Synonyms for board
bɔrd, boʊrdboard

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1. boardnoun

   a committee having supervisory powers

   "the board has seven members"

   Synonyms:
   table, card, plank, display board, circuit board, gameboard, instrument panel, display panel, control panel, control board, add-in, plug-in, panel, circuit card, dining table

2. board, planknoun

   a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

   Synonyms:
   table, card, plank, display board, circuit board, gameboard, instrument panel, display panel, control panel, control board, add-in, plug-in, panel, circuit card, dining table

3. boardnoun

   a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

   "he nailed boards across the windows"

   Synonyms:
   table, card, plank, display board, circuit board, gameboard, instrument panel, display panel, control panel, control board, add-in, plug-in, panel, circuit card, dining table

4. board, tablenoun

   food or meals in general

   "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"

   Synonyms:
   table, display panel, control board, panel, plug-in, tabular array, circuit card, mesa, instrument panel, add-in, circuit board, plank, card, display board, control panel, dining table, gameboard

5. display panel, display board, boardnoun

   a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view

   Synonyms:
   table, plank, display board, card, circuit board, gameboard, instrument panel, display panel, control panel, control board, add-in, plug-in, panel, circuit card, dining table

6. dining table, boardnoun

   a table at which meals are served

   "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"

   Synonyms:
   table, plank, display board, card, circuit board, gameboard, instrument panel, display panel, control panel, control board, add-in, plug-in, panel, circuit card, dining table

7. control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panelnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   table, display panel, control board, panel, plug-in, circuit card, instrument panel, gore, jury, add-in, circuit board, plank, dialog box, venire, card, display board, control panel, dining table, gameboard

8. circuit board, circuit card, board, card, plug-in, add-innoun

   a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

   Synonyms:
   table, display panel, control board, notice, panel, wag, plug-in, circuit card, carte du jour, identity card, instrument panel, menu, bill of fare, add-in, batting order, circuit board, carte, scorecard, lineup, bill, calling card, plank, poster, wit, visiting card, card, display board, posting, control panel, dining table, placard, gameboard

9. board, gameboardverb

   a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games

   "he got out the board and set up the pieces"

   Synonyms:
   table, card, plank, display board, circuit board, gameboard, instrument panel, display panel, control panel, control board, add-in, plug-in, panel, circuit card, dining table

10. board, get onverb

    get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

    Synonyms:
    get on, age, shape up, progress, bestride, come on, climb on, be on, come along, senesce, get along, room, get along with, mount up, get on with, mount, advance, jump on, mature, hop on, maturate

11. board, roomverb

    live and take one's meals at or in

    "she rooms in an old boarding house"

    Synonyms:
    get on, room

12. boardverb

    lodge and take meals (at)

    Synonyms:
    get on, room

13. boardverb

    provide food and lodging (for)

    "The old lady is boarding three men"

    Synonyms:
    get on, room

Matched Categories

1. • Committee
   • Display
   • Electrical Device
   • Inhabit
   • Live
   • Lumber
   • Printed Circuit
   • Provide
   • Sheet

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boardnoun

   Synonyms:
   plank (thin)

2. boardnoun

   Synonyms:
   table (for food), stand

3. boardnoun

   Synonyms:
   food, diet, provision, fare, victuals, entertainment, meals

4. boardnoun

   Synonyms:
   conclave, council, committee

5. boardverb

   Synonyms:
   cover with boards

6. boardverb

   Synonyms:
   enter or go on board of (a vessel) by force

7. boardverb

   Synonyms:
   furnish with meals

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "board":

   council, gasket, committee, jury, junta, plate, commission, boards, conseil, bureau, office, agency, edge, dam, card, tpb, bordo, motherboard, chamber, panel, advice, seal, councils, dashboard, bedroom, joint, body, room, jcmb, house, bord

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How to use board in a sentence?

1. Chief Executive Carsten Spohr:

   The explicit wish of our customers is not to allow phone calls on board, and I promise you we will guarantee this very last privilege of privacy.

2. William Bumpers:

   He told the school board they had to integrate. It was the right thing to do, and he convinced the school board to vote for integration, charleston was the first school district in the whole confederacy to fully integrate. He was very proud of that.

3. Vas Kolesnikoff:

   You need to have somebody who is running the bank and you need to have a board that is sufficiently independent to oversee management and addressing all the issues.

4. Rio Tinto:

   In light of the significant deterioration in the macro-economic environment and the resultant market uncertainty, the board believes that it is no longer appropriate to maintain the progressive dividend policy.

5. Mike Young:

   Everybody has a percentage share of whatever is available and that goes up and down, have boards that make decisions in the interest of everybody, and everybody has an incentive to make the system work. State Water Board makes the final decision, and the profits are allocated to shareholders... You run a water accounting system that looks like your bank account.