Word Meanings - NOTCHBOARD - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.

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• STEPSTONE
  A stone laid before a door as a stair to rise on in entering the house.
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• STEPSISTER
  A daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother by a former marriage.
• STEPSON
  A son of one's husband or wife by a former marriage.
• BOARDER
  One who boards a ship; one selected to board an enemy's ship. Totten. (more info) 1. One who has food statedly at another's table, or meals and lodgings in his house, for pay, or compensation of any kind.
• BOARDING
  The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose. Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. Sir F. Drake. 2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering
• STAIRCASE
  A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing, balusters, etc. To make a complete staircase is a curious piece of architecture. Sir H. Wotton. Staircase shell. Any scalaria, or wentletrap. Any species of Solarium, or perspective
• BOARD
  The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter upon the theatrical profession. border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G. borte (more info) plank, Icel. bor board, side of a ship, Goth. f footstool, D. bord 1. A piece
• BOARDABLE
  That can be boarded, as a ship.
• SIDEBOARD
  A piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and shelves for keeping or displaying articles of table service. At a stately sideboard, by the wine, That fragrant smell diffused. Milton.
• WEATHERBOARDING
  The covering or siding of a building, formed of boards lapping over one another, to exclude rain, snow, etc. Boards adapted or intended for such use.
• SPRINGBOARD
  An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising.
• CHESSBOARD
  The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard. Note: The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike.
• ABOARD
  On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. 2. Alongside; as, close aboard. Naut.: To fall aboard of, to strike a ship's side; to fall foul of. -- To haul the tacks aboard, to set the courses. -- To keep the land
• WASTEBOARD
  See 3
• WASHBOARD
  A broad, thin plank, fixed along the gunwale of boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank on the sill of a lower deck port, for the same purpose; -- called also wasteboard. Mar. Di (more info) 1. A fluted, or ribbed, board on which
• SCALEBOARD
  A thin slip of wood used to justify a page. Crabb. 2. A thin veneer of leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of firniture, and the like. Scaleboard plane, a plane for cutting from a board a wide shaving forming a scaleboard.
• VERGEBOARD
  The ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house, used extensively in the 15th century. It was generally suspended from the edge of the projecting roof , and in position parallel to the gable wall. Called also bargeboard.
• COURT-CUPBOARD
  A movable sideboard or buffet, on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special ocasions. A way with the joint stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate. Shak.
• TAILBOARD
  The board at the rear end of a cart or wagon, which can be removed or let down, for convenience in loading or unloading.
• FOOTBOARD
  1. A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his feet; as: The platform for the engineer and fireman of a locomotive. The foot-rest of a coachman's box. 2. A board forming the foot of a bedstead. 3. A treadle.
• ABOVEBOARD
  Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard." Burke. Note: This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands
• BUCKBOARD
  A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; -- called also buck wagon.
• OVERBOARD
  Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall overboard. To throw overboard, to discard; to abandon, as a dependent or friend.
• OUTBOARD
  Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard.
• SHOPBOARD
  A bench or board on which work is performed; a workbench. South.
• TREADBOARD
  See 5