board
A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often…A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
» Is there a doctor on board?
Ist ein Arzt an Bord?
На борту есть врач?
На борту є лікар?
Meaning
15 senses(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
(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
(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
(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
(uncountable)Regular meals in a place of lodging; the price paid for them.
board and lodging
room and board
столstol
(countable, uncountable)The side of a ship.
бортbort
бортbort
(countable, uncountable)The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.
Schlag
галсgals
(countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink.
бо́ртикbórtik
(countable, uncountable)Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard.
to bind a book in boards
(countable, uncountable)A level or stage having a particular two-dimensional layout.
(countable, uncountable)The portion of the playing field where creatures or minions can be placed (or played, summoned, etc.).
(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 sentencesIs there a doctor on board?
На борту є лікар?
ruНа борту есть врач?
deIst ein Arzt an Bord?
Are all the passengers on board?
Всі пасажири на борту?
deSind alle Passagiere an Bord?
Tom is on board.
Том на борту.
ruТом на борту.
How thick is the board?
Яка товщина цієї дошки?
deWie dick ist das Brett?
The broken window was boarded up.
Розбите вікно було забите дошками.
ruРазбитое окно было заделано досками.
deDas zerbrochene Fenster war mit Brettern zugenagelt.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
Board (duplicate bridge) From backboard.Forms
plural: boardsSynonyms
15 synonyms- 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 wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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