boards
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- n the stage of a theater
most actors love to stride the boards - n the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink
- n a committee having supervisory powers
- n a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
- n a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
he nailed boards across the windows - n food or meals in general
- n a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view
- n a table at which meals are served
- n electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
- n a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
- n a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games
- v get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
- v live and take one's meals at or in
- v lodge and take meals (at)
- v provide food and lodging (for)
- Weak boards are going to hurt companies well beyond the finance and auto industries.
- In a fundamental power shift in corporate America, boards of directors, once tame and docile, are turning on their masters.
- Introduced to make polyurethane foam boards more rigid, the stringer (usually made of wood) has migrated to other parts of the board and to other materials.