It doubles as the reception desk as staff use their mobile phones to check you in and programme room keys.
The Sun (2016)
Sitting at your desk and eating a salad or sarnie won't recharge your batteries.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He stressed that writing was a matter of application, and of sitting at the desk.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A photograph he posted online showed a kitten sitting on his desk.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He now writes from a desk at one end of a narrow room, walled on one side by windows looking east over the city.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At the front desk, I sign in.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The spokesperson said: “This single portal allows people who want to access management and business data to do so from their desks at work.
Computing (2010)
We often think that we're too far behind on our workload to move from our desk and our work, but the opposite is true.
The Sun (2016)
The man at the information desk pointed towards some scaffolding.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This can takes just ten seconds sitting at your desk and can make all the difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You would expect him at best to be in a desk job.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The desk took two months to build and it was hectic.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But the biggest wait was for the airport information desks.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Who left this book on my desk?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The person at the front desk will know and address you by your first name.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You enter via steps to a reception desk made of old aviation metal.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The file on his desk contains information about a young woman doctor.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Another way in which your space is invaded is when you are sitting at your desk.
Harris, Jean Everything You Need to Know for Success in Business (1990)
Those who fail could be moved to desk jobs.
The Sun (2015)
She was fired when she refused to work at the desk she was given.
The Sun (2007)
Back at your desk two hours after your wife gave birth?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But then we enter room after room of discarded books and tumbled desks.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Physical barriers between people like desks and tables are likely to suggest separation and distance in the relationship.
Harris, Jean Everything You Need to Know for Success in Business (1990)
Once you pass the check-in desk and get the boarding pass you are a prisoner.
The Sun (2013)
The bell was one of those old-fashioned ones that you find on hotel reception desks in Italy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The news desk was not, needless to say, amused.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Hot desks What's the point of desks in hotel rooms?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We also want to tell you about our 1985 desk calendar that features LEADERSHIP cartoons.
Christianity Today (2000)
I have it here on my desk as I write.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Word lists with
desk
table
In other languages
desk
British English: desk /dɛsk/ NOUN
A desk is a table which you sit at in order to write or work.
American English: desk
Arabic: مَكْتَب
Brazilian Portuguese: escrivaninha
Chinese: 办公桌
Croatian: pisaći stol
Czech: psací stůl
Danish: skrivebord
Dutch: bureau
European Spanish: escritorio
Finnish: työpöytä
French: bureau meuble
German: Schreibtisch
Greek: γραφείο έπιπλο
Italian: scrivania
Japanese: 机
Korean: 책상
Norwegian: skrivebord
Polish: biurko
European Portuguese: secretária
Romanian: birou
Russian: стол
Latin American Spanish: escritorio
Swedish: skrivbord
Thai: โต๊ะ
Turkish: sıra okul
Ukrainian: письмовий стіл
Vietnamese: bàn giấy
All related terms of 'desk'
at-desk
carried out at a person's desk at his or her place of work
cash desk
A cash desk is a place in a large shop where you pay for the things you want to buy .
city desk
the department of a newspaper office dealing with financial and commercial news
copy desk
a desk where copy is edited
desk pad
a pad of paper for use on a desk
desk work
work done at a desk
help desk
A help desk is a special service that you can telephone or e-mail in order to get information about a particular product or subject.
hot-desk
If employees hot-desk , they are not assigned particular desks and work at any desk that is available.
news desk
the department of a newspaper or a broadcasting organization that is responsible for collecting news and preparing it for publication or broadcast
pay desk
the counter in a shop where customers pay for goods
desk-bound
engaged in or involving sedentary work, as at an office desk
desk clerk
A desk clerk is someone who works at the main desk in a hotel.
desk editor
someone employed to read through newspaper text before publication to correct errors
desk study
a preliminary investigation and report into something collating currently available relevant information
front desk
a desk where a receptionist sits and greets visitors
mixing desk
a console used to mix sound signals for recording or broadcasting
sports desk
the editorial section of a newspaper , television or radio programme , etc that deals with sports news
ticket desk
→ another name for ticket counter
inquiry desk
a section of an office , business etc, which deals with inquiries nor requests for information
kneehole desk
a desk with a space for the knees between two side panels
pedestal desk
a desk with a writing surface supported by a pair of sets of drawers
picture desk
the department at a magazine or newspaper publisher , that deals with photographs for the paper or magazine
reading desk
→ lectern
systems desk
a team of people who provide help with computer problems , for example within a company or institution
transfer desk
the place in an airport where you arrange a transfer from one flight to another
writing desk
A writing desk is a piece of furniture with drawers, an area for keeping writing materials, and a surface on which you can rest your paper while writing.
cashier's desk
A cashier's desk is the same as a → cash desk .
reception desk
the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
information desk
a desk in a building such as an airport , or rail station where you can go to get information
reservation desk
a desk in a hotel , office, etc, where an employee takes bookings for rooms, tickets , etc
roll-top desk
A roll-top desk is a desk which has a wooden cover which can be pulled down over the writing surface when the desk is not being used.
desktop
Desktop computers are a convenient size for using on a desk or table , but are not designed to be portable .
Carlton table
an English writing table of c1800, having curved rear corners and a top with drawers surmounted by a U-shaped section of drawers and cabinets , topped by a brass or ormolu gallery surrounding three sides of the writing area
desktop publishing
Desktop publishing is the production of printed materials such as newspapers and magazines using a desktop computer and a laser printer , rather than using conventional printing methods . The abbreviation → DTP is also used.
clerk
A clerk is a person who works in an office, bank , or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts.
clerk in holy orders
a worker , esp in an office, who keeps records, files , etc
clerk of the House
a worker , esp in an office, who keeps records, files , etc
Chinese translation of 'desk'
desk
(dɛsk)
n(c)
(in office) 办(辦)公桌 (bàngōngzhuō) (张(張), zhāng)
(for pupil) 书(書)桌 (shūzhuō) (张(張), zhāng)
(in hotel, at airport, hospital) 服务(務)台(臺) (fúwùtái) (个(個), gè)