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board

n. a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"

board

n. a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"

board, gameboard

n. a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"

board, plank

n. a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

board, table

n. food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"

dining table, board

n. a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"

circuit board, circuit card, board, card, plug-in, add-in

n. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

board

v. provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"

board

v. lodge and take meals (at)

board, room

v. live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"

board, get on

v. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

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cabinet

n. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

council

n. a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council"

court, royal court

n. the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state

audience

n. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"

legal profession, bar, legal community

n. the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"

judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system

n. the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

seance, sitting, session

n. a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"

court, lawcourt, court of law, court of justice

n. a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws

barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom

n. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"

slat, spline

n. a thin strip (wood or metal)

panel

n. sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

partition

n. (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism

insert, inset

n. an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted

woodwork

n. work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture

commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals

n. a stock or supply of foods

provision, purvey

v. supply with provisions

feed

v. feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"

sustain, keep, maintain

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

lodge, accommodate

v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

bunk

v. provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"

run away

v. escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

keep

v. have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

keep, look after, have charge of

v. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

sustain, keep, maintain

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

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get off

v. leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.

disembark, debark, set down

v. go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"

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