Starboard rhymes with:

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"

adj 1: inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman 2: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous] n 1: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"-- Albert Camus [syn: absurd, the absurd]

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

n 1: a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor [syn: baseboard, mopboard, skirting board]

n 1: large outdoor signboard [syn: billboard, hoarding]

n 1: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings 2: the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food [syn: bird, fowl] 3: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird] 4: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird] 5: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle] v 1: watch and study birds in their natural habitat [syn: bird, birdwatch]

n 1: sheet of slate; for writing with chalk [syn: blackboard, chalkboard]

n 1: a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced [syn: breadboard, bread board]

n 1: an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles

n 1: a partially opened flower 2: a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals v 1: develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!" 2: start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"

adj 1: without substance; "cardboard caricatures of historical figures" [syn: cardboard, unlifelike] n 1: a stiff moderately thick paper [syn: cardboard, composition board]

n 1: a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward [syn: centerboard, centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel]

n 1: sheet of slate; for writing with chalk [syn: blackboard, chalkboard]

n 1: a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors [syn: checkerboard, checker board]

n 1: tray on which cheeses are served [syn: cheeseboard, cheese tray]

n 1: a checkerboard used to play chess [syn: chessboard, chess board]

n 1: a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin [syn: chipboard, hardboard]

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

n 1: photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together

n 1: a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers

n 1: a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space [syn: cupboard, closet]

n 1: a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; "bean curd"; "lemon curd" 2: coagulated milk; used to make cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"

n 1: a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts [syn: dartboard, dart board]

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]

n 1: a boardwalk laid across muddy ground

n 1: wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets [syn: fiberboard, fibreboard, particle board]

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

n 1: a board in the floor [syn: floorboard, floor board] 2: the floor of an automobile

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

adj 1: covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs; "furred animals"; "a furry teddy bear" [syn: furred, furry]

n 1: the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship [syn: garboard, garboard plank, garboard strake]

v 1: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" [syn: arm, build up, fortify, gird] [ant: demilitarise, demilitarize, disarm] 2: put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" [syn: girdle, gird] 3: bind with something round or circular [syn: gird, encircle]

n 1: a pike fitted with an ax head

n 1: a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin [syn: chipboard, hardboard]

n 1: a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead

adj 1: detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a conversation heard through the wall"

n 1: a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans 2: a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra 3: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd" [syn: ruck, herd] v 1: cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom" [syn: herd, crowd] 2: move together, like a herd 3: keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

adj 1: located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft; "the inboard flaps on the wing" [ant: outboard]

adj 1: placed in a grave; "the hastily buried corpses" [syn: buried, inhumed, interred] [ant: unburied]

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

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)

n 1: stout pasteboard used to bind books

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

n 1: wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow [syn: moldboard, mouldboard]

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]

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"

n 1: stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper

n 1: a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted

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]

adj 1: more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" [syn: preferable, preferred] 2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent]

v 1: express the same message in different words [syn: paraphrase, rephrase, reword]

n 1: a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet

n 1: a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)

n 1: the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort [syn: seaside, seaboard]

adj 1: casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship; "shipboard romances"

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]

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]

n 1: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards" [syn: signboard, sign]

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

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

n 1: any bird having a musical call [syn: songbird, songster]

n 1: (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument [syn: sounding board, soundboard]

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]

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]

adj 1: being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion; "too moved to speak"; "very touched by the stranger's kindness" [syn: moved(p), affected, stirred, touched] [ant: unaffected, unmoved(p), untouched] 2: emotionally aroused [syn: stimulated, stirred, stirred up, aroused] 3: set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend

n 1: a coarse yellow cardboard made of straw pulp

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]

n 1: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords [syn: switchboard, patchboard, plugboard]

n 1: a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading [syn: tailgate, tailboard]

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]

adv 1: in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment" [syn: third, thirdly] adj 1: coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position [syn: third, 3rd, tertiary] n 1: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" [syn: one-third, third, tierce] 2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate); "he is playing third" [syn: third base, third] 3: following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment" 4: the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds" 5: the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear" [syn: third gear, third] 6: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third" [syn: third base, third]

adj 1: not necessarily inaudible but not heard

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]

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]

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]

n 1: English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) [syn: Byrd, William Byrd] 2: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: Byrd, Richard E. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Admiral Byrd]

n 1: a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state

n 1: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious [syn: swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb] 2: an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession

adj 1: spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred" [syn: slurred, thick]

adj 1: not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell [syn: undeterred, undiscouraged]

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"

n 1: a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink [syn: drainboard, draining board]

n 1: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside [syn: gangplank, gangboard, gangway]

adj 1: located on the left side of a ship or aircraft [syn: port, larboard] n 1: the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose [syn: larboard, port] [ant: starboard]

n 1: a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward [syn: centerboard, centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel]

n 1: a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel

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]

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]

n 1: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords [syn: switchboard, patchboard, plugboard]