boards

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of board. Use this form when you mean more than one board.

   The carpenter stacked the boards against the wall.

   Several boards had warped in the damp basement.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of board. Use it with he, she, or it.

   Each morning she boards the train downtown.

   He boards the ferry just before it leaves.

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3. 3
   nouncolloquialpluralwith the

   The stage of a theater, where actors perform in front of an audience.

   After a decade in film, she returned to the boards for a summer play.

   Every young actor dreamed of the night they would first walk onto the boards.

   Similarstage

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4. 4
   nounplural

   The low wall around an ice hockey rink that keeps the puck in play.

   Like the raised edge of a pool table that keeps the balls from rolling off.

   The winger pinned his opponent against the boards in the corner.

   She fired a pass that bounced off the boards to her teammate.

   Similarwall

5. 5
   nounplural

   Important exams that students take to get into college or to qualify for a job.

   She studied all summer for her medical boards.

   Passing the boards is the final step before he can practice law.

   Similarexams, examinations

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6. 6
   nouncolloquialplural

   The stiff covers that make up the hard cover of a book.

   The antique volume's boards were warped from decades of humidity.

   A binder covered the boards in dark green cloth before attaching the spine.

   Similarcovers

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