matchboard

match·board

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mach-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈmætʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mach-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈmætʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of matchboard word

noun matchboard a board having a tongue formed on one edge and a groove of the same dimensions cut into the other, used with similar boards to compose floors, dados, etc. 1
noun matchboard (carpentry) A type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system. 1
noun matchboard a long thin board with a tongue along one edge and a corresponding groove along the other, used with similar boards to line walls, ceilings, etc 0
noun matchboard any of a number of identical boards with a tongue formed along one edge and a groove cut along the other so that the tongue of one can be fitted into the groove of the next, as in making floors 0
noun matchboard (sand casting) A thin piece of material (such as wood, plaster, or metal) that forms and aligns the matched parting surfaces for the two parts (the cope and the drag) of a molding box or flask, to which board patterns are attached in some casting methods. 0

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Origin of matchboard

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; match2 + board

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Parts of speech for Matchboard

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matchboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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