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say it: bawrd
board is a noun and verb meaning "a committee having supervisory powers". It is pronounced /ˈbɔɹd/ — bawrd. It carries 13 recorded senses.
a committee having supervisory powers
“the board has seven members”
a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
“he nailed boards across the windows”
food or meals in general
“she sets a fine table”
“room and board”
a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view
a table at which meals are served
“he helped her clear the dining table”
“a feast was spread upon the board”
electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
“he checked the instrument panel”
“suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree”
a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games
“he got out the board and set up the pieces”
lodge and take meals (at)
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for board come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.