deck 
| Jump To: |
 Synonyms ·
 Usage Examples ·
 Quotes ·
 Link/Cite |
| Also found in: |
 AH Idiom Dictionary |
deck (dek)
noun
- any extended horizontal structure in a ship or boat serving as a floor and structural support, and covering, partially or fully, the portion of the vessel that is lower than it is
- any platform, floor, shelf, etc. suggestive of a ship's deck; specif.,
- an outdoor wooden platform enclosed by a low railing
- a platform used for viewing an observation deck
- a section of tiered seating at a stadium the upper deck
- a set of playing cards; pack
- ☆ Slang a packet containing a narcotic, as heroin
- tape deck
Etymology: prob. aphetic < MLowG verdeck (< ver-, for- + decken, to cover: see thatch), transl. of It coperta, cover
transitive verb
below decks
clear the decks
- to remove unnecessary things from the decks of a ship, as for combat
- to get ready for action
hit the deck
☆ Slang- to get out of bed; get up
- to get ready for action
- to throw oneself to the floor, ground, etc., as to avoid injury
- to be knocked down
on deck
☆ Informal- ready; on hand
- waiting to take one's turn, as at batting in baseball
deck (dek)
transitive verb
- to cover or clothe with finery or ornaments; adorn; trim: often followed by out
- to furnish (a ship, etc.) with a deck
- Archaic to cover
Etymology: MDu decken, to cover: see thatch
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
deck
n.
The floor of a ship
level, flight, story, layer, tier, forecastle, fo'c'sle*, topside; see also floor 1, 2.Specific decks of a ship include: upper, lower, main, promenade, hurricane, top, fore, after, poop, poop royal.
Cards sufficient for a game
pack, set, pinochle deck, playing cards, tarots, the cards, devil's picture book*, book of four kings*; see also card.
on deck*
deck
v.
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Object
- veranda: Sliding glass doors open out on to a large decked veranda overlooking the gardens and the mountains beyond.
Converse of object
- shuffle: Effect: A spectator is asked to freely shuffle a deck of cards.
Adjective modifier
- aft: The aft deck is perfect for al fresco entertaining - day or night.
Modifies a noun
- umbracom: And invite readers and certainly there per deck umbracom.
Noun used with modifier
- tarot: Each tarot deck is supplied sealed, shrunk wrapped and have never been opened for display or photos.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
It's naked child against hungry wolf; it's playing bowls upon a splitting wreck; it's walking on a string across a gulf with millstones fore-and-aft about your neck; but the thing is daily done by manyand many a one; and we fall, face forward, fighting, on the deck.
The boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but he had fled; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead.
I have no intention of rearranging the furniture on the deck of theTitanic.
Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Link to this page:
Cite this page:
MLA Style
"deck." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009
- Your Dictionary. 5 July 2009
- <www.yourdictionary.com/deck>
APA Style
deck. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary
- Retrieved July 5th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/deck
Print this Page
Suggestion Box
Send to Friend
Follow YD on Twitter
Comments:
Please Login or Register to post a comment