boards
nounEtymology From College Board tests.
1
Examinations given for entry to college or to qualify for a profession.
boards
nounUK /bɔːdz/ · US /bɔːɹdz/
Etymology See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
1
Informal, With definite article A stage (as in a theater).
- I’m an actress. No—not the kind you’re thinking of, lunching at the Savoy covered with jewellery, and with their photograph in every paper saying how much they love Madame So and So’s face cream. I’ve been on the boards since I was a kid of six—tumbling.1923, Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links:
2
Structure around a rink for ice hockey.
3
Media, Publishing Informal A hardcover binding on a book.
- His new novel just came out in boards. The paperback will follow in about a year.
- Derived terms
- tread the boards, walk the boards