
American Actor
In my work, I just want to tell a story and help people go on a journey. I'm glad any fans that I do have, and I'm usually not aware of it until I get out there or read a message board. I want to thank everyone who follows my work.
Quote examples
Tupac Shakur
American Rapper
It's the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they're gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it's my turn to leave.
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Kate Gosselin
American Celebrity
With every positive, there is a negative across the board in life. It's about choosing to see the positive and working with the negative.
Quote examples
James Anderson
English Athlete
A lot of teams see Lord's as a special place and up their games to try to get their names on the honours' board.
Quote examples
Julian Casablancas
American Musician
Boarding school didn't feel like my world, I felt like an alien; people there had a lot of money.
Quote examples
Frank Rijkaard
Dutch Athlete
Every manager feels a responsibility to his board of directors and the public and the players.
Quote examples
Benson Henderson
American Mixed Martial Artist
Bellator is collecting talent, collecting world-level talent all across the board.
Quote examples
John Schnatter
American Businessman
The board gets upset because I won't take a raise, but I've got plenty of money.
Quote examples
Yo Yo Honey Singh
Indian Musician
It's very important to get friends on board, friends who make a difference.
Quote examples
Phil McGraw
American Psychologist
Life is a full-contact sport, and there's a score up on the board.
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