Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Wooden boards collectively.
- noun Boards put together, as in a fence or a floor.
- noun The operation of rubbing leather with a pommel or graining-board to make it granular and supple, after it has been shaved, daubed, and dried.
- noun The act of entering a ship, especially by assault.
- noun The practice of obtaining one's food, or both food and lodging, in the home of another, for a stipulated charge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose.
- noun The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards.
- noun The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay.
- noun a house in which boarders are kept.
- noun (Naut.) a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it.
- noun (Naut.) a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it.
- noun a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
board . - noun the act of people getting
aboard aship oraircraft ;embarkation - noun the act of a
sailor orboarding party attacking anenemy ship - noun a
structure made ofboards - noun
riding askateboard - noun ice hockey a
penalty called forpushing into the boards
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a structure of boards
- noun the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
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Examples
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Synonymous in many people's minds with the term "boarding school," this bastion of Britishness, founded in 1440, remains a school for boys, unlike many former single-sex schools.
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Water boarding is torture, no matter what your party platform says.
Think Progress » CPAC audience boos former GOP Rep. Bob Barr for saying waterboarding is torture. 2010
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People have told me of Catholic brothers in boarding schools coming to the dormitory a few nights a week and calling for boys.
What, no priest abuse of children in Asia? — Fusion Despatches 2010
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Water boarding is not as bad as its cracked up to be, I was waterboarded several time for training purposes in the Army.
A Crimanals rights? 2009
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People have told me of Catholic brothers in boarding schools coming to the dormitory a few nights a week and calling for boys.
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For instance, the Washington fifth grader (Anthony) is one 61 applicants waiting for 24 spaces that will open up in boarding school.
'Waiting for Superman' ignores the real problem with schools Richard Cohen 2010
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He recalls being awakened each morning at about eight in boarding school with a breakfast of a sweet roll and a cup of steaming hot chocolate, served in bed, whose caffeine content propelled him toward the next meal, brunch, served at about ten.
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Water boarding is designed to gain intelligence, so when we get it, we call it a day and go to the chow hall.
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And I made myself many kinds of spectators, from crabbed old maids and lean pantaloons to girls in boarding school and Greek boys of thousands of years ago.
CHAPTER XIII 2010
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Lesion of Horror@136 said, water boarding is NOT torture.
Think Progress » Obama explains climate science to global warming deniers. 2010
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