board
Embark a vessel
The many meanings of the noun board can be roughly divided in three: a rigid piece of wood, longer than it is wide (2’ x 4’ board); a group of persons with a particular authoritative function (board of directors); and daily meals, provided for pay (room and board).
Things like a circuit board grow out of the first meaning.
The verb board is related to the first and third meanings.
You can board up a building (cover it with boards), or you can board at a hotel (get your meals there).
Those who lead organizations
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- chairmanHead of a board
chairwoman · meeting · executive · advisory · oversight · fiduciary · appointee · resolution
Wood for construction
- lumberSawn wood for building
- woodTree-derived building material
- beamStructural support member
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
joist · slat · decking · floorboard · hardwood · plank · batten · stave
Strategic board game
- checkersDiagonal jumping board game
- backgammonTwo-player dice board contest
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
- pieceA portion or segment
token · dice · move · turn · player · square · space · gameplay
Board for travel
- platformRaised flat structure
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
bus · ferry · cruise · airplane · terminal · departure · carriage · gangway
Decorative outer layer
- laminateBond thin layers together
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- finishBring to completion
- polishSmooth by rubbing
varnish · sanding · stain · lacquer · smoothness · coating · gloss · matte
Renting occupant of rooms
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- innLodging for wayfarers
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
bed and breakfast · tenant · landlord · lease · rental · dormitory · resident · rooming house
Surface for dusty writing
- smartboardTouch-responsive digital display
- eraserMark removal tool
- markerSomething that signals location
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
classroom · display · announcement · poster · pinboard
directors
Those who lead organizations
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
chairman · chairwoman · meeting · executive · advisory · oversight · fiduciary · appointee · resolution · quorum
timber
Wood for construction
plywood · joist · slat · decking · floorboard · hardwood · plank · batten · stave · scaffold
chess
Strategic board game
- checkersDiagonal jumping board game
- backgammonTwo-player dice board contest
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
piece · token · dice · move · turn · player · square · space · gameplay · strategy
embark
Board for travel
train · bus · ferry · cruise · airplane · terminal · departure · carriage · gangway · ramp
veneer
Decorative outer layer
polish · varnish · sanding · stain · lacquer · smoothness · coating · gloss · matte · sealant
lodger
Renting occupant of rooms
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- innLodging for wayfarers
- hostelShared traveler lodging
guesthouse · bed and breakfast · tenant · landlord · lease · rental · dormitory · resident · rooming house · pensione
chalkboard
Surface for dusty writing
- smartboardTouch-responsive digital display
- eraserMark removal tool
- markerSomething that signals location
chalk · classroom · display · announcement · poster · pinboard
- on boardAgreeing and involved
- board gamesStructured tabletop play
- circuit boardElectronics interconnection substrate
- drawing boardFlat surface for sketching
- diving boardElevated pool launching platform
- bulletin boardSurface for pinned messages
cupboard, keyboard, boards, aboard, boarding, dashboard, boardwalk, boarded, boarder