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Type of boarding
Type Words
Type of theater stage, theatre stage


most actors love to stride the boards.

Examples of boards

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The Commodores, boasting a size advantage, held a 39-27 advantage on the boards.
From the tennessean.com
Before the Jarvis-Gann measure, local agencies and their boards had dual duties.
From the sacbee.com
I am in the process of re-evaluating the shapes of the boards I personally ride.
From the ocregister.com
He said he will miss serving on the tourist council, as well as on other boards.
From the news-journalonline.com
Lindbergh, which saw a six-game winning streak go by the boards, slipped to 8-2.
From the stltoday.com
The defenseman was ridden high into the boards in the first period of that game.
From the tennessean.com
Even with that front-line loss, Notre Dame dominated the boards and pulled away.
From the kentucky.com
She also was still serving on more than a dozen boards at the time of her death.
From the delawareonline.com
It's another reason why boards need to be more stingy when they hand out grants.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • A committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
  • Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
  • A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
  • Live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"
  • A flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"
  • Lodge and take meals (at)
  • In the card game bridge, a duplicate board is an item of equipment that holds one deal, or one deck of 52 cards distributed in four hands of 13 cards each. The design permits the entire deal or four hands to be passed, carried or stacked securely with the cards hidden from view. ...
  • The board-foot is a specialized unit of measure for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It is the volume of a one-foot length of a board one foot wide and one inch thick.
  • A relatively long, wide and thin piece of sawn wood or similar material, usually intended for use in construction; A device (e.g. ...