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Board Piece Noun Bɔːd Bɔːrd Ripped Carpet Leaving

Word3 board
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /bɔːd/ /bɔːrd/
Example
  • he had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards.
  • she noticed a loose board in the fence.
  • a whiteboard
  • i'll write it up on the board.
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board

(noun)/bɔːd/ /bɔːrd/
  1. a long thin piece of strong hard material, especially wood, used, for example, for making floors, building walls and roofs and making boats
    • SEE ALSO chipboard
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chipboard
    • He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards.
    • She noticed a loose board in the fence.
  2. a piece of wood, or other strong material, that is used for a special purpose
    • SEE ALSO blackboard
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/blackboard
    • a whiteboard
    • I'll write it up on the board.
    • a noticeboard
    • a bulletin board
    • The exam results went up on the board.
    • a diving board
    • She jumped off the top board.
    • a chessboard
    • He removed the figure from the board.
  3. the piece of equipment on which somebody stands in various water sports and in snowboarding and skateboarding
    • SEE ALSO bodyboard
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bodyboard
    • You kick-turn with both feet on the board.
  4. a group of people who have power to make decisions and control a company or other organization
    • SEE ALSO draft board
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/draft-board
    • The board is/are unhappy about falling sales.
    • members of the board
    • She has a seat on the board of directors.
    • He has served on the editorial boards of several scientific journals.
    • She sits on various advisory boards.
    • a board member/meeting
    • discussions at board level
    • The decision was approved by the museum's board of trustees.
    • the Board of Education (= a group of elected officials who are in charge of all the public schools in a particular area)

    Extra Examples

    • She put her ideas to the board.
    • The project will go to the board for consideration.
    • He became one of the first foreigners to be appointed to the board of a major Japanese company.
    • He's chairman of the BBC's board of governors.
  5. used in the name of some organizations
    • the Welsh Tourist Board (= responsible for giving tourist information)

    Extra Examples

    • The exams are set by the Cambridge Examining Board.
    • All boxers are examined by medical officers from the British Boxing Board of Control.
  6. the meals that are provided when you stay in a hotel, guest house, etc.; what you pay for the meals
    • SEE ALSO bed and board
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bed-and-board
    • He pays £90 a week board and lodging.
  7. exams that you take when you apply to go to college in the US
  8. the stage in a theatre
    • His play is on the boards on Broadway.
    • She's treading the boards (= working as an actress).
  9. the low wooden wall surrounding the area where a game of ice hockey is played
    • The puck went wide, hitting the boards.
  10. involving everyone or everything in a company, an industry, etc.
    • The industry needs more investment across the board.
    • an across-the-board wage increase
  11. to be rejected or ignored; to be no longer possible
    • All her efforts to be polite went by the board and she started to shout.
  12. on or in a ship, an aircraft or a train
    • SYNONYM aboard
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aboard
    • Have the passengers gone on board yet?
  13. giving your support to an idea or a project
    • We must get more sponsors on board.
    • You need to bring the whole staff on board.
    • It’s good to have you on board (= working with us) for this project.
  14. to win all the prizes, etc. in a competition
  15. to accept and understand an idea or a suggestion
    • I told her what I thought, but she didn't take my advice on board.

    Word Origin

    • 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’.
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