(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose.
...a chopping ~.
N-COUNT: usu n N
2.
A ~ is a square piece of wood or stiff card~ that you use for playing games such as chess.
...a draughts ~...
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3.
You can refer to a black~ or a notice~ as a ~.
He wrote a few more notes on the ~.
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4.
Boards are long flat pieces of wood which are used, for example, to make floors or walls.
The floor was draughty bare ~s.
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5.
The ~ of a company or organization is the group of people who control it and direct it. (BUSINESS)
Arthur wants to put his recommendation before the ~ at a meeting tomorrow.
...the agenda for the September 12 ~ meeting.
= management
N-COUNT: oft the N in sing
see also ~ of directors
6.
Board is used in the names of various organizations which are involved in dealing with a particular kind of activity.
The Scottish Tourist Board said 33,000 Japanese visited Scotland last year.
...the US National Transportation Safety Board.
N-COUNT: usu the n N
7.
When you ~ a train, ship, or aircraft, you get on it in order to travel somewhere. (FORMAL)
I ~ed the plane bound for England.
= get on
VERB: V n, also V
8.
Board is the food which is provided when you stay somewhere, for example in a hotel.
Free room and ~ are provided for all hotel staff.
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9.
see also bulletin ~
10.
An arrangement or deal that is above ~ is legal and is being carried out honestly and openly.
All I knew about were Antony’s own financial dealings, which were always above ~.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR
11.
If a policy or a situation applies across the ~, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group.
There are hefty charges across the ~ for one-way rental...
The President promised across-the-~ tax cuts if re-elected.
PHRASE: usu PHR after v, PHR n
12.
If something goes by the ~, it is rejected or ignored, or is no longer possible.
It’s a case of not what you know but who you know in this world today and qualifications quite go by the ~.
PHRASE: V inflects
13.
When you are on ~ a train, ship, or aircraft, you are on it or in it.
They arrived at Gatwick airport on ~ a plane chartered by the Italian government...
...a naval task force with two thousand marines on ~.
PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR, oft PHR n
14.
If someone sweeps the ~ in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
Spain swept the ~ in boys’ team competitions.
PHRASE: V inflects
15.
If you take on ~ an idea or a problem, you begin to accept it or understand it.
I hope that they will take on ~ some of what you have said.
PHRASE: V inflects