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A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.
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(graphical user interface) An on-screen design surface in a drawing application.
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A board with many audio connections.
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(telecommunications, electronics) One of an array of bar-shaped symbols that display the level of something, such as wireless signal strength or battery life remaining.
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Abbreviation of board, in the sense of a board of directors. [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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Abbreviation of board. [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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A bench with an upright board or easel attached at one end, allowing an artist to straddle the bench while working.
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(dated) A flat surface, such as a panel or fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.
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The sticking of posters, notices and advertisements on walls.
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To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
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(transitive) To write something on a board, especially a blackboard or whiteboard.
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A cutting board, especially for cutting bread.
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A board on which messages may be posted, especially one in a public space.
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Synonym of bulletin board system
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A notice board where casting calls are posted.
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A piece of card that has been cut into a particular shape, especially the shape of an individual emblazoned with a large photograph of that individual on it.
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The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
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The surface of a press that makes contact with panel product, especially a removable plate or sheet.
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Furnished with a chalkboard.
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Alternative form of checkerboard (design) [A pattern of squares of alternating colours.]
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Alternative spelling of checkerboard [(transitive) To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.]
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(film) Alternative form of clapperboard [(film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.]
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A flat, usually vertical surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.
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cardboard with a surface prepared for crayon drawing
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(computing, electronics) A circuit board that is an extension of a motherboard or other card.
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Synonym of blotter (“blotting paper in a pad as a piece of desk furniture”)
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A checkerboard used to play draughts.
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A plane surface or table to which paper can be fastened for drawing purposes.
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Of a kind of box for storing a book: designed to lie flat when open.
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A flat wooden life-size figure painted and shaped in silhouette.
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An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.
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A tool for embedding wire into a surface.
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A board covered with flannel fabric used as a backdrop when telling stories to children, the characters in the story being placed and moved on the backdrop.
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(historical) A mechanical display board, used at railway stations etc., having the text characters on individual flaps that can be rotated to form different messages.
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A set of cards hinged together on an easel, used in making presentations.
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A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
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(printing) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
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(bookbinding) A table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
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A board with nails or pegs around which elastic bands can be looped in order to explore concepts in geometry.
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A board, as upon a guidepost bearing road directions.
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A tablet-sized surface for writing or displaying text and images.
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(business) A visual scheduling tool used in heijunka, divided into a grid of boxes or pigeonholes containing kanban cards that indicate the production schedule.
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A cable run installed inside a building wall.
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A strip on a TAB (tape automated bonding) chip where components are attached by using a reflow head to hold them down while applying pressure and pulse heat to form a bond.
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A board set up in a public place with text and often pictures that provide educational information about the place or about some historical event that occurred there.
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A folding bar to prop up a mobile phone, tablet or similar device when it is being used on a surface.
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A board held on the lap as a simple lap desk.
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(web design) An advertisement on a web page spanning the width of the page and shallow in height.
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(photography) A part used for securing a lens to the front standard of a large-format view camera.
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Alternative spelling of lens board [(photography) A part used for securing a lens to the front standard of a large-format view camera.]
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A signboard for lettering or text.
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An electronic console used to control the lights in a theatre.
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Alternative spelling of logic board [(computing, Macintosh) A motherboard.]
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A pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and easy-to-tear paper characterized by its ease of removal, not leaving adhesive behind. It is used mainly in painting, to mask off areas that should not be painted.
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A screen or board on which the prices of various menu items are displayed.
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Alternative form of menu board [A screen or board on which the prices of various menu items are displayed.]
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A board on which messages may be posted, especially one in a public space.
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Alternative spelling of message board [A board on which messages may be posted, especially one in a public space.]
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A collage created by a designer to convey a concept or theme.
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Alternative spelling of mood board [A collage created by a designer to convey a concept or theme.]
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A signboard bearing a name.
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A plate or plaque inscribed with a name.
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(countable) A signboard for the display of news.
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A board, hanging on a wall, on which notices and announcements are posted.
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Alternative spelling of notice board [A board, hanging on a wall, on which notices and announcements are posted.]
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Of a distribution transformer, contained in a metal cabinet mounted on a concrete pad.
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(US) a distribution board
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(slang, obsolete) A person's visiting card.
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A pole-mounted steel board, usually whitewashed, used by shotgunners to assess the spread of the shot.
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A board that has a pattern of holes into which pegs are fitted; used especially to record the score in some card games.
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A large photograph mounted on a board used for display purposes.
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A notice board to which items can be pinned.
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(motorsports) A board used to communicate brief important information to a racing driver such as driver name, laps, and current position in the race.
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A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
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(spiritualism) A type of Ouija board. (A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes interpreted as of oracular or supernatural import.)
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A ledge or shelf used in puppetry for balancing props.
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(direct marketing) A flyer printed on stiff cardboard, approximately 8.5 by 11 inches, mailed flat.
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The putting up of posters.
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Alternative form of power board [A power strip.]
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A board, having a number of holes filled with slips of paper, once used as a form of lottery
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Alternative form of rubboard [(music) A scraped percussion instrument used in zydeco music, resembling a washboard but without a frame, generally hung around the neck.]
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Alternative spelling of rub-boardist [Someone who plays a rubboard.]
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A person-sized, wearable billboard or advertisement consisting of two printed boards strung together so that they hang over the shoulders, or simply set out on a street.
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Alternative form of sandwich board [A person-sized, wearable billboard or advertisement consisting of two printed boards strung together so that they hang over the shoulders, or simply set out on a street.]
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Alternative form of school board [A governing body of people elected (a board of directors or board of trustees) to oversee management of a school district and represent the interests of residents.]
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(US) A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted.
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(figuratively) A sounding board.
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(by extension) Any device or means used to spread an idea or point of view
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Alternative spelling of sounding board [A thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound]
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Alternative form of sounding board [A thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound]
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A display board attached to the shop front window sill
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(Internet slang) A digital mood board composed of video fragments (usually in the form of animated gifs) conveying pleasant or satisfying physical sensation.
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Alternative form of stim board [(Internet slang) A digital mood board composed of video fragments (usually in the form of animated gifs) conveying pleasant or satisfying physical sensation.]
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(electronics, countable) A piece of given dimensions of such a prototyping board.
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The wallplate in which a switch, such as a light switch, is housed.
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(US) The provision of daily meals; board (separate from rooming).
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A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
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(Internet) A small message board on a webpage, usually located in the sidebar, where visitors can leave a name and short message.
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Synonym of Ouija board (“lettered board for communication with spirits”)
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A tabletop container for pens and stationery.
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Alternative spelling of trestleboard [A drawing board used by Freemasons.]
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Alternative spelling of verge staff [(clock making) The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.]
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(electronics) Stripboard.
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A board capable of displaying video footage, as at a sports ground.
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A board displaying images that represent one's dreams and ambitions, used as a form of self-help.
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(by extension, computing) A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display.
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The speed at which a wire moves through a machine
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A tool to assist in installing wire.
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A workbench or worktable.
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A smooth vertical surface to be written upon using an erasable material, large enough for several persons to read simultaneously.
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