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Definition: Clapboard |
ClapboardNoun1. A long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below. Verb1. Cover with clapboards. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "clapboard" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1917. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Building | A long thin board, thicker on one edge, overlapped and nailed on for exterior siding. (references) |
Building & Civil Engineering | A cladding consisting of overlapping horizontal boarding. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: ClapboardSynonyms: weatherboard (n), weatherboarding (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: weatherboard (building & civil engineering, industry), weather-board. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Covering | Verb: cover; superpose, superimpose; overlay, overspread; wrap; encase, incase; face, case, veneer, pave, paper; tip, cap, bind; bulkhead, bulkhead in; clapboard. |
Materials | Noun: material, raw material, stuff, stock, staple; adobe, brown stone; chinking; clapboard; daubing; puncheon; shake; shingle, bricks and mortar; metal; stone; clay, brick crockery; compo, composition; concrete; reinforced concrete, cement; wood, ore, timber. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Clapboard |
| Specialty definitions using "clapboard": clapboard cladding. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Clapboard house with shadows] / Ira W. Martin. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Clapboard" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Clapboard" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 17 | 85,106 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "clapboard": clapboard cladding. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
clapboard | 37 |
clapboard siding | 22 |
movie clapboard | 15 |
clapboard siding wood | 5 |
clapboard effect sound | 4 |
cedar clapboard | 3 |
clapboard house picture | 3 |
clapboard house | 3 |
clapboard picture | 3 |
clapboard sander | 3 |
director clapboard | 3 |
cedar clapboard siding | 2 |
clapboard house stone | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "clapboard"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | dërrasë për veshje të jashtme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | дъга (arc, bow, catenary, curve, quadrant, rainbow, stave, tug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 墙板. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | klinkbeklædning (siding, weatherboard, weatherboarding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | potdekselen (clapboard cladding, overlapped boarding, siding, weather boarding, weatherboard, weatherboarding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | قطعات چوب که به مصرف روکوبی میرسد, توفال سقف . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vinovuorilaudoitus (siding, weatherboard, weatherboarding), vinovuori (siding, weatherboard, weatherboarding), limilaudoitus (siding, weatherboard, weatherboarding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | revêtement mural clins. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Stülpschalung (clapboard cladding, overlapped boarding, siding, weather boarding, weatherboard, weatherboarding), schindel (shingle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σανίδες επικάλυψης (clapboard cladding, overlapped boarding, weather boarding), επένδυση με επικαλυπτόμενες σανίδες (clapboard cladding, overlapped boarding, weather boarding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | lépcsõzetes vízszintes deszkaburkolat ház falán. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | rivestimento a tavole orizzontali embriciate (siding, weatherboard, weatherboarding), assicella (board, lath). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | apboardclay cobrir (bescreen, blanket, case, clothe, coat, come over, cope, cover, cover up, curtain, daub, deck, drape, encasement, enforce, face card, fleecy, incase, mantle, muffle, overgrow, overlay, overlie, overstate, pelt, putty, serve, shell, sow, spread, suffuse, to collect, to cover, top, wrap), tábua (board, index, plank, shelf, table, tablet, tabulation), ripa de madeira, revestir com tábuas, lambrim em escama (siding, weatherboard, weatherboarding). (various references) клепка (stave). (various references) klapa (clapper). (various references) chilla. (various references) fjällpanel (weatherboarding). (various references) tahta kaplamak (board, board up, lag, plank), ince kaplama tahtası, fıçı tahtası (stave). (various references) клепка (stave), оббивати дошками, дранка (batten, crate, lathering). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "clapboard": clapboarded, clapboarding, clapboards. (additional references) | |
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"Clapboard" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: clapboaord, clipbboard. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "clapboard" (pronounced kla"pbô'rd) |
| 5 | -p b ô' r d | chipboard, clipboard, mopboard, shipboard. |
| 4 | -b ô' r d | aboveboard, baseboard, billboard, blackboard, cardboard, checkerboard, chessboard, containerboard, dartboard, dashboard, fiberboard, fibreboard, fingerboard, floorboard, hardboard, headboard, inboard, keyboard, linerboard, onboard, outboard, overboard, paperboard, pegboard, plasterboard, pressboard, scoreboard, seaboard, skateboard, smorgasbord, snowboard, springboard, storyboard, surfboard, switchboard, wallboard, washboard. |
| 3 | -ô' r d | broadsword, clavichord, concord, harpsichord, landlord, notochord, overlord, underinsured, warlord. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-d-l-o-p-r" | |
-1 letter: lapboard. | |
-2 letters: caporal, carload, placard. | |
-3 letters: aboard, aboral, abroad, apodal, carpal. | |
-4 letters: acold, board, bolar, boral, broad, cabal, carbo, carob, carol, claro, coala, cobra, copal, copra, coral, craal, dobla, dobra, labor, labra, lobar, parol, polar. | |
-5 letters: alar, alba, apod, arco, baal, bald, bard, bloc, boar, bola, bold, bora, brad, calo, capo, carb, card, carl, carp. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-d-l-o-p-r" | |
+1 letter: clapboards. | |
+2 letters: clapboarded. | |
+3 letters: clapboarding. | |
+4 letters: particleboard. | |
+5 letters: particleboards. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 6C 61 70 62 6F 61 72 64 |
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .-.. .- .--. -... --- .- .-. -.. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01101100 01100001 01110000 01100010 01101111 01100001 01110010 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C l a p b o a r d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 006C 0061 0070 0062 006F 0061 0072 0064 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)377867826881678470 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , Albanees, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, albanês, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulgarer, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, chinês, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danisht, danishte, датски език, датски, 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, фински език, фински, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, grego, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | suedez, шведски, шведски език, швед, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainisht, ukrainas, украинец, украински език, 乌克兰, Oekraïens, اهل اوکرانی درکشورشوروی , ukrainalainen, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, ucraniano, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukrainare, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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