baseboard

ˈbeɪsbɔːrd

Definition of baseboard - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

furniture

panel at the base of furniture

The baseboard of the cabinet was scratched.

plinth

skirting board

interior

narrow board covering the wall-floor joint

The baseboard in the living room needs repainting.

mopboard

skirting board

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Images of baseboard

panel at the base of furniture
narrow board covering the wall-floor joint

Origin of baseboard

English, base (bottom) + board (plank)

Examples of baseboard in a sentence

He painted the baseboard to give the furniture a fresh look.
He installed a new baseboard in the hallway.
The baseboard was damaged during the renovation.

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French:plinthe, plinthe murale, ...
German:Sockelleiste, Scheuerleiste, ...
Italian:basamento, battiscopa, ...
Spanish:zócalo, moldura, ...
Portuguese:rodapé, ...
Chinese:底板, 墙脚板, ...
Japanese:台座, 巾木, ...
Arabic:لوح القاعدة, قَاعدة الجِدار, ...
Hebrew:לוח בסיס, לוּחַ חִפּוּי, ...
Russian:плинтус, ...
Ukrainian:цоколь, плінтус, ...
Hindi:आधार पटल, बेसबोर्ड, ...
Bengali:নিচের প্যানেল, বেসবোর্ড, ...
Catalan:sòcol, plint, ...
Czech:sokl, soklová lišta, ...
Danish:sokkel, fodpanel, ...
Dutch:plint, ...
Greek:βάση, σοβατεπί, ...
Hungarian:lábazat, szegőléc, ...
Khmer:បន្ទះបាតគ្រឿងសង្ហារិម, បន្ទះតូចគ្របចំណុចភ្ជាប់រវាងជញ្ជាំងនិងកម្រាលឥដ្ឋ, ...
Korean:받침대, 걸레받이, ...
Persian:پاخور, ازاره, ...
Polish:cokół, listwa przypodłogowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):rodapé, ...
Romanian:plintă, scândură de bază, ...
Swedish:sockel, golvlist, ...
Thai:แผงฐาน, บัวพื้น, ...
Turkish:süpürgelik, ...
Vietnamese:tấm ván chân, len chân tường, ...

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