Board
(n.) A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc. |
Board
(n.) A table to put food upon. |
Board
(n.) Hence: What is served on a table as food |
Board
(n.) A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private |
Board
(n.) A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board |
Board
(n.) Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc. |
Board
(n.) The stage in a theater |
Board
(n.) The border or side of anything. |
Board
(n.) The side of a ship. |
Board
(n.) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack. |
Board
(v. t.) To cover with boards or boarding |
Board
(n.) To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way. |
Board
(n.) To enter, as a railway car. |
Board
(n.) To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation |
Board
(n.) To place at board, for compensation |
Board
(v. i.) To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation |
Board
(v. t.) To approach |
Corbel-table
(n.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them |
Plane table
() See under Plane, a. |
Sound-board
(n.) A sounding-board. |
Sounding-board
(n.) A thin board which propagates the sound in a piano, in a violin, and in some other musical instruments. |
Sounding-board
(n.) A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker's voice. |
Sounding-board
(n.) See Sound boarding, under Sound, a noise. |
Table
(n.) A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board |
Table
(n.) A thin, flat piece of wood, stone, metal, or other material, on which anything is cut, traced, written, or painted |
Table
(n.) a memorandum book. |
Table
(n.) Any smooth, flat surface upon which an inscription, a drawing, or the like, may be produced. |
Table
(n.) Hence, in a great variety of applications: A condensed statement which may be comprehended by the eye in a single view |
Table
(n.) A view of the contents of a work |
Table
(n.) A list of substances and their properties |
Table
(n.) Any collection and arrangement in a condensed form of many particulars or values, for ready reference, as of weights, measures, currency, specific gravities, etc. |
Table
(n.) The arrangement or disposition of the lines which appear on the inside of the hand. |
Table
(n.) An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board, or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in eating, writing, or working. |
Table
(n.) Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of |
Table
(n.) The company assembled round a table. |
Table
(n.) One of the two, external and internal, layers of compact bone, separated by diploe, in the walls of the cranium. |
Table
(n.) A stringcourse which includes an offset |
Table
(n.) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played. |
Table
(n.) One of the divisions of a backgammon board |
Table
(n.) The games of backgammon and of draughts. |
Table
(n.) A circular plate of crown glass. |
Table
(n.) The upper flat surface of a diamond or other precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles. |
Table
(n.) A plane surface, supposed to be transparent and perpendicular to the horizon |
Table
(n.) The part of a machine tool on which the work rests and is fastened. |
Table
(v. t.) To form into a table or catalogue |
Table
(v. t.) To delineate, as on a table |
Table
(v. t.) To supply with food |
Table
(v. t.) To insert, as one piece of timber into another, by alternate scores or projections from the middle, to prevent slipping |
Table
(v. t.) To lay or place on a table, as money. |
Table
(v. t.) In parliamentary usage, to lay on the table |
| table game | a game that is played on a table |
table tennis
Ping-Pong | a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball |
| 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 |
altar communion table
Lord's table | the table in Christian churches where communion is given |
| 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 |
breadboard
bread board | a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced |
| breakfast table | a table where breakfast is eaten |
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 |
| card table | a small light table with folding legs, can be folded for storage |
| card table | a table for playing cards (as in a casino) |
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 |
coffee table
cocktail table | low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served |
| coffee-table book | an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table |
conference table
council table
council board | the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting |
console table
console | a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall |
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 |
| 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 |
| diningoom table | diningoom furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served |
dining table
board | a table at which meals are served, he helped her clear the dining table, a feast was spread upon the board |
| dinner table | the dining table where dinner is served and eaten |
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 |
drafting table
drawing table | a worktable with adjustable top |
drainboard
draining board | a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink |
dressing table
dresser vanity
toilet table | low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup |
| drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
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 |
| gaming table | a table used for gambling, may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips |
| gateleg table | a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged legs |
| go board | a board used for playing go |