noun
plural boards
[count] :a long, thin, flat piece of wood
[count] a flat piece of material (such as wood or cardboard) that is used for a special purpose
bulletin board
a large, smooth surface for writing on
[count] a group of people who manage or direct a company or organization
a group of people who have been chosen to learn information about something, to give advice, etc.
[noncount] :daily meals that you pay for when you are paying to stay at a hotel, school, etc.
[count] :circuit board
boards [plural] US :special tests that you take when you want to be accepted as a student at a college or medical school
the boards US :the low wooden wall that surrounds the playing surface in ice hockey
across the board
in a way that includes or affects everyone or everything
go by the board
or US go by the boards
to no longer be used or considered :to be discarded, rejected, or abandoned
on board
in or on a train, boat, etc. :aboard
included among the group of people who support a particular goal, project, etc.
sweep the board
take (something) on board
Brit :to decide to accept or deal with (something, such as a suggestion or idea)
tread the boards
verb
boards; boarded; boarding
to get into or onto (an airplane, a bus, a train, etc.) [+ obj]
to put or allow (someone) into or onto an airplane, a bus, a train, etc. [+ obj]
[+ obj] :to cover or close (something) with pieces of wood
usually + up
[+ obj] :to provide (someone) with daily meals and a place to live in exchange for money
[no obj] :to pay for daily meals and a place to live