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English to English noun
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a committee having supervisory powers |  | Example: the board has seven members
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes | | source: wordnet30
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a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose | | Example: he nailed boards across the windows
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
food or meals in general | | Example: she sets a fine table
room and board
source: wordnet30
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a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view | | source: wordnet30
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a table at which meals are served | | Example: he helped her clear the dining table
a feast was spread upon the board
source: wordnet30
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electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices | | Example: he checked the instrument panel
suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree
source: wordnet30
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a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities | | source: wordnet30
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a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games | | Example: he got out the board and set up the pieces
source: wordnet30
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A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc. | | source: webster1913 verb
| 11 |
get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) | | source: wordnet30
| 12 |
live and take one's meals at or in | | Example: she rooms in an old boarding house
source: wordnet30
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lodge and take meals (at) | | source: wordnet30
| 14 |
provide food and lodging (for) | | Example: The old lady is boarding three men
source: wordnet30
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To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house. | | source: webster1913
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To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation; as, he boards at the hotel. | | source: webster1913
| 17 |
To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo. | | source: webster1913
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