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TILTING BOARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tilting board mean?
• TILTING BOARD (noun)
The noun TILTING BOARD has 1 sense:
1. a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
Familiarity information: TILTING BOARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dandle board; seesaw; teeter; teeter-totter; teeterboard; teetertotter; tilting board
Hypernyms ("tilting board" is a kind of...):
plaything; toy (an artifact designed to be played with)
Holonyms ("tilting board" is a part of...):
playground (yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play)
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