board
/bɔːd/ nounDefinition
WOOD [C] › a long, thin, flat piece of wood: He nailed some boards across the broken window.
SURFACE [C] › a flat piece of wood, plastic, etc used for a particular purpose: an ironing board a chopping board
INFORMATION [C] › a piece of wood, plastic, etc on a wall, where information can be put: Have you seen the poster on the board?
SCHOOL ROOM [C] › a surface on the wall of a school room that the teacher writes on: Copy down the sentences from the board.
GAMES [C] › a piece of wood, cardboard, etc for playing games on: a chess board
ORGANIZATION [group] › a group of people who officially control a company or organization, or a particular type of business activity: The board approved the sales plan. the Gas/Tourist Board
on board › on a boat, train, aircraft, etc
MEALS [U] › meals that are provided when you stay in a hotel: bed and board How much is a single room with full board (= all meals)?
→ See also bulletin board → See also diving board → See also drawing board → See also full board → See also half board → See also ironing board (Definition of board noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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