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31above — prep., adv., adj., & n. prep. 1 over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) than; over the surface of (head above water; above the din). 2 more than (above twenty people; above average). 3 higher in rank, position,… …
32board — 1 noun 1 INFORMATION (C) a flat wide piece of wood, plastic etc that shows a particular type of information: I wrote the examples up on the board. | Can I put this notice on the board? | I ll check the departure board for train times. see also:… …
33board — aship·board; astar·board; bilge·board; board; board·a·ble; board·er; board·man; buck·board; ful·ler·board; gar·board; lam·in·board; mitch·board; non·board; pre·board; wake·board; above·board; clap·board; cup·board; lar·board; skate·board;… …
34board — {{11}}board (n.1) O.E. bord a plank, flat surface, from P.Gmc. *burdam (Cf. O.N. borð plank, Du. bord board, Goth. fotu baurd foot stool, Ger. Brett plank ), from PIE *bhrdh board, from root …
35above — preposition & adverb 1》 at a higher level or rank than. ↘higher than a particular amount or rate. 2》 in preference to. 3》 [as adverb] (in printed text) mentioned earlier. Phrases above all (else) more so than anything else. above board… …
36board-measure — boardˈ measure see ↑board foot above. • • • Main Entry: ↑board …
37open and above board — in the open, overtly, explicitly …
38Board of directors — For other uses of trustee , trusty , and related terms, see Trustee (disambiguation). Board Room redirects here. For the Board Room member lounge, see Alaska Airlines. trustee in trust redirects here. A board of directors is a body of elected or… …
39Board of Chosen Freeholders — In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures of the 21 counties of the state. Origin New Jersey s system of naming county legislators freeholders is unique in the United States. The origin of the term was in the… …
40board·walk — /ˈboɚdˌwɑːk/ noun, pl walks [count] chiefly US : a wooden path along a beach ◇ A boardwalk can be on the ground or raised above the ground several feet …
