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1.
A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc.
Source : opted (17466)  - auto
 
2.
A table to put food upon.
Source : opted (17467)  - auto
 
3.
Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals; provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay; as, to work for one's board; the price of board.
Source : opted (17468)  - auto
 
4.
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; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.
Source : opted (17469)  - auto
 
5.
A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board.
Source : opted (17470)  - auto
 
6.
Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.
Source : opted (17471)  - auto
 
7.
The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter upon the theatrical profession.
Source : opted (17472)  - auto
 
8.
The border or side of anything.
Source : opted (17473)  - auto
 
9.
The side of a ship.
Source : opted (17474)  - auto
 
10.
The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.
Source : opted (17475)  - auto
 

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