"baseboard" meaning in All languages combined

See baseboard on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: baseboards [plural]
Etymology: base + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|base|board}} base + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} baseboard (plural baseboards)
  1. (US, finish carpentry, interior decorating) A panel or molding between the floor and the interior wall of a structure Tags: US
    Sense id: en-baseboard-en-noun-rsyw4cmD Categories (other): American English
  2. (US) A similar panel at the base of a piece of furniture or equipment. Tags: US Categories (topical): Architectural elements Translations (similar panel at the base of piece of furniture): jalkalista (Finnish), cokolik [feminine] (Polish), süpürgelik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-baseboard-en-noun-ozAJW8XK Disambiguation of Architectural elements: 36 64 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'similar panel at the base of piece of furniture': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skirting board [UK] Derived forms: baseboard heating

Inflected forms

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