Meaning

15 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

    Brett

    доска́doská

    до́шкаdóška

  2. (countable, uncountable)A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.

    Pult

    коммута́торkommutátor, стендstɛnd, пане́льpanɛ́lʹ

    electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

  3. (countable, uncountable)A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.

    Each player starts the game with four counters on the board.

    доска́doská

    до́шкаdóška

    a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games

  4. (countable, uncountable)A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.

    We have to wait to hear back from the board.

    Gremium, Vorstand, Rat

    правле́ниеpravlénije, пала́таpaláta, сове́тsovét

    керівни́цтвоkerivnýctvo, правлі́нняpravlínnja, коміте́тkomitét

  5. (uncountable)Regular meals in a place of lodging; the price paid for them.

    board and lodging

    room and board

    столstol

  6. (countable, uncountable)The side of a ship.

    бортbort

    бортbort

  7. (countable, uncountable)The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.

    Schlag

    галсgals

  8. (countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink.

    бо́ртикbórtik

  9. (countable, uncountable)Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard.

    to bind a book in boards

  10. (countable, uncountable)A level or stage having a particular two-dimensional layout.

  11. (countable, uncountable)The portion of the playing field where creatures or minions can be placed (or played, summoned, etc.).

  12. (countable, uncountable)A container for holding pre-dealt cards that is used to allow multiple sets of players to play the same cards.

Examples

885 sentences
  1. Is there a doctor on board?

    На борту є лікар?

    ruНа борту есть врач?

    deIst ein Arzt an Bord?

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  2. Are all the passengers on board?

    Всі пасажири на борту?

    deSind alle Passagiere an Bord?

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  3. Tom is on board.

    Том на борту.

    ruТом на борту.

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  4. How thick is the board?

    Яка товщина цієї дошки?

    deWie dick ist das Brett?

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  5. The broken window was boarded up.

    Розбите вікно було забите дошками.

    ruРазбитое окно было заделано досками.

    deDas zerbrochene Fenster war mit Brettern zugenagelt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material:
managing committee:
side of a ship:
Русский
By meaning 7
long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material:
device containing electrical switches:
managing committee:
regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging:
side of a ship:
nautical: distance between tacks:
wall surrounding ice hockey rink:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material:
device containing electrical switches:
managing committee:
nautical: distance between tacks:

Origin

Board (duplicate bridge) From backboard.

Board (duplicate bridge)

From backboard.

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Forms

plural: boards
Singularboard
Pluralboards

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games:gameboard
  • food or meals in general:table
  • a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes:plank
  • a table at which meals are served:dining table
  • a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities:circuit boardcircuit cardcardplug-inadd-in
  • a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view:display paneldisplay board

Word family

389 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • board the ship
  • boarded the plane
  • are on board
  • passengers on board
  • on board the
  • the diving board
  • diving board
  • people on board
  • went on board
  • boarding school
  • boarded the train
  • boarding school in

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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