Board and Desk

Board

Board noun - A group of persons formally joined together for some common interest.

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Desk and board are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Desk" instead a noun "Board".

Nearby Words: boarded, boarder, boarding, boardroom

Desk noun - A large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization.

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Board and desk are semantically related. You can use "Board" instead a noun "Desk".

old	old board	old desk
high	high board	high desk
full	full board	full desk
special	special board	special desk
Other adjectives: similar, complete, certain, single, heavy, small, actual, entire, large, huge, wooden, little, main, drawing, new, portable, flying, giant.

The majority of the students write bad things about on her desk and the board, attack her physically and verbally, and even set her bike on fire.

Source: Series / Boys Before Flowers
One chapter/episode of xxxHolic focuses on schoolgirls playing "Angel-San"; featuring a desk that has the Japanese alphabet written on it and functions similarly to an Ouija board.

Source: Ouija Board
There was a desk in the corner with papers on it, and a bulletin board with messages.

Source: Literature / How NOT to Write a Novel

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