Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun boarding

2 senses of boarding

Sense 1
boarding, embarkation, embarkment -- (the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft)
       => departure, going, going away, leaving -- (the act of departing)

Sense 2
boarding -- (a structure of boards)
       => structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb board

4 senses of board

Sense 1
board, get on -- (get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.))
       => enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into -- (to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes")

Sense 2
board, room -- (live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house")
       => populate, dwell, live, inhabit -- (inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods")

Sense 3
board -- (lodge and take meals (at))
       => use, habituate -- (take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely")

Sense 4
board -- (provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men")
       => provide, supply, ply, cater -- (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests")