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51board — See: across the board, College Boards, go by the board or pass by the board, on board, sandwich board …
52board — 1. noun 1) a wooden board Syn: plank, beam, panel, slat, batten, timber, lath 2) the board of directors Syn: committee, council, panel, directorate, commission …
53board — [OE] Old English bord had a wide range of meanings, whose two main strands (‘plank’ and ‘border, side of a ship’) reveal that it came from two distinct sources: Germanic *bortham and *borthaz respectively (despite their similarity, they have not… …
54board — n . plank, beam, timber, scantling, two by four; strip, lath, panel, sheet, slab; clapboard, wall board, siding, flooring, planking, lumber, wood. 2. room and board, lodging and meals; daily meals, food, Sl. eats, Inf. grub, victuals, provisions …
55board — /bɔ:d/ noun 1. ⇒ board of directors ● He sits on the board as a representative of the bank. ● Two directors were removed from the board at the AGM. 2. a group of people who run an organisation, trust or society 3. ♦ on board on a ship, plane or… …
56board up — verb cover with wooden boards board up windows before the hurricane • Hypernyms: ↑cover • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˌboard ˈup [transitive] [ …
57board — institutional review b. (IRB) the standing committee in a hospital or other facility that is charged with responsibility for ensuring the safety and well being of human subjects involved in research. * * * board bō(ə)rd, bȯ(ə)rd n 1) a group of… …
58board — (of a male) to copulate with Usually outside marriage, and using naval imagery: I am sure he is in the fleet. I would he had boarded me. (Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing) and in later use: I tried to board her at Kiva, but …
59board — A convenient term in referring to the board of directors of a corporation, the reference being in the individual as well as the collective sense. State ex rel. Keller v Grimes, 65 W Va 451, 64 SE 728. The term implies agency a committee of… …
60board — 1. noun /bɔː(r)d/ a) A relatively long, wide and thin piece of sawn wood or similar material, usually intended for use in construction. We have to wait to hear back from the board. b) A device (e.g., switchboard) containing elect …
