Bored vs. Board
Difference Between Bored and Board
Boredverb
simple past tense and past participle of bore
Boardnoun
A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
Boredadjective
suffering from boredom; to have nothing to do
Boardnoun
A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
Boredadjective
uninterested, without attention
The piano teacher's bored look indicated he wasn't paying much attention to his pupil's lackluster rendition of Mozart's RequiemBoardnoun
A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.
Each player starts the game with four counters on the board.Boredadjective
perforated by a hole or holes (through bioerosion or other)
Boardnoun
Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, message board (on the Internet), etc.
Boredadjective
tired of the world;
bored with lifestrolled through the museum with a bored airBoardnoun
A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.
We have to wait to hear back from the board.Boredadjective
uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence;
his blase indifferencea petulent blase airthe bored gaze of the successful film starBoardnoun
(uncountable) Regular meals or the amount paid for them in a place of lodging.
Room and boardBoardnoun
(nautical) The side of a ship.
Boardnoun
(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.
Boardnoun
(ice hockey) The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink, often in plural.
Boardnoun
(archaic) A long, narrow table, like that used in a medieval dining hall.
Boardnoun
Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard.
to bind a book in boardsBoardnoun
(video games) A level or stage having a particular layout.
Boardnoun
A container for holding pre-dealt cards that is used to allow multiple sets of players to play the same cards. Board (duplicate bridge)
Boardnoun
A rebound.
Boardverb
(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
It is time to board the aircraft.Boardverb
(transitive) To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.
to board one's horse at a livery stableBoardverb
(transitive) To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.
Boardverb
To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party
Boardverb
(intransitive) To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation
Boardverb
To approach (someone); to make advances to, accost.
Boardverb
To cover with boards or boarding.
to board a houseBoardverb
To hit (someone) with a wooden board.
Boardverb
(transitive) To write something on a board, especially a blackboard or whiteboard.
Boardnoun
a committee having supervisory powers;
the board has seven membersBoardnoun
a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose;
he nailed boards across the windowsBoardnoun
a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
Boardnoun
a board on which information can be displayed to public view
Boardnoun
a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games;
he got out the board and set up the piecesBoardnoun
food or meals in general;
she sets a fine tableroom and boardBoardnoun
electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices;
he checked the instrument panelsuddenly the board lit up like a Christmas treeBoardnoun
a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
Boardnoun
a table at which meals are served;
he helped her clear the dining tablea feast was spread upon the boardBoardverb
get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
Boardverb
live and take one's meals at or in;
she rooms in an old boarding houseBoardverb
lodge and take meals (at)
Boardverb
provide food and lodging (for);
The old lady is boarding three men
