'boards' definitions:
Definition of 'boards'
From: WordNet
noun
The stage of a theater; "most actors love to stride the boards"
noun
The boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink
Definition of 'boards'
From: GCIDE
- boards \boards\ n.
- 1. the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. the stage; as, to walk the boards, i.e. to act on stage. [PJC]
- 3. board examinations (in a profession, as in medicine); -- an informal contraction; as, to take the boards; he flunked the boards. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'boards'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acting area,
- apron,
- apron stage,
- backstage,
- band shell,
- bandstand,
- board,
- bridge,
- Broadway,
- burlesque,
- carnival,
- circus,
- coulisse,
- dock,
- drama,
- dressing room,
- entertainment industry,
- flies,
- fly floor,
- fly gallery,
- forestage,
- greenroom,
- grid,
- gridiron,
- L,
- legit,
- legitimate stage,
- lightboard,
- off Broadway,
- off-off-Broadway,
- orchestra,
- orchestra pit,
- performing area,
- pit,
- playland,
- proscenium,
- proscenium stage,
- R,
- repertory drama,
- shell,
- show biz,
- show business,
- stage,
- stage left,
- stage right,
- stage world,
- stagedom,
- stageland,
- stock,
- strawhat,
- strawhat circuit,
- summer stock,
- switchboard,
- the boards,
- the footlights,
- the scenes,
- the stage,
- the theater,
- theater world,
- theatromania,
- theatrophobia,
- variety,
- vaudeville,
- wings
Words containing 'boards'
- Board,
- Board and board,
- Boarded,
- Boarding,
- By the board,
- On board,
- board up,
- Bed and board,
- Big Board,
- Board of control,
- Board of trade,
- Board of treasury,
- Board rule,
- Board wages,
- Boarding house,
- Boarding nettings,
- Boarding pike,
- Boarding school,
- Bristol board,
- Ceiling boards,
- Chimney board,
- Council board,
- Crayon board,
- Cribbage board,
- Eaves board,
- Emery board,
- Finger board,
- Float board,
- Fly board,
- Follow board,
- Free board,
- From bed and board,
- Gang board,
- Gathering board,
- Heck board,
- Hole board,
- Ironing board,
- Leather board,
- Limber boards,
- Log board,
- Louver boarding,
- Louver boards,
- Match boarding,
- Molding board,
- Moulding board,
- Paddle board,
- Paling board,
- Plug board,
- Retiring board,
- Returning board,
- Running board,
- School board,
- Serving board,
- Shooting board,
- Skirting board,
- Smoke board,
- Sound boarding,
- Stern board,
- Switch board,
- Tackle board,
- Tar board,
- Tea board,
- The American Board,
- Tivoli board,
- To enter on the boards,
- To go by the board,
- To lap boards,
- Trail boards,
- Traverse board,
- Trestle board,
- Valley board,
- Vestry board,
- above-board,
- across the board,
- advisory board,
- appeal board,
- appeals board,
- backgammon board,
- baffle board,
- batule board,
- beaver board,
- binder board,
- binder's board,
- board foot,
- board game,
- board measure,
- board meeting,
- board member,
- board of appeals,
- board of directors,
- board of education,
- board of regents,
- board of selectmen,
- board of trustees,
- board pennant,
- boarding card,
- boarding pass,
- bread board,
- bulletin board,
- butcher board,
- chairman of the board,
- checker board,
- chess board,
- chopping board,
- circuit board,
- compass board,
- composition board,
- control board,
- corrugated board,
- cpu board,
- cutting board,
- dandle board,
- dart board,
- display board,
- diving board,
- draft board,
- drafting board,
- draining board,
- drawing board,
- floor board,
- go board,
- governing board,
- gypsum board,
- ladle board,
- ledger board,
- memory board,
- monopoly board,
- mortar board,
- mother board,
- notice board,
- ouija board,
- parole board,
- particle board,
- pc board,
- peg board,
- planning board,
- poster board,
- sandwich board,
- shoulder board,
- shovel board,
- sliding board,
- sounding board,
- throwing board,
- tilting board,
- valance board,
- wake board,
- writing board,
- zoning board,
- Sound-board,
- Sounding-board,
- To make a good board,
- To make short boards,
- Weather-board,
- across-the-board,
- board of trade unit,
- bulletin board system,
- call-board,
- electronic bulletin board,
- fall-board,
- federal reserve board,
- staggered board of directors,
- work-board,
- national labor relations board