Kilo Lingo

/bɔːd/

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Translation

A long, flat piece of wood or other hard material.

Word origin

From Old English bord, meaning a plank or a table.

Origin
Old English
Root
bord

Examples

wooden .

A board is flat and hard, so you can work on top of it.

boards .

The plural is "boards".

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Floors are often made of long boards of wood.

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This word is part of lesson 17.