dashboard, fascia
(noun) instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
splashboard, splasher, dashboard
(noun) protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dashboard (plural dashboards)
A panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft, containing indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes controls.
(historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.
(GUI, video games) A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard.
(nautical) The float of a paddle wheel.
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dashboard (third-person singular simple present dashboards, present participle dashboarding, simple past and past participle dashboarded)
To organize in a dashboard format.
Source: Wiktionary
Dash"board`, n.
1. A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vechicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called splashboard.
2. (Naut.) (a) The float of a paddle wheel. (b) A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the spray; -- called also sprayboard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
