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English noun: board | |||
| 1. | board (group) a committee having supervisory powers | ||
| Samples | The board has seven members. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commission, committee | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advisory board, appeal board, appeals board, board of appeals, board of directors, board of education, board of selectmen, directorate, draft board, Federal Reserve Board, governing board, planning board, school board, zoning board | ||
| Member holonym | board member, director | ||
| 2. | board (substance) a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes | ||
| Synonyms | plank | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lumber, timber | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chipboard, deal, hardboard, matchboard, skid, strake, wale | ||
| Part holonym | knot, knothole | ||
| 3. | board (artifact) a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose | ||
| Samples | He nailed boards across the windows. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flat solid, sheet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aquaplane, bread board, breadboard, bulletin board, chopping board, cutting board, drafting board, drainboard, draining board, drawing board, dry wall, drywall, floor board, floorboard, hawk, ironing board, kneeler, mortarboard, notice board, palette, pallet, planchette, scoreboard, sideboard, sideboard, skateboard, snowboard, springboard, surfboard, trencher, wake board, wakeboard, wallboard, work-board, workboard | ||
| 4. | board (food) food or meals in general | ||
| Samples | She sets a fine table. Room and board. | ||
| Synonyms | table | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fare | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | training table | ||
| 5. | board (artifact) a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view | ||
| Synonyms | display board, display panel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | display, video display | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | big board | ||
| 6. | board (artifact) a table at which meals are served | ||
| Samples | He helped her clear the dining table. A feast was spread upon the board. | ||
| Synonyms | dining table | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | table | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dining-room table, dinner table, high table, refectory table, triclinium | ||
| 7. | board (artifact) electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices | ||
| Samples | He checked the instrument panel. Suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree. | ||
| Synonyms | control board, control panel, instrument panel, panel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electrical device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dashboard, fascia | ||
| Part holonym | idiot light | ||
| 8. | board (artifact) a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities | ||
| Synonyms | add-in, card, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | printed circuit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | CPU board, mother board, PC board | ||
| 9. | board (artifact) a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games | ||
| Samples | He got out the board and set up the pieces. | ||
| Synonyms | gameboard | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | surface | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | backgammon board, checker board, checkerboard, cribbage board, dart board, dartboard, go board, monopoly board, Ouija, Ouija board, pegboard, punchboard | ||
English verb: board | |||
| 1. | board (motion) get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) | ||
| Synonyms | get on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catch, embark, entrain, ship | ||
| Antonyms | get off | ||
| 2. | board (stative) live and take one's meals at or in | ||
| Samples | She rooms in an old boarding house. | ||
| Synonyms | room | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dwell, inhabit, live, populate | ||
| 3. | board (consumption) lodge and take meals (at) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | habituate, use | ||
| Entail | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | ||
| Verb group | board | ||
| 4. | board (consumption) provide food and lodging (for) | ||
| Samples | The old lady is boarding three men. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cater, ply, provide, supply | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | live in, sleep in | ||
| Entail | feed, give | ||
| Verb group | board | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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