Desk Definition

dĕsk
noun
A piece of furniture equipped with drawers, compartments, etc., and a flat or sloping top for writing, drawing, or reading.
Webster's New World
A table, counter, or booth at which specified services or functions are performed.
An information desk; a reception desk.
American Heritage
A lectern.
Webster's New World
A department of a large organization in charge of a specified operation.
A newspaper's city desk.
American Heritage
The post of a clerk, official, etc. in a department or office.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of, for, or on a desk.
Webster's New World
Done at a desk.
A desk job.
Webster's New World
verb

To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.

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Other Word Forms of Desk

Noun

Singular:
desk
Plural:
desks

Origin of Desk

  • Middle English deske from Medieval Latin desca table from Old Italian desco from Latin discus quoit disk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Medieval Latin desca, from Latin discus.

    From Wiktionary

Desk Sentence Examples

  • She folded her arms on the desk.

  • She made her way to the notebook near the desk phone.

  • I rushed to the front desk in a panic with Howie on my heels like a following puppy!

  • The pile of mail she left on her desk was still there, the living room neat and quiet.

  • She crossed to the small desk and rustled around for the complimentary paper and pen.

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Words Starting With

DDEDES

Words Ending With

KSKESK

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Words Starting With D and Ending With K

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