sideboard
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.79 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.
noun
A set of cards that are separate from a player's primary deck, used to customize a match strategy against an opponent by enabling a player to change the composition of the playing deck.
noun
A restriction on using the right to catch a certain number of fish that was granted in relation to a different fishery.
verb
To add sideboards to.
Example Sentences
- "He procured himself a glass of water from the sideboard, drank half of it and began to pace the room nervously as he talked."
- "Fleming watched the sideboarded truck diminish down the rolling hillside, the stackers atop the hay clutching the sideboards and swaying and bouncing toward the barn."
- "Cards can only be exchanged between the playing deck and the sideboard on a one-to-one basis between duels or matches, and any number of cards, up to fifteen, can be exchanged at once."
- "Many of your best chances to overcome opposing decks lie in the development of a strong sideboard."
- "If you plan on playing in tournaments, you'll want to construct a sideboard for your deck."
- "They can have a 15-card sideboard or no sideboard. The sideboard can be used to replace cards in the deck after each game."