SURFBOARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does surfboard mean? 

• SURFBOARD (noun)
  The noun SURFBOARD has 1 sense:

1. a narrow buoyant board for riding surf

  Familiarity information: SURFBOARD used as a noun is very rare.

• SURFBOARD (verb)
  The verb SURFBOARD has 1 sense:

1. ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard

  Familiarity information: SURFBOARD used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SURFBOARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narrow buoyant board for riding surf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

board (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose)

Derivation:

surfboard (ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard)

• SURFBOARD (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

surf; surfboard

Context example:

Californians love to surf

Hypernyms (to "surfboard" is one way to...):

glide (move smoothly and effortlessly)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "surfboard"):

windsurf (ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

surfboard (a narrow buoyant board for riding surf)