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Word: Board
Speech Type: Noun
Old English bord, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boord and German Bort; reinforced in Middle English by Old French bort ‘edge, ship's side’ and Old Norse borth ‘board, table’
bɔːd
a long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, used for floors or other building purposes
Short Definition:long, thin piece of wood
Examples:- loose boards creaked as I walked on them
- sections of board
a thin, flat piece of wood or other stiff material used for various purposes.
Short Definition:thin rectangular piece of stiff material
a group of people constituted as the decision-making body of an organization
Short Definition:decision-making body of organization
Examples:- he sits on the board of directors
- a board meeting
the provision of regular meals when one stays somewhere, in return for payment or services
Short Definition:provision of regular meals
Examples:- board and lodging
a distance covered by a vessel in a single tack
Short Definition:distance covered by vessel in tack
Examples:- we were tacking up to the anchor, shortening cable at each board
Word: Board
Speech Type: Verb
bɔːd
get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle)
Short Definition:get on or into vehicle
Examples:- we boarded the plane for Oslo
- they would not be able to board without a ticket
live and receive regular meals in a house in return for payment or services
Short Definition:live somewhere and receive meals
Examples:- the cousins boarded for a while with Ruby
cover or seal a window or building with pieces of wood
Short Definition:cover or seal structure with boards
Examples:- the shop was still boarded up
ride on a snowboard
Short Definition:ride on snowboard
Examples:- when we're not boarding, we're skiing
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