discnoun [ C ]
uk/dɪsk/us/dɪsk/B2 mainly UK US usually disk a circular flat object:
The dog's name was engraved on a little metal disc attached to its collar.
C2 mainly UK US usually disk a small piece of cartilage (= strong body tissue that stretches) between the bones in your back
B1 US also disk a musical record or a compact disc
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CD
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disk
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- Flatten the pastry into a thin disc with your hands.
- The sun looked like an orange disc, barely visible through the haze of gas and ash that filled the sky.
- His greatest hits album consists of 2 discs and over 40 songs.
- A DVD is a five-inch disc that plays films as well as music.
- A gold disc is awarded when a million dollars worth of records are sold.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Spherical, circular and annular objects
- ball
- blob
- bobble
- bowling ball
- bubble
- cylinder
- egg
- game ball
- glob
- globule
- hoop
- orb
- pellet
- pommel
- ring
- roll
- sphere
- spool
- spring
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Bone structures
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