| board | | |
| n. (group) | 1. board | a committee having supervisory powers.; "the board has seven members" |
| ~ appeal board, appeals board, board of appeals | a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals. |
| ~ board of selectmen | a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town. |
| ~ federal reserve board | the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System. |
| ~ governing board | a board that manages the affairs of an institution. |
| ~ commission, committee | a special group delegated to consider some matter.; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" |
| ~ board of directors, directorate | a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution. |
| ~ advisory board, planning board | a board appointed to advise the chief administrator. |
| ~ draft board | a board to select personnel for involuntary military service. |
| ~ board of education, school board | a board in charge of local public schools. |
| ~ zoning board | a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions. |
| ~ director | member of a board of directors. |
| ~ board member | a member of a governing board. |
| n. (substance) | 2. board, plank | a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ strake, wale | thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship. |
| ~ lumber, timber | the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material. |
| ~ 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 board). |
| ~ knot | a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged.; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot" |
| ~ knothole | a hole in a board where a knot came out. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. board | a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose.; "he nailed boards across the windows" |
| ~ aquaplane | a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water. |
| ~ bread board, breadboard | a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced. |
| ~ notice board, bulletin board | a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements. |
| ~ chopping board, cutting board | a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut. |
| ~ drafting board, drawing board | a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings. |
| ~ drainboard, draining board | a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink. |
| ~ floor board, floorboard | a board in the floor. |
| ~ ironing board | narrow padded board on collapsible supports; used for ironing clothes. |
| ~ kneeler | a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on. |
| ~ mortarboard, hawk | a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar. |
| ~ palette, pallet | board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used. |
| ~ planchette | a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages. |
| ~ scoreboard | a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information). |
| ~ flat solid, sheet | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width. |
| ~ sideboard | a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib. |
| ~ sideboard | a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity. |
| ~ skateboard | a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot. |
| ~ snowboard | a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes. |
| ~ springboard | a flexible board for jumping upward. |
| ~ surfboard | a narrow buoyant board for riding surf. |
| ~ trencher | a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved. |
| ~ wake board, wakeboard | a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat. |
| ~ dry wall, drywall, wallboard | a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses. |
| ~ work-board, workboard | a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work. |
| n. (food) | 4. board, table | food or meals in general.; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board" |
| ~ fare | the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed. |
| ~ training table | planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall). |
| n. (artifact) | 5. board, display board, display panel | a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view. |
| ~ big board | the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange. |
| ~ video display, display | an electronic device that represents information in visual form. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. board, dining table | a table at which meals are served.; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board" |
| ~ 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; seats are reserved for distinguished persons. |
| ~ refectory table | a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles. |
| ~ table | a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it.; "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant" |
| ~ triclinium | a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. board, control board, control panel, instrument panel, panel | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices.; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" |
| ~ dashboard, fascia | instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls. |
| ~ electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity. |
| ~ idiot light | a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure). |
| n. (artifact) | 8. add-in, board, card, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in | a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities. |
| ~ cpu board, mother board | the main circuit board for a computer. |
| ~ pc board | a removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits into a slot in the mother board. |
| ~ printed circuit | computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. board, gameboard | a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games.; "he got out the board and set up the pieces" |
| ~ backgammon board | the board on which backgammon is played. |
| ~ checker board, checkerboard | a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors. |
| ~ cribbage board | a board with pegs and regularly spaced holes for holding the pegs; used for keeping the score in a game of cribbage. |
| ~ dart board, dartboard | a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts. |
| ~ go board | a board used for playing go. |
| ~ monopoly board | a board used for playing monopoly. |
| ~ ouija, ouija board | a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages. |
| ~ pegboard | a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted. |
| ~ punchboard | a small board full of holes; each hole contains a slip of paper with symbols printed on it; a gambler pays a small sum for the privilege of pushing out a slip in the hope of obtaining one that entitles him to a prize. |
| ~ surface | the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary.; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" |
| v. (motion) | 10. board, get on | get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.). |
| ~ embark, ship | go on board. |
| ~ entrain | board a train. |
| ~ come in, enter, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into | to come or go into.; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" |
| ~ catch | reach in time.; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock" |
| v. (stative) | 11. board, room | live and take one's meals at or in.; "she rooms in an old boarding house" |
| ~ inhabit, live, populate, dwell | inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of.; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods" |
| v. (consumption) | 12. board | lodge and take meals (at). |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| ~ habituate, use | take or consume (regularly or habitually).; "She uses drugs rarely" |
| ~ board | provide food and lodging (for).; "The old lady is boarding three men" |
| v. (consumption) | 13. board | provide food and lodging (for).; "The old lady is boarding three men" |
| ~ board | lodge and take meals (at). |
| ~ live in, sleep in | live in the house where one works.; "our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her" |
| ~ feed, give | give food to.; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| junta | | |
| n. (group) | 1. junta, military junta | a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power. |
| ~ clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. |
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