boards

noun

1. informalwith "the"A stage (as in a theater).

2. Structure around a rink for ice hockey.

3. publishinginformalA hardcover binding on a book.

   “His new novel just came out in boards. The paperback will follow in about a year.”

4. Examinations given for entry to college or to qualify for a profession.

5. (used in the plural) the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink

Plural of board

verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of board