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board
What does board mean?
board (noun): a relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use board in a sentence?
- He nailed boards across the windows. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce board?
/bɔɹd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “board” mean?
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an activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal
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traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease
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a relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making
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