Board definition

Board as a noun

1. a committee having supervisory powers

   "the board has seven members"

2. a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

   Same sense: plank

3. a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

   "he nailed boards across the windows"

4. food or meals in general

   "room and board"

   Same sense: table

5. a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view

   Same sense: display board, display panel

6. a table at which meals are served

   "a feast was spread upon the board"

   Same sense: dining table

7. electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

   "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"

   Same sense: control board, panel, control panel, instrument panel

8. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

   Same sense: add-in, card, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in

9. a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games

   "he got out the board and set up the pieces"

   Same sense: gameboard

Board as a verb

10. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

    Same sense: get on

11. live and take one's meals at or in

    "she rooms in an old boarding house"

    Same sense: room

12. lodge and take meals (at)

13. provide food and lodging (for)

    "The old lady is boarding three men"

Synonyms and antonyms

• plank
• table
• display board
• display panel
• dining table
• control board
• panel
• control panel
• instrument panel
• add-in
• card
• circuit board
• circuit card
• plug-in
• gameboard
• get on
• room definition

All synonyms of board, sense by sense

How to say board

Board has 1 syllable and rhymes with record. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with board

• record
• lord
• award
• toward
• scored
• afford
• ford
• ward
• sword
• reward
• ignored
• bored

All 95 words that rhyme with board

BOARD in word games

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

9

Anagrams

2

Is BOARD a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check BOARD in the word checker, or unscramble BOARD to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.