1. Plan.
2. Atlas. Carte murale.
3. Lettre.
4. Billet. Carte d'invitation.
5. Document. Carte d'identité.
6. Liste.
7. Choix. Carte de restaurant.
8. Atout. Jouer sa carte.
ETYM Old Eng. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. borth board, side of a ship, Goth. fôtu-baurd footstool, Dutch bord board, German brett, bort. Related to def. 8.
(Homonym: bored).
1. A flat piece of material (usually wood) designed for a special purpose.
2. A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes; SYN. plank.
3. A flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; SYN. gameboard.
4. A committee having supervisory powers.
5. Food or meals in general; SYN. table.
In NGO work, a group of officials or persons with standing in the commu-nity or field who are chosen to govern and assist with the development of an organization.
1. A rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures).
2. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
3. Thin cardboard, usually rectangular.
4. A card certifying the identity of the bearer; SYN. identity card.
5. A record of scores (as in golf); SYN. scorecard.
ETYM From French mappe, in mappemonde map of the world, from Latin mappa napkin, signal cloth; -- a Punic word. Related to Apron, Napkin, Nappe.
1. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
2. Something that represents with a clarity suggestive of a map.
3. The arrangement of genes on a chromosome — called also genetic map.
ETYM French, slender, thin, minute. Related to Minute.
1. A list of dishes available at a restaurant; SYN. bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte.
2. The dishes making up a meal.
3. An agenda of things to do; SYN. fare.
SYN. computer menu.