noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 3
A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
Meaning 4
A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: road, transport
Examples
washboard road
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Ellipsis of washboard abs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis
Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 6
Baseboard; skirting board.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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verb
Meaning 7
To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 8
To play a washboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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verb
Meaning 9
To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: bees
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noun
Meaning 10
protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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