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WEATHERBOARD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The side toward the wind

Synonyms:

weather side; weatherboard; windward side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("weatherboard" is a kind of...):

windward (the direction from which the wind is coming)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below

Synonyms:

clapboard; weatherboard; weatherboarding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("weatherboard" is a kind of...):

siding (material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof)

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