boards

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UK/bɔːdz/US/boɹdz//bo(ː)ɹdz//boədz/

noun

A stage (as in a theater).

“His new novel just came out in boards. The paperback will follow in about a year.”

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Meanings

boards1

noun
  1. pluralplural of board
nounboards pl (plural only)
  1. informalpluralplural onlywith definite articleA stage (as in a theater).

    I’m an actress. No—not the kind you’re thinking of, lunching at the Savoy covered with jewellery, and with their photograph in every paper saying how much they love Madame So and So’s face cream. I’ve been on the boards since I was a kid of six—tumbling.

    1923, Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links
  2. pluralplural onlyStructure around a rink for ice hockey.
  3. informalpluralplural onlymediaA hardcover binding on a book.

    His new novel just came out in boards. The paperback will follow in about a year.

boards2

nounboards pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyExaminations given for entry to college or to qualify for a profession.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of board

Boards3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Board

Origin

boards · noun, noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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boards · noun, verb

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Translations

Catalan tanca
  • tancastructure around a rink
Czech mantinel
  • mantinelstructure around a rink
Finnish laita, laidat
  • laitastructure around a rink
  • laidatstructure around a rink
  • rännistructure around a rink
  • kovakantinenhardcover
  • pääsykoeexamination
  • päättökoeexamination
  • loppukoeexamination
Portuguese comentários
  • comentáriosexamination
Russian экза́мен
  • экза́мен (ekzámen)examination

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with boards

towardsswordscordsfordsmeasure swordstwo swords
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Anagrams

broadsadsorbBordasadorbs
Cite this entry
APA

boards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boards

MLA

“boards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boards. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boards,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boards.

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