boards
/bɔrdz/
verb
- To get on or enter a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle.
- The crew helped the elderly passengers board the ship.
- We boarded the train just before it departed.
- Passengers are asked to board the plane at gate 12.
- To cover or close an opening with boards.
- The abandoned house was boarded shut to keep out intruders.
- We need to board the broken fence panel.
- They boarded up the windows before the hurricane arrived.
- To live and receive meals in someone's home for payment.
- He boarded at a small inn while traveling for work.
- Many students board with local residents during the semester.
- During college, she boarded with a family near campus.
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- Long, flat pieces of wood or other material used in building, flooring, or furniture.
- We need to replace the rotten boards on the porch floor.
- The carpenter cut several boards to build the new deck.
- The shelves were made from thick pine boards.
- A flat, rigid surface used for a specific purpose, such as a bulletin board, chessboard, or surfboard.
- The surfer waxed her board before heading into the waves.
- She pinned the notice to the bulletin board in the hallway.
- He moved his knight across the chess board.
- The group of people who manage or direct a company, organization, or institution (short for 'board of directors').
- The company's board meets every quarter to review performance.
- The board voted unanimously to approve the budget.
- She was elected to the school board last November.
- Meals provided regularly for payment, as in room and board.
- The job includes free board and lodging for the summer.
- The university charges $10,000 per year for room and board.
- They found a boarding house that offered full board.
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