desk

noun

ˈdesk

: a table, frame, or case with a sloping or horizontal surface especially for writing and reading and often with drawers, compartments, and pigeonholes

: a reading table or lectern from which a liturgical service is read

: a table, counter, stand, or booth at which a person works

: a division of an organization specializing in a particular phase of activity

the Russian desk in the Department of State

: a seating position according to rank in an orchestra

a first-desk violinist

Example Sentences

an information desk at an airport We will ask for directions to the restaurant at the front desk. We went to the reception desk to check into our room.

Recent Examples on the Web Once the documents were placed, Charles again signaled to an aide to remove the pen box from the desk, giving him room to sign the historic document.

Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2022 Desmond Howard and David Pollack are the other analysts on the desk.

Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 Here’s some more consumer tech news from the Gear desk.

WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022 After a few hours of heads-down work at her office in Washington, D.C., Michele Late will stand up from her desk, get down on all fours and begin a series of cat-cow yoga poses in her cubicle.

Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Of course, the spending bills remain far from the president's desk.

Alexander Tin, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2022 The key is to take the right break, getting up from your desk and maybe going outside for a brief walk.

Yec, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Strugar said that twice prior to filing the lawsuit, members of his team took signs from the concierge desk and paraded them around the mall without anyone stopping them.

Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 The bill was one of several Baker put his signature on Wednesday as the second-term Republican cleared from his desk several major pieces the Legislature passed in the waning hours of its formal session last week.

Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English deske, dext "reading desk, lectern," borrowed from Medieval Latin descus, desca, variant of discus "raised table, platform," going back to Latin, "discus, kind of plate, gong," borrowed from Greek dískos "discus," in Late Greek also "dish, round mirror, the sun's disk, gong" — more at discus

Note: The e in the British Medieval Latin forms (and subsequent borrowing into Middle English) appears to show influence of the Romance outcome of discus, for which see the note at dish entry 1. The sense "reading desk," presumably originating in monastic usage, is not limited to Britain—compare discus in Mittellateinisches Wörterbuch, which records the meaning in central Europe.

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	desk
释义	desk noun ˈdesk 1 a : a table, frame, or case with a sloping or horizontal surface especially for writing and reading and often with drawers, compartments, and pigeonholes b : a reading table or lectern from which a liturgical service is read c : a table, counter, stand, or booth at which a person works 2 a : a division of an organization specializing in a particular phase of activity the Russian desk in the Department of State b : a seating position according to rank in an orchestra a first-desk violinist Synonyms agency arm branch bureau department division office service See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences an information desk at an airport We will ask for directions to the restaurant at the front desk. We went to the reception desk to check into our room. Recent Examples on the Web Once the documents were placed, Charles again signaled to an aide to remove the pen box from the desk, giving him room to sign the historic document. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2022 Desmond Howard and David Pollack are the other analysts on the desk. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 Here’s some more consumer tech news from the Gear desk. WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022 After a few hours of heads-down work at her office in Washington, D.C., Michele Late will stand up from her desk, get down on all fours and begin a series of cat-cow yoga poses in her cubicle. Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Of course, the spending bills remain far from the president's desk. Alexander Tin, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2022 The key is to take the right break, getting up from your desk and maybe going outside for a brief walk. Yec, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Strugar said that twice prior to filing the lawsuit, members of his team took signs from the concierge desk and paraded them around the mall without anyone stopping them. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 The bill was one of several Baker put his signature on Wednesday as the second-term Republican cleared from his desk several major pieces the Legislature passed in the waning hours of its formal session last week. Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English deske, dext "reading desk, lectern," borrowed from Medieval Latin descus, desca, variant of discus "raised table, platform," going back to Latin, "discus, kind of plate, gong," borrowed from Greek dískos "discus," in Late Greek also "dish, round mirror, the sun's disk, gong" — more at discus Note: The e in the British Medieval Latin forms (and subsequent borrowing into Middle English) appears to show influence of the Romance outcome of discus, for which see the note at dish entry 1. The sense "reading desk," presumably originating in monastic usage, is not limited to Britain—compare discus in Mittellateinisches Wörterbuch, which records the meaning in central Europe. First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing desk cash desk city desk desk jockey front desk desk job rolltop desk partners desk news desk help desk reading desk writing desk See More cash desk city desk desk jockey front desk desk job rolltop desk partners desk news desk help desk reading desk writing desk See More Kids Definition desk noun ˈdesk 1 : a piece of furniture with a flat or sloping surface for use in writing or reading 2 : a counter at which a person works especially to help customers desk noun as in office a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the city desk of a prominent newspaper Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance office department bureau agency service branch arm division subdepartment subdivision
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