above-board
21above-board — adj honest, legitimate, straight, true, open, frank, candid, straightforward, forthright, truthful, trustworthy, honourable, reputable, upright FORMAL guileless, veracious COLLOQ. on the level, legit, kosher, fair and square, square ≠ dishonest,… …
22above·board — …
23be above board — ► to be legal and honest: »Pay offs and all other financial dealings were ruled to have been above board. Main Entry: ↑board …
24be above board — to be honest and legal. The deal was completely above board …
25above — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB 1) at a higher level than. 2) in preference to. 3) (in printed text) mentioned earlier. ● above board Cf. ↑above board ● above oneself Cf. ↑ab …
26above — above; above·ground; above·proof; above·board; above·stairs; …
27above — [[t]əbʌ̱v[/t]] ♦♦ 1) PREP If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it. He lifted his hands above his head... Apartment 46 was a quiet apartment, unlike the one above it... He was staring into the mirror above him.… …
28Board — The Board of Directors of the exchange, or any other body acting in lieu of and with the authority of the Board. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * ▪ I. US /bɔːd/ noun ► [C or S] (also board of directors) MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACE the group… …
29board — [[t]bɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ boards, boarding, boarded 1) N COUNT: usu n N A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose. ...a chopping board. 2) N COUNT A board is a square piece of wood or stiff… …
30board — board1 W1S1 [bo:d US bo:rd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(information)¦ 2¦(for putting things on)¦ 3¦(group of people)¦ 4¦(in names)¦ 5¦(in building)¦ 6 on board 7¦(meals)¦ 8 go by the board 9¦(in water sports)¦ 10 across the board …
