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  • 31board — An official or representative body organized to perform a trust or to execute official or representative functions or having the management of a public office or department exercising administrative or governmental functions. Commissioners of… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 32board — An official or representative body organized to perform a trust or to execute official or representative functions or having the management of a public office or department exercising administrative or governmental functions. Commissioners of… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 33board — /bɔd / (say bawd) noun 1. a piece of timber sawn thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness. 2. (plural) Theatre the stage. 3. a. Also, shearing board. in a shearing shed, the clear part of the floor on which the… …

  • 34board — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 flat piece of wood, plastic, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bulletin (AmE), drawing, poster (AmE) ▪ ironing ▪ diving ▪ circuit …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 35board — [[t]bɔrd, boʊrd[/t]] n. 1) bui a long rectangular piece of wood sawed thin 2) bui a flat slab of wood or other hard material for some specific purpose: a cutting board; a diving board[/ex] 3) a sheet of wood, cardboard, etc., often with markings …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36board*/*/*/ — [bɔːd] noun I 1) [C] a long thin flat piece of wood that is used for building There s a loose board in the bedroom floor.[/ex] 2) [C] a thin flat piece of wood or other material that is used for a particular purpose a chopping/ironing board[/ex]… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 37board —   1. Lumber. Papa, papa lā au, laupapa. See surf board.    ♦ Breadboard, papa palaoa.    ♦ Poi pounding board, papa ku i ai.    ♦ Mixing board, papa wili, papa wili ai.    ♦ Rough unfinished board, papa huluhulu.    ♦ Ironing board, papa aiana.… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 38board — Synonyms and related words: American Stock Exchange, Amex, Areopagus, British Cabinet, C ration, K ration, L, R, Sanhedrin, US Cabinet, Wall Street, aboard, accommodate, accommodation, accommodations, acting area, advisers, advisory body,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39Board — Hauptplatine; Motherboard; Mainboard * * * Board 〈[bɔ:d] n. 15〉 1. 〈Sp.〉 1.1 〈kurz für〉 Skateboard, Snowboard, Surfboard 1.2 〈Squash〉 = Tin 2. 〈Wirtsch.〉 Aufsichtsrat einer Firma od. eines Konzerns, der über die globale Unternehmensführung… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 40board — {{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 …

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