name
Meaning 1
plural of Board
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
boards
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: bôdz
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Received-Pronunciation: /bɔːdz/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: bôrdz
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General-American: /bɔːɹdz/
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bōrdz rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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/bo(ː)ɹdz/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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bōədz non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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/boədz/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dz
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CMU ARPABET: B AO1 R D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of board
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A stage (as in a theater).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Structure around a rink for ice hockey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A hardcover binding on a book.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, plural, plural-only
Topics: media, publishing
Examples
- His new novel just came out in boards. The paperback will follow in about a year.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
Examinations given for entry to college or to qualify for a profession.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
third-person singular simple present indicative of board
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boarding
noun
Meaning 9
the stage of a theater
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- most actors love to stride the boards
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: theater stage, theatre stage
History
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From College Board tests.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: tanca — structure around a rink
- Czech: mantinel — structure around a rink
- Finnish: laita — structure around a rink
- Finnish: laidat — structure around a rink
- Finnish: ränni — structure around a rink
- Finnish: kovakantinen — hardcover
- Finnish: pääsykoe — examination
- Finnish: päättökoe — examination
- Finnish: loppukoe — examination
- Portuguese: comentários — examination
- Russian: экза́мен (ekzámen) — examination
Real reading context