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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 endplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


TILTING BOARD (noun)


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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