Meaning

10 senses
  1. A board that is held in the hand or attached by a strap, used like a paddle when bodysurfing.

  2. A tablet-sized surface for writing or displaying text and images.

  3. A small hand-painted wooden sign, especially one indicating the direction (and possibly distance) to a particular location.

  4. A device for securing, supporting, or guiding the hand; a handrest or splint.

  5. A long narrow board with a catch for holding a dart, spear, or harpoon used as a throwing device.

  6. A flat surface with a handle on one side, used by a mason or plasterer; a hawk or mortarboard.

  7. An artist's palette.

  8. A hand tool used to apply pressure to skins in order to finish them.

  9. (obsolete)A washboard.

  10. (obsolete)A salver or tray for carrying items such as dishes.

Origin

From hand + board.

From hand + board.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: handboards
Singularhandboard
Pluralhandboards

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
handboard — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto