whiteboard

noun

white·​board ˈ(h)wīt-ˌbȯrd 

: a hard smooth white surface used for writing or drawing on with markers

Examples of whiteboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After a refreshing break at the Apple Café, the program ended with two classes: one in brand marketing and the other about Freeform, a digital whiteboard application. —Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 17 May 2025

Further And Beyond The Compton constant turns existential anxiety into a number on a whiteboard. —Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

It’s written on whiteboards, printed on hoodies and woven into our studio’s culture in pursuit of our vision. —Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025

Call a staff meeting, write these words on a whiteboard, sit in the discomfort of momentary silence, then just listen, and see what flourishes. —Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for whiteboard

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard

Kids Definition

whiteboard

noun

white·​board ˈhwīt-ˌbō(ə)rd 

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd,

ˈwīt-

: a hard smooth white surface used for writing or drawing on with markers