ouija board

/ˈwiːd͡ʒə bɔɹd/

noun

A tabletop model of the individual aircraft and their locations on a carrier.

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ouija board1

nounouija board (plural ouija boards)

plural ouija boards

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Ouija board.

Ouija board2

nounOuija board (plural Ouija boards)

plural Ouija boards · alternative ouija board

  1. aeronauticsA tabletop model of the individual aircraft and their locations on a carrier.
  2. Synonym of Ouija (“a board used to try to communicate with spirits”).

    Ouija board / Would you work for me? / I have got to say "Hello" / To an old friend

    1990, Morrissey, “Ouija Board, Ouija Board”, in Bona Drag
    3 more examples

    These, then, are the usual means by which we receive psychic messages, though table tilting, ouija boards, glasses upon a smooth surface, or anything which can be moved by the vital animal-magnetic force already discussed will equally serve the purpose.

    1919, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Vital Message

    Archie forces himself across the floor to see what the Ouija board is spelling out.

    2021, Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth, William Heinemann, page 139

    She had an intuition that the A.I. chatbot might be able to channel communications with her subconscious or a higher plane, “like how Ouija boards work,” she said.

    2025 June 13, Kashmir Hill, “They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

    Synonyms: Ouija

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Ouija (“a board used to try to communicate with spirits”).

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages

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