Board
/bɔːd/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Board
noun
- A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
- A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
- A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.
"Each player starts the game with four counters on the board."
- Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, message board (on the Internet), etc.
- A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.
"We have to wait to hear back from the board."
verb
- To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
"It is time to board the aircraft."
- To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.
"to board one's horse at a livery stable"
- To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.
- To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party
- To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation
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