| aboard |
on or into a ship, plane, bus, or plane; on board. [2 definitions] |
| backboard |
the board to which a basketball hoop is attached. |
| backgammon |
a board game played by two people. The players throw dice and move their pieces around and then off the board. |
| billboard |
a large board for displaying outdoor advertisements, often seen next to highways. |
| breadboard |
a board used for cutting bread or used in the process of making bread. |
| brig |
a prison on board a ship. [1/2 definitions] |
| bulletin board |
a board on which things such as notices or advertisements are displayed. A bulletin board usually hangs on a wall either in your home or in a public place. |
| chalkboard |
a smooth, dark board to be written on with chalk; blackboard. |
| checker1 |
one of the disks used as a game piece in checkers. Checkers is a game played by two people. Each player has twelve pieces to move over a board divided into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors. |
| checkerboard |
a surface marked into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors. It is used as a game board for checkers or chess. |
| checkers |
(plural but used with a singular verb) a game played by two people. Each player has twelve pieces to move over a board divided into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors. |
| chess1 |
a board game played by two people in which each player has sixteen pieces, and the object is to trap the opponent's king. |
| dice |
small cubes with dots on each side numbering one to six. Dice are often used in pairs for board games and games of chance. [1/2 definitions] |
| diver |
a person who dives into water from a board or platform. [1/2 definitions] |
| diving board |
a springy board that is fixed to a stand and reaches out over water, used for diving. |
| embark |
to board a ship when beginning a trip. [1/2 definitions] |
| gangplank |
a board or other movable walkway used for getting on or off a ship; gangway. |
| house |
to provide room and board or living quarters for. [1/6 definitions] |
| ironing board |
a long, narrow, padded board on which laundry is ironed. |
| man |
a playing piece used in board games. [1/4 definitions] |
| move |
in checkers and other board games, the act of making a play. [1/11 definitions] |