# boards

Pronunciation: US say "BOHRDZ" /bɔːɹdz/; UK say "BAWDZ" /bɔːdz/

## Noun

1. Plural of board. — plural of board
   - Simple: Plural of board. Use this form when you mean more than one board.
   - _Workers nailed fresh boards over the broken fence._
   - _The two charity boards agreed to merge their efforts._
3. The stage of a theater or playhouse, where performers act before an audience. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The stage of a theater, where actors perform in front of an audience.
   - _The old comedian still loved the roar of the crowd from the boards._
   - _Touring companies brought serious drama to the boards of small-town halls._
4. The wall enclosing an ice hockey rink, against which players check opponents and off which the puck rebounds.
   - Simple: The low wall around an ice hockey rink that keeps the puck in play.
   - _A clean hit drove the forward hard into the boards near center ice._
   - _The defenseman banked the puck off the boards to clear his zone._
5. Exams taken to gain admission to college or to qualify to practice a profession.
   - Simple: Important exams that students take to get into college or to qualify for a job.
   - _Most of his class spent the spring cramming for the college boards._
   - _She finally cleared her nursing boards after two attempts._
6. The stiff covers that form the hardcover binding of a book. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The stiff covers that make up the hard cover of a book.
   - _Water had stained the boards of the old encyclopedia a dull brown._
   - _The printer chose thick boards to give the limited edition a sturdy feel._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of board. — third-person singular simple present indicative of board
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of board. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The airline boards passengers by group number._
   - _Every officer boards the vessel for a routine inspection._

## Origin

This sense comes from the College Board tests.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/boards (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).