boarding
[ bawr-ding, bohr- ]
/ ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- /
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM boarding
pre·board·ing, adjective, nounWords nearby boarding
Definition for boarding (2 of 2)
board
[ bawrd, bohrd ]
/ bɔrd, boʊrd /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to take one's meals, or be supplied with food and lodging at a fixed price: Several of us board at the same rooming house.
Ice Hockey.
to hit an opposing player with a board check.
Origin of board
before 900; Middle English, Old English
bord board, table, shield; cognate with Dutch
boord board,
bord plate, German
Bort, Old Norse
borth, Gothic
-baurd
OTHER WORDS FROM board
board·a·ble, adjective board·like, adjective re·board, verb (used with object) un·board·ed, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for boarding
British Dictionary definitions for boarding (1 of 2)
boarding
/ (ˈbɔːdɪŋ) /
noun
a structure of boards, such as a floor or fence
timber boards collectively
- the act of embarking on an aircraft, train, ship, etc
- (as modifier)a boarding pass
a process used in tanning to accentuate the natural grain of hides, in which the surface of a softened leather is lightly creased by folding grain to grain and the fold is worked to and fro across the leather
British Dictionary definitions for boarding (2 of 2)
board
/ (bɔːd) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of board
boardable, adjectiveWord Origin for board
Old English
bord; related to Old Norse
borth ship's side, table, Old High German
bort ship's side, Sanskrit
bardhaka a cutting off
Idioms and Phrases with boarding
board
see across the board; back to the drawing board; bed and board; bulletin board; by the board; go overboard; on board; open and aboveboard; room and board; stiff as a board; tread the boards.