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Noun board has 9 senses

board - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
--₁ is a kind of boarding; committee, commission; boarding; committee, commission
--₁ is a part of ice hockey rink, ice-hockey rink
--₁ has member: director; board member
--₁ has particulars:

appeal board, appeals board, board of appeals; board of selectmen; Federal Reserve Board; governing board; directorate, board of directors; advisory board, planning board; draft board; school board, board of education; zoning board

board - a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"
--₂ is a kind of sheet, flat solid; sheet, flat solid
--₂ has particulars:

board, plank - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
--₃ is a kind of lumber, timber; lumber, timber
--₃ has parts: knot; knothole
--₃ has particulars:
matchboard; skid; wale, strake; chipboard, hardboard; deal
display panel, display board, board - a board on which information can be displayed to public view
--₄ is a kind of display; display
--₄ has particulars: big board
board, gameboard - a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
--₅ is a kind of surface; surface
--₅ has particulars:
backgammon board; checkerboard; cribbage board; dartboard, dart board; go board; monopoly board; Ouija, Ouija board; pegboard; punchboard
board, table - food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"
--₆ is a kind of fare; fare
--₆ has particulars: training table
Derived forms: verb board₂, verb board₃, verb board₄
control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel - electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
--₇ is a kind of electrical device; electrical device
--₇ has parts: idiot light
--₇ has particulars: dashboard
circuit board, circuit card, board, card - a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
--₈ is a kind of printed circuit; printed circuit
--₈ has particulars: CPU board, mother board; PC board
dining table, board - a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"
--₉ is a kind of table; table
--₉ has particulars: dinner table; high table; refectory table; triclinium
Derived forms: verb board₂, verb board₃, verb board₄

Verb board has 4 senses

board, get on - get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
--₁ is one way to enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into

Derived form: noun boarder₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
board, room - live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"
--₂ is one way to dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate

Derived forms: noun board₆, noun board₉, noun boarder₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
board - lodge and take meals (at)
--₃ is one way to use, habituate

Derived forms: noun board₆, noun board₉, noun boarder₃, noun boarder₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
board - provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"
--₄ is one way to provide, supply, ply, cater

Derived forms: noun board₆, noun board₉
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody