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Boarding

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v. Present participle of board.

n. the act of people getting aboard a ship or aircraft; embarkation

n. the act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship

n. a structure made of boards

n. riding a skateboard

n. a penalty called for pushing into the boards

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose.

n. The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards.

n. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Wooden boards collectively.

n. Boards put together, as in a fence or a floor.

n. The operation of rubbing leather with a pommel or graining-board to make it granular and supple, after it has been shaved, daubed, and dried.

n. The act of entering a ship, especially by assault.

n. The practice of obtaining one's food, or both food and lodging, in the home of another, for a stipulated charge.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a structure of boards

n. the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

Word Usage

"Synonymous in many people's minds with the term "boarding school," this bastion of Britishness, founded in 1440, remains a school for boys, unlike many former single-sex schools."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

going going away departure leaving

Cross Reference

luffer boarding

Verb Stem

board

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

according affording awarding cording hoarding

Same Context

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conductorship footwell single-car boat ultracapacitor