SIDEBOARD

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sideboard mean? 

• SIDEBOARD (noun)
  The noun SIDEBOARD has 3 senses:

1. a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity
2. a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib
3. a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

  Familiarity information: SIDEBOARD used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIDEBOARD (noun)

Meaning:

A removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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

Meaning:

A board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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

Meaning:

A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

buffet; sideboard; counter

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

article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)

Meronyms (parts of "sideboard"):

drawer (a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out)

shelf (a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sideboard"):

credence; credenza (a kind of sideboard or buffet)

cellaret; minibar (sideboard with compartments for holding bottles)