board
/bɔː(r)d/board
NOUNDefinition of board
A board is a group of people who govern something.
Example: The school board has chosen new textbooks for all the schools.
A board is a long piece of wood.
tahtaExample: The outside of the house was made of wooden boards.
A board is a flat surface.
Example: The knives should be used on a wooden cutting board only.
If something is true across the board, it is true in all cases.
Example: He was number one across the board. Nobody was better.
If something is on the drawing board, it is being planned.
Example: The designs for the car is still on the drawing board.
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EXAMPLESExamples of board
The school board has chosen new textbooks for all the schools.
Example sentenceBret Stephens is a member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal.
Example sentenceThe outside of the house was made of wooden boards.
Example sentenceThe knives should be used on a wooden cutting board only.
Example sentenceHe pinned his poster in the center of the bulletin board.
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