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    [Noun]  | "board" | \ ˈbȯrd \


    1: a piece of sawed lumber of little thickness and a length greatly exceeding its width

    2: a surface, frame, or device for posting notices

    3: blackboard


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English bord piece of sawed lumber, border, ship's side, from Old English; akin to Old High German bort ship's side;

    [Noun]  | "board foot" 


    1: a unit of quantity for lumber equal to the volume of a board 12 × 12 × 1 inches —abbreviation bd ft


    Origin: 1834 ;

    [Noun]  | "board game" 


    1: a game (such as checkers, chess, or backgammon) played by placing or moving pieces on a board


    Origin: 1854 ;

    [Noun]  | "board sport" 


    1: a sport (such as snowboarding, skateboarding, or surfing) that involves a person standing on or riding a board for the duration of the activity


    Origin: 1981 ;

    [Noun]  | "board and lodging" 


    1: food and a place to sleep

    [Verb]  | "board" 


    1: to go aboard (something, such as a ship, train, airplane, or bus)

    2: to put aboard

    3: to cover or seal off with a long, thin, and often narrow piece of sawed lumber : to cover or seal off with boards —usually used with up


    Origin: 15th century ;

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    [Noun phrase]  | "board of trade" 


    1: a British governmental department concerned with commerce and industry

    2: a commodities exchange


    Origin: 1715 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "board of directors" 


    1: a group of people who manage or direct a company or organization

    [Adjective]  | "board-certified" 


    1: being a professional whose qualifications have been approved by an official group

    [Adjective]  | "across-the-board" | \ ə-ˈkrȯs-ṯẖə-ˈbȯrd \


    1: placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows

    2: embracing or affecting all classes or categories : blanket


    Origin: 1945 ;

    [Noun]  | "board" 


    1: a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest;


      * e.g., " ... a proposal that is likely to meet with strong opposition from the local board of undertakers "



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    2: a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food;


      * e.g., " ... in preparation for the governor's visit, the taverner arranged an array of fancy dishes and silverware on the inn's finest board "



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    [Noun]  | "sounding board" 


    1: a person or group with whom you discuss ideas to see if the ideas are good;


      * e.g., " ... My friend is my sounding board for new ideas. "





    [Noun]  | "skirting" 


    1: the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something;


      * e.g., " ... the skirting on the saddle was a slightly darker shade of leather "



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    [Verb]  | "board" 


    1: to provide food or meals for;


      * e.g., " ... housed and boarded many foster children over the years "



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    2: to provide with living quarters or shelter;


      * e.g., " ... boarded the stray cat until a permanent home could be found "



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    [Verb]  | "go" 


    1: to move forward along a course;


      * e.g., " ... everything is going according to our plans "





    2: to leave a place often for another;


      * e.g., " ... will go on vacation at the end of the year "





    3: to be fitting or proper;


      * e.g., " ... at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes "





    [Verb]  | "go (for)" 


    1: to have a price of;


      * e.g., " ... those cars go for $25,000 "



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    [Verb]  | "go (to)" 


    1: to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage;


      * e.g., " ... when the sales representative refused to help us, we went to the store manager "



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    [Adjective]  | "across-the-board" 


    1: belonging or relating to the whole;


      * e.g., " ... an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues "





    [Phrase]  | "across the board" 


    1: with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time;


      * e.g., " ... The Oscar-nominated film received a positive reception across the board. "



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     [ "board" ]

    1: How retarded people spell the word bored.

      * e.g.,  ... Keith: "Board tonite call with plans." 

     [ "board" ]

    1: Short for skateboard, snowboard, wakeboard, surfboard, and any other word the contains "board". Was shortened because it rolls off the tounge easier and sounds better in a sentence.

      * e.g.,  ... That guy was grinding and his board snapped and he sacked himself 

     [ "board" ]

    1: In Texas Hold 'Em Poker, the community cards dealt face up on the table.

      * e.g.,  ... "With two aces on board, there was no way I could call his all-in with just my pocket deuces." 

     [ "board" ]

    1: Used by some of my friends to describe a map or level in a video game. Usually used when talking about said map or expressing opinion about that map.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude 1: "I love playing on this board" 

     [ "board" ]

    1:  Skateboard

      * e.g.,  ...  He brought his board to class and left it under his chair until lunch. 


     [ "board" ]

    2:  Message board (especially an online message board)

      * e.g.,  ...  If you're trying to practice a new language, find a board in that language. 

     [ "board" ]

    1: bored,phased out,bored with board and lodging

      * e.g.,  ... He was so board he did not want to spell bored well, oh well. 

     [ "board" ]

    1: How many girls at one time a man can call one for sexual favours. Commonly used in the phrase "Ive got board!" or in the question " Do you have board?"

      * e.g.,  ... Amy, Jess and Hayley are my board! 

     [ "board" ]

    1: A sinlge white male who inhabits in the same town for his whole life. He says he can drink 23 beer but he can only drink His nights are spent with 8 guys drinking beer and bashing females. He lives on ICQ and does donuts in his computer chair.

      * e.g.,  ... Man that guy's hat is on backwards on a Saturday he is pulling a Board. 


     [ "board" ]

    2: His catch phrase is "Hands off my brownie!". He wear hats only on Saturdays.

     [ "board" ]

    1: If youre down to do something

      * e.g.,  ... im so board to go out tonihgt 

     [ "Boards" ]

    1: A slang term for rebounds used most commonly in basketball.

      * e.g.,  ... "Get the boards! Box out!" 

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