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Boards

//bɔːdz// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Board form-of, plural
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of board form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A stage (as in a theater). informal, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article

    "I’m an actress. No—not the kind you’re thinking of, lunching at the Savoy covered with jewellery, and with their photograph in every paper saying how much they love Madame So and So’s face cream. I’ve been on the boards since I was a kid of six—tumbling."

  3. 3
    Examinations given for entry to college or to qualify for a profession. plural, plural-only
  4. 4
    (used in the plural) the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink wordnet
  5. 5
    Structure around a rink for ice hockey. plural, plural-only
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  1. 6
    (used in the plural) the stage of a theater wordnet
  2. 7
    A hardcover binding on a book. informal, plural, plural-only

    "His new novel just came out in boards. The paperback will follow in about a year."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of board form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

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Etymology 3

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Etymology 4

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