Words that rhyme with larboard

  • aboard
    adv 1: on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle [syn: aboard, on board] 2: on first or second or third base; "Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard" [syn: aboard, on base] 3: side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship" [syn: aboard, alongside] 4: part of a group; "Bill's been aboard for three years now"
  • backboard
    n 1: a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard" [syn: backboard, basketball backboard] 2: a board used to support the back of someone or something
  • baseboard
    n 1: a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor [syn: baseboard, mopboard, skirting board]
  • billboard
    n 1: large outdoor signboard [syn: billboard, hoarding]
  • blackboard
    n 1: sheet of slate; for writing with chalk [syn: blackboard, chalkboard]
  • board
    n 1: a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" 2: a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes [syn: board, plank] 3: a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows" 4: food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board" [syn: board, table] 5: a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view [syn: display panel, display board, board] 6: a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board" [syn: dining table, board] 7: electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" [syn: control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel] 8: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn: circuit board, circuit card, board, card, plug-in, add-in] 9: a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces" [syn: board, gameboard] v 1: get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) [syn: board, get on] [ant: get off] 2: live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house" [syn: board, room] 3: lodge and take meals (at) 4: provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"
  • breadboard
    n 1: a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced [syn: breadboard, bread board]
  • buckboard
    n 1: an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
  • cardboard
    adj 1: without substance; "cardboard caricatures of historical figures" [syn: cardboard, unlifelike] n 1: a stiff moderately thick paper [syn: cardboard, composition board]
  • centreboard
    n 1: a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward [syn: centerboard, centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel]
  • chalkboard
    n 1: sheet of slate; for writing with chalk [syn: blackboard, chalkboard]
  • checkerboard
    n 1: a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors [syn: checkerboard, checker board]
  • cheeseboard
    n 1: tray on which cheeses are served [syn: cheeseboard, cheese tray]
  • chessboard
    n 1: a checkerboard used to play chess [syn: chessboard, chess board]
  • chipboard
    n 1: a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin [syn: chipboard, hardboard]
  • clapboard
    n 1: a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below [syn: clapboard, weatherboard, weatherboarding] v 1: cover with clapboards
  • clapperboard
    n 1: photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together
  • clipboard
    n 1: a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers
  • cupboard
    n 1: a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space [syn: cupboard, closet]
  • dartboard
    n 1: a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts [syn: dartboard, dart board]
  • dashboard
    n 1: protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. [syn: splashboard, splasher, dashboard] 2: instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls [syn: dashboard, fascia]
  • duckboard
    n 1: a boardwalk laid across muddy ground
  • fibreboard
    n 1: wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets [syn: fiberboard, fibreboard, particle board]
  • fingerboard
    n 1: a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger [syn: fingerpost, fingerboard] 2: a bank of keys on a musical instrument [syn: piano keyboard, fingerboard, clavier] 3: a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers
  • floorboard
    n 1: a board in the floor [syn: floorboard, floor board] 2: the floor of an automobile
  • footboard
    n 1: a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet 2: a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead
  • garboard
    n 1: the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship [syn: garboard, garboard plank, garboard strake]
  • halberd
    n 1: a pike fitted with an ax head
  • hardboard
    n 1: a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin [syn: chipboard, hardboard]
  • headboard
    n 1: a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead
  • inboard
    adj 1: located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft; "the inboard flaps on the wing" [ant: outboard]
  • keyboard
    n 1: device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like 2: holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung
  • matchboard
    n 1: a board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor)
  • millboard
    n 1: stout pasteboard used to bind books
  • mortarboard
    n 1: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar [syn: mortarboard, hawk] 2: an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top
  • mouldboard
    n 1: wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow [syn: moldboard, mouldboard]
  • outboard
    adj 1: located away from the midline of a vessel or aircraft; "the outboard section of a wing"; "outboard rigging" [ant: inboard] n 1: a motorboat with an outboard motor [syn: outboard motorboat, outboard] 2: internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat [syn: outboard motor, outboard]
  • overboard
    adv 1: to extremes; "he went overboard to please his in-laws" 2: from on board a vessel into the water; "they dropped their garbage overboard"
  • pasteboard
    n 1: stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper
  • pegboard
    n 1: a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted
  • plasterboard
    n 1: wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls [syn: plasterboard, gypsum board]
  • scabbard
    n 1: a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
  • scoreboard
    n 1: a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
  • seaboard
    n 1: the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort [syn: seaside, seaboard]
  • shipboard
    adj 1: casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship; "shipboard romances"
  • shuffleboard
    n 1: a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface [syn: shuffleboard, shovelboard]
  • sideboard
    n 1: a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity 2: a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib 3: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers [syn: buffet, counter, sideboard]
  • signboard
    n 1: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards" [syn: signboard, sign]
  • skateboard
    n 1: a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot v 1: ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom
  • smorgasbord
    n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley] 2: an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal
  • soundboard
    n 1: (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument [syn: sounding board, soundboard]
  • splashboard
    n 1: protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side [syn: washboard, splashboard] 2: protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. [syn: splashboard, splasher, dashboard]
  • springboard
    n 1: a flexible board for jumping upward 2: a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out" [syn: springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure]
  • starboard
    adj 1: located on the right side of a ship or aircraft n 1: the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose [ant: larboard, port] v 1: turn to the right, of helms or rudders
  • strawboard
    n 1: a coarse yellow cardboard made of straw pulp
  • surfboard
    n 1: a narrow buoyant board for riding surf v 1: ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard; "Californians love to surf" [syn: surfboard, surf]
  • switchboard
    n 1: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords [syn: switchboard, patchboard, plugboard]
  • tailboard
    n 1: a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading [syn: tailgate, tailboard]
  • teeterboard
    n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board]
  • unnumbered
    adj 1: too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable]
  • washboard
    n 1: device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on 2: protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side [syn: washboard, splashboard]
  • weatherboard
    n 1: a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below [syn: clapboard, weatherboard, weatherboarding] 2: the side toward the wind [syn: to windward, windward side, weatherboard, weather side]
  • snowboard
    n 1: a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes v 1: glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board; "The children love to snowboard in winter"
  • drainboard
    n 1: a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink [syn: drainboard, draining board]
  • gangboard
    n 1: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside [syn: gangplank, gangboard, gangway]
  • centerboard
    n 1: a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward [syn: centerboard, centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel]
  • daggerboard
    n 1: a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel
  • shovelboard
    n 1: a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface [syn: shuffleboard, shovelboard]
  • hubbard
    n 1: a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986) [syn: Hubbard, L. Ron Hubbard] 2: a mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high) [syn: Hubbard, Mount Hubbard]
  • patchboard
    n 1: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords [syn: switchboard, patchboard, plugboard]
  • bargeboard
  • beaverboard
  • chequerboard
  • draughtboard
  • freeboard
  • motherboard
  • pressboard
  • sailboard
  • scraperboard
  • storyboard
  • stringboard
  • unlaboured
  • flannelboard
  • scratchboard
  • blockboard
  • longboard

See also larboard definition and larboard synonyms