patronato

Phonetic: "/bɔːd/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

Definition: A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.

Definition: A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.

Example: Each player starts the game with four counters on the board.

Definition: Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, message board (on the Internet), etc.

Definition: A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.

Example: We have to wait to hear back from the board.

Definition: Regular meals or the amount paid for them in a place of lodging.

Example: Room and board

Definition: The side of a ship.

Definition: The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.

Definition: The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink, often in plural.

Definition: A long, narrow table, like that used in a medieval dining hall.

Definition: Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard.

Example: to bind a book in boards

Definition: A level or stage having a particular layout.

Definition: A container for holding pre-dealt cards that is used to allow multiple sets of players to play the same cards.

Phonetic: "/bɔːd/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

Example: It is time to board the aircraft.

Definition: To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.

Example: to board one's horse at a livery stable

Definition: To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.

Definition: To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party

Definition: To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation

Definition: To approach (someone); to make advances to, accost.

Definition: To cover with boards or boarding.

Example: to board a house

Definition: To hit (someone) with a wooden board.

Definition: To write something on a board, especially a blackboard or whiteboard.