WRITING BOARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does writing board mean? 

• WRITING BOARD (noun)
  The noun WRITING BOARD has 1 sense:

1. work surface consisting of a wide lightweight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writing

  Familiarity information: WRITING BOARD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WRITING BOARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Work surface consisting of a wide lightweight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("writing board" is a kind of...):

work surface (a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "writing board"):

clipboard (a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers)

lapboard (writing board used on the lap as a table or desk)