Board vs. Solitaire — What's the Difference?

A long flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank.

Solitaire is any tabletop game which one can play by oneself, usually with cards, but also with dominoes. The term "solitaire" is also used for single-player games of concentration and skill using a set layout tiles, pegs or stones.

A long flat slab of another material, used as a structural member.

A gem, such as a diamond, that is set alone.

A flat, rigid, often rectangular piece of material used as a surface upon which to work

(Games) Any of a number of card games played by one person, especially Klondike.

A blackboard.

Any of several thrushes found in the Americas and noted for having a beautiful song.

A bulletin board.

A large flightless bird (Pezophaps solitaria) of the Mascarene Islands that was closely related to the dodo and became extinct by the end of the 1700s.

A scoreboard.

A large flightless bird (Threskiornis solitarius) of Réunion Island, once thought to be related to the dodo but now regarded as a type of ibis. It became extinct in the early 1700s.

A toteboard.

A person who lives alone; a recluse or hermit.

A flat piece of material designed or equipped to be ridden as a sport, especially a snowboard, skateboard, or surfboard.

A game for one person, played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "jumping", as in draughts.

A diving board.

Any of various card games that can be played by one person. Called patience in the rest of the world.

A backboard.

An extinct bird, related to the dodo, Pezophaps solitaria Rodrigues solitaire), that lived on the island of Rodrigues.

A flat, rigid piece of material on which a game is played, such as a checkerboard or chessboard.

An extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the dodo, more precisely Réunion solitaire, Raphus solitarius, now preferably Réunion ibis, Threskiornis solitarius.

A table at which official meetings are held; a council table.

One of several American species of bird in the genus Myadestes in the thrush family.

An organized body of administrators or investigators

A single gem, usually a diamond, mounted in a piece of jewellery by itself.

A table, especially one set for serving food.

(obsolete) A black neck ribbon worn with a bag wig in the 18th century.

Food or meals considered as a whole

Living or being alone; solitary

(Sports) The wooden structure enclosing an area for skating, such as the ice on which hockey is played, or enclosing a playing area, as for indoor soccer.

A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.

A theater stage.

A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone.

(Basketball) A rebound.

A game which one person can play alone; - applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "jumping," as in draughts.

An electrical-equipment panel.

A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary.

(Computers) A circuit board.

A gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself

The side of a ship.

Extinct flightless bird related to the dodo

A leeboard.

Dull gray North American thrushes noted for its beautiful song

A centerboard.

A card game played by one person

(Obsolete) A border or edge.

To cover or close with boards

To furnish with meals in return for pay.

To house where board is furnished

To enter or go aboard (a vehicle or ship).

To allow (passengers) on board.

(Nautical) To come alongside (a ship).

(Sports) To force (an opposing hockey player) into the boards with a body check.

(Obsolete) To approach.

To receive meals or food and lodging as a paying customer.

(Sports) To use a snowboard, skateboard, surfboard, or similar item.

A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.

A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.

Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), etc.

A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.

(uncountable) Regular meals or the amount paid for them in a place of lodging.

(nautical) The side of a ship.

(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.

The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink.

(archaic) A long, narrow table, like that used in a medieval dining hall.

Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard.

(video games) A level or stage having a particular layout.

A container for holding pre-dealt cards that is used to allow multiple sets of players to play the same cards. Board (duplicate bridge)

A rebound.

(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

(transitive) To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.

(transitive) To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.

To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party

(intransitive) To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation

To approach (someone); to make advances to, accost.

To cover with boards or boarding.

To hit (someone) with a wooden board.

(transitive) To write something on a board, especially a blackboard or whiteboard.

A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, - used for building, etc.

A table to put food upon.

Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals; provision; entertainment; - usually as furnished for pay; as, to work for one's board; the price of board.

A table at which a council or court is held.

A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board.

Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.

The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter upon the theatrical profession.

The border or side of anything.

To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house.

To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way.

To enter, as a railway car.

To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals.

To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's horse at a livery stable.

To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation; as, he boards at the hotel.

To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo.

A committee having supervisory powers;

A flat piece of material designed for a special purpose;

A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

A board on which information can be displayed to public view

A flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games;

Food or meals in general;

Electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices;

A printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

A table at which meals are served;

Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

Live and take one's meals at or in;

Lodge and take meals (at)

Provide food and lodging (for);