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reboard

board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bawrd, bohrd]
    • /bɔrd, boʊrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bawrd, bohrd]
    • /bɔrd, boʊrd/

Definitions of reboard word

  • noun reboard a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness. 1
  • noun reboard a flat slab of wood or other material for some specific purpose: a cutting board. 1
  • noun reboard a sheet of wood, cardboard, paper, etc., with or without markings, for some special use, as a checkerboard or chessboard. 1
  • noun reboard boards. Theater. the stage: The play will go on the boards next week. the wooden fence surrounding the playing area of an ice-hockey rink. a racing course made of wood, used especially in track meets held indoors: his first time running on boards. 1
  • noun reboard Bookbinding. stiff cardboard or other material covered with paper, cloth, or the like to form the covers for a book. 1
  • noun reboard Building Trades. composition material made in large sheets, as plasterboard or corkboard. 1

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Origin of reboard

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English bord board, table, shield; cognate with Dutch boord board, bord plate, German Bort, Old Norse borth, Gothic -baurd

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Parts of speech for Reboard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reboard popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 66% 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.

reboard usage trend in Literature

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