[bɔːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, used for floors or other building purposes
(e.g: loose boards creaked as I walked on them)

- a thin, flat piece of wood or other stiff material used for various purposes

- a group of people constituted as the decision-making body of an organization
(e.g: he sits on the board of directors)

- the provision of regular meals when one stays somewhere, in return for payment or services
(e.g: board and lodging)

- a distance covered by a vessel in a single tack
(e.g: we were tacking up to the anchor, shortening cable at each board)


Phrases:
- go by the board
- tread the boards

Origin:
Old English bord, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boord and German Bort; reinforced in Middle English by Old French bort ‘edge, ship's side’ and Old Norse borth ‘board, table’

[bɔːd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle)
(e.g: we boarded the plane for Oslo)

- live and receive regular meals in a house in return for payment or services
(e.g: the cousins boarded for a while with Ruby)

- cover or seal a window or building with pieces of wood
(e.g: the shop was still boarded up)

- ride on a snowboard
(e.g: when we're not boarding, we're skiing)


Phrases:
- go by the board
- tread the boards

Origin:
Old English bord, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boord and German Bort; reinforced in Middle English by Old French bort ‘edge, ship's side’ and Old Norse borth ‘board, table’