fireboard

fire·board

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fahyuh r-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈfaɪərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
- /fˈaɪəbɔːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyuh r-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈfaɪərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of fireboard word

noun fireboard a board used to close a fireplace. 1
noun fireboard Chiefly South Midland U.S. a mantel; mantelpiece. 1
noun fireboard A chimney board or screen to close a fireplace when not in use. 1
noun fireboard a mantelpiece 0
noun fireboard a board used to close off a fireplace when it is not in use 0
noun fireboard a type of board used to encase e.g. structural steelwork as insulation against heat or fire 0

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Origin of fireboard

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30; fire + board

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Parts of speech for Fireboard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fireboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for fireboard

noun fireboard

mantelpiece — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
chimneypiece — A chimneypiece is the same as a mantlepiece.
mantelshelf — mantel (def 2).
fireplace — the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned; hearth.

All 4 Synonyms of fireboard