board

Related to board: room and board
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  • (as) flat as a board
  • (as) stiff as a board
  • above board
  • across the board
  • all over the board
  • back to the drawing board
  • be (as) stiff as a board
  • be above board
  • bed and board
  • big board
  • board and lodging
  • board out
  • board the gravy train
  • board up
  • board with
  • board with (someone)
  • boarded up
  • boarding house reach
  • boardinghouse reach
  • boogie board
  • boogie-board
  • bulletin board
  • by the board
  • come on board
  • draft board
  • flat as a board
  • go back to the drawing board
  • go by
  • go by the board
  • go by the board, to
  • go overboard
  • honest and aboveboard
  • jemmy up
  • jimmy up
  • off board
  • on board
  • on the drawing board
  • open and aboveboard
  • room and board
  • sounding board
  • stiff as a board
  • sweep the board
  • take (something) on board
  • take on board
  • take something on board
  • the drawing board
  • tread the boards
References in classic literature
As our fate was now determined, and we were both on board, actually bound to Virginia, in the despicable quality of transported convicts destined to be sold for slaves, I for five years, and he under bonds and security not to return to England any more, as long as he lived, he was very much dejected and cast down; the mortification of being brought on board, as he was, like a prisoner, piqued him very much, since it was first told him he should transport himself, and so that he might go as a gentleman at liberty.
From two days to a week saw the end of their money and saw them being carted by the boarding-house masters on board outward-bound ships.
As soon as the vessel discovered the galleys she went about with the object and in the hope of making her escape by her speed; but the attempt failed, for the chief galley was one of the fastest vessels afloat, and overhauled her so rapidly that they on board the brigantine saw clearly there was no possibility of escaping, and the rais therefore would have had them drop their oars and give themselves up so as not to provoke the captain in command of our galleys to anger.
I leave you to judge how eyes were used on board the Abraham Lincoln.
On receiving this intelligence, Sergeant Cuff caused the authorities at Bombay to be communicated with, overland--so that the vessel might be boarded by the police immediately on her entering the port.
Mann.' (Here she set down the glass.) 'I shall take a early opportunity of mentioning it to the board, Mrs.
Nor did the clerks stand much higher in his good graces; indeed, he seems to have regarded all the landsmen on board his ship as a kind of Iive lumber, continually in the way.
It is rather from feeling how impossible it is, with all one's efforts, and all one's sacrifices, to make the accommodations on board such as women ought to have.
I now began to consider that I might yet get a great many things out of the ship which would be useful to me, and particularly some of the rigging and sails, and such other things as might come to land; and I resolved to make another voyage on board the vessel, if possible.
I immediately found out the supercargo, and told him the story, adding that I foresaw there would be a mutiny in the ship; and entreated him to go immediately on board and acquaint the captain of it.
But really, I don't see how, from the description you have, you will be able to recognise your man, even if he is on board the Mongolia."
That is, subconsciously, he was aware that not alone his own food, but the food of all on board found its source in the man and woman.
"It would take a clever man to find that out, as things are on board now," Mr.
"One gets jolly good dinners on board these ships," remarked one of our band.
We were to sail on the fifteenth of the month (June), weather permitting; and on the fourteenth, I went on board to arrange some matters in my stateroom.