board

A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.

A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.

A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.

Each player starts the game with four counters on the board.

Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.

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.

To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

It is time to board the aircraft.

You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication.

To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.

to board one’s horse at a livery stable

To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.

We are several of us, gentlemen and ladies, who board in the same house,

To (at least attempt to) capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party.

To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation

A rebound.