Definition of board

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Board (n.) A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc..

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Board :: Board (n.) The side of a ship.
Hoarding :: Hoarding (n.) A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work.
Paint :: Paint (v. t.) To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc..
Pavesade :: Pavesade (n.) A canvas screen, formerly sometimes extended along the side of a vessel in a naval engagement, to conceal from the enemy the operations on board..
Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together..
Idler :: Idler (n.) One who has constant day duties on board ship, and keeps no regular watch..
Waterboard :: Waterboard (n.) A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water..
Murderer :: Murderer (n.) A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also murdering piece..
Wainscoting :: Wainscoting (n.) The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in panel.
Warp :: Warp (v.) The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board..
Seesaw :: Seesaw (n.) A plank or board adjusted for this play.
Anchor :: Anchor (n.) A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station..
Marine :: Marine (a.) A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.
Guideboard :: Guideboard (n.) A board, as upon a guidepost having upon it directions or information as to the road..
Ladle :: Ladle (v. t.) The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board.
Entrain :: Entrain (v. i.) To go aboard a railway train; as, the troops entrained at the station..
Siding :: Siding (n.) The covering of the outside wall of a frame house, whether made of weatherboards, vertical boarding with cleats, shingles, or the like..
Planch :: Planch (v. t.) To make or cover with planks or boards; to plank.
Stulm :: Stull (n.) A framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish; also, a framework of boards to protect miners from falling stones..
Huff :: Huff (v. i.) To remove from the board a man which could have captured a piece but has not done so; -- so called because it was the habit to blow upon the piece.
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