| board game | a game played on a specially designed board |
shovel board
shove-halfpenny
shove-ha'penny | a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark |
| backgammon board | the board on which backgammon is played |
baffle
baffle board | a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy |
baseboard
mopboard
skirting board | a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor |
| beaver board | a light wallboard made of compressed wood pulp |
| big board | the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange |
| board | a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose, he nailed boards across the windows |
| board gameboard | a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games, he got out the board and set up the pieces |
| board rule | a measure used in computing board feet |
| boards | the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink |
| boards | the stage of a theater, most actors love to stride the boards |
breadboard
bread board | a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced |
bulletin board
notice board | a board that hangs on a wall, displays announcements |
bulletin board system
bulletin board electronic bulletin board
bbs | a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest |
butcher board
butcher block | a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood |
| call-board | a bulletin board backstage in a theater |
checkerboard
checker board | a board having squares of two alternating colors |
chessboard
chess board | a checkerboard used to play chess |
chopping board
cutting board | a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut |
circuit board
circuit card
board card plug-in
add-in | a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities |
conference table
council table
council board | the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting |
control panel
instrument panel
control board
board panel | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices, he checked the instrument panel, suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree |
cornice valance
valance board
pelmet | a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing |
CPU board
mother board | the main circuit board for a computer |
| crate | a rugged box (usually made of wood), used for shipping |
| cribbage board | a board with pegs and regularly spaced holes for holding the pegs, used for keeping the score in a game of cribbage |
dartboard
dart board | a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts |
dining table
board | a table at which meals are served, he helped her clear the dining table, a feast was spread upon the board |
display panel
display board
board | a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view |
| diving board | a springboard from which swimmers can dive |
drafting board
drawing board | a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings |
drainboard
draining board | a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink |
fallboard
fall-board | the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played |
fiberboard
fibreboard
particle board | wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets |
floorboard
floor board | a board in the floor |
| go board | a board used for playing go |
| ironing board | narrow padded board on collapsible supports, used for ironing clothes |
| ledger board | top rail of a fence or balustrade |
memory
computer memory
storage computer storage
store memory board | an electronic memory device, a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached |
| monopoly board | a board used for playing monopoly |
New York Stock Exchange
N. Y. Stock Exchange
NYSE
big board | a stock exchange in New York |
Ouija
Ouija board | a board with the alphabet on it, used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages |
| PC board | a removable circuit board for a personal computer, fits into a slot in the mother board |
plasterboard
gypsum board | wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard, used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls |
| running board | a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars |
| sandwich board | signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements |
seesaw
teeter
teeter-totter
teetertotter
teeterboard
tilting board
dandle board | a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum, the board is ridden up and down by children at either end |
shoulder board
shoulder mark | epaulets that indicate rank |
slide playground slide
sliding board | plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide |