About The Word Desk
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Desk
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What's The Definition Of Desk?
[n] a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
Synonyms | Synonyms for Desk: Related Terms | Find terms related to Desk: agency | ambo | atelier | bar | barbershop | beauty parlor | beauty shop | bench | board | buffet | butcher shop | company | concern | corporation | counter | escritoire | establishment | facility | firm | house | installation | institution | lectern | loft | organization | parlor | pulpit | reading desk | rostrum | secretaire | secretary | shop | stand | studio | sweatshop | table | work site | work space | workbench | workhouse | working space | workplace | workroom | workshop | worktable | writing table See Also | davenport | drawer | escritoire | secretaire | secretary | table | writing desk | writing table Desk In Webster's Dictionary \Desk\, n. [OE. deske, the same word as dish, disk. See
{Dish}, and cf. {Disk}.]
1. A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but
often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It
often has a drawer or repository underneath.
2. A reading table or lectern to support the book from which
the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit
from which the sermon is preached; also (esp. in the
United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for
``the clerical profession.''
\Desk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desking}.] To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure. |
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