board

[US]/bɔːd/
[UK]/bɔːrd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose, such as a board for writing on (e.g. blackboard)
a stiff piece of paper or thin piece of wood
a group of people who manage or direct a company
vt.to cover or close something with wooden boards；& vi. to provide meals and accommodation for someone

Phrases & Collocations

on board

whiteboard

bulletin board

blackboard

on the board

circuit board

by the board

across the board

management board

printed circuit board

board chairman

message board

board and lodging

board meeting

control board

drawing board

board member

board of supervisors

corrugated board

main board

paper board

Example Sentences

the board of governors

on board the MV Alcinous.

the Board of Admiralty

board a horse at a stable.

Board the door up.

a piece of board will do the job.

resign from a board of directors.

a board that is short two inches.

a token woman on the board of directors.

board up a broken window.

Be open and above board with me.

We went on board the ship.

the President of the Board of Trade

a board of trustees; a board of directors.

provide board and lodging

The moribund Post Office Advisory Board was replaced.

Real-world Examples

You can also check out university bulletin boards.

Source: 100 Most Popular Conversational Topics for Foreigners

They lobbied the parole board and it worked.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

A hush falls over the crowd as Cooper studies the board.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 6

So, President Reagan ended up disbanding the board in 1982.

Source: Scientific World

What have you been using to clean the floor boards?

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

The windows were all boarded up.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

That? That's just one board full of magnets!

Source: The original soundtrack of "The Little Prince" animated movie.

We sow the corn, and our own board is empty.

Source: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

Nearby, Mohammed scans the arrivals board in Milan station.

Source: VOA Standard May 2015 Collection

I don't really learn by just copying off a board.

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese Teachers Are Coming"

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