ALL meanings of boarding
board·ing
B b - uncountable noun boarding Boarding is an arrangement by which children live at school during the school term. 3
- uncountable noun boarding Boarding is long, flat pieces of wood which can be used to make walls, doors, and fences. 3
- noun boarding a structure of boards, such as a floor or fence 3
- noun boarding timber boards collectively 3
- noun boarding the act of embarking on an aircraft, train, ship, etc 3
- noun boarding (as modifier) 3
- noun boarding a process used in tanning to accentuate the natural grain of hides, in which the surface of a softened leather is lightly creased by folding grain to grain and the fold is worked to and fro across the leather 3
- noun boarding a structure or covering of boards 3
- noun boarding boards collectively; light timber 3
- noun boarding the act of going on board a ship, aircraft, bus, etc. 3
- adjective boarding of or for boarding 3
- noun boarding embarkation 1
- noun boarding living, taking meals: at school, etc. 1
- noun boarding fitted boards 1
- noun boarding board structure 1
- noun boarding a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness. 1
- noun boarding a flat slab of wood or other material for some specific purpose: a cutting board. 1
- noun boarding a sheet of wood, cardboard, paper, etc., with or without markings, for some special use, as a checkerboard or chessboard. 1
- noun boarding 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 boarding Bookbinding. stiff cardboard or other material covered with paper, cloth, or the like to form the covers for a book. 1
- noun boarding Building Trades. composition material made in large sheets, as plasterboard or corkboard. 1
- noun boarding a table, especially to serve food on. 1
- noun boarding daily meals, especially as provided for pay: twenty dollars a day for room and board. 1
- noun boarding an official group of persons who direct or supervise some activity: a board of directors. 1
- noun boarding Nautical. the side of a ship. one leg, or tack, of the course of a ship beating to windward. 1
- noun boarding Railroads. a fixed signal or permanent sign regulating traffic. 1
- noun boarding a flat surface, as a wall or an object of rectangular shape, on which something is posted, as notices or stock-market quotations: a bulletin board. 1
- noun boarding surfboard. 1
- noun boarding Computers. Also called card, circuit board. a piece of fiberglass or other material upon which chips can be mounted to perform specific functions. plugboard (def 2). 1
- noun boarding Electronics. circuit board (def 2). 1
- noun boarding a switchboard. 1
- noun boarding Australian. the area of a woolshed where shearing is done. a crew of shearers working in a particular woolshed. sheep about to be sheared. 1
- noun boarding Obsolete. the edge, border, or side of anything. 1
- verb with object boarding to cover or close with boards (often followed by up or over): to board up a house; to board over a well. 1
- verb with object boarding to furnish with meals, or with meals and lodging, especially for pay: They boarded him for $50 a week. 1
- verb with object boarding to go on board of or enter (a ship, train, etc.). 1
- verb with object boarding to allow on board: We will be boarding passengers in approximately ten minutes. 1
- verb with object boarding to come up alongside (a ship), as to attack or to go on board: The pirate ship boarded the clipper. 1
- verb with object boarding Obsolete. to approach; accost. 1
- verb without object boarding to take one's meals, or be supplied with food and lodging at a fixed price: Several of us board at the same rooming house. 1
- verb without object boarding Ice Hockey. to hit an opposing player with a board check. 1
- idioms boarding across the board, Racing. betting on a horse or dog to finish first, second, or third, so that any result where a selection wins, places, or shows enables the bettor to collect. applying to or affecting every person, class, group, etc. 1
- idioms boarding go by the board, to go over the ship's side. to be destroyed, neglected, or forgotten: All his devoted labor went by the board. 1
- idioms boarding on board, on or in a ship, plane, or other vehicle: There were several movie stars on board traveling incognito. Baseball. on base: There were two men on board as the next batter came up. present and functioning as a member of a team or organization. Also, aboard. 1
- idioms boarding on the boards, in the theatrical profession: The family has been on the boards since grandfather's time. 1
- idioms boarding tread the boards. tread (def 22). 1
- noun boarding the act of people getting aboard a ship or aircraft; embarkation. 0
- noun boarding the act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship. 0
- noun boarding a structure made of boards. 0
- noun boarding riding a skateboard. 0