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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024desk /dɛsk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Furniturean article of furniture having a broad writing surface and drawers or compartments for papers, etc.
- the section of a large organization, such as a newspaper, having responsibility for particular operations:worked at the city desk.
- a table or counter at which a specific job is performed or a service offered:Go to the information desk and see if they can help you.
adj. [ before a noun] - of a size or form suitable for use on a desk:a desk lamp.
- done at or based on a desk:He had a boring desk job with no chance for exercise.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024desk (desk),USA pronunciation n. - Furniturean article of furniture having a broad, usually level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc.
- a frame for supporting a book from which the service is read in a church.
- a pulpit.
- the section of a large organization, as a governmental bureau or newspaper, having authority over and responsibility for particular operations within the organization:city desk; foreign desk.
- a table or counter, as in a library or office, at which a specific job is performed or a service offered:an information desk; reception desk.
- Music and Dancea stand used to support sheet music;
music stand. - Music and Dance(in an orchestra) a seat or position assigned by rank (usually used in combination):a first-desk flutist.
adj. - Furnitureof or pertaining to a writing desk:a desk drawer.
- of a size or form suitable for use on a desk:desk dictionary.
- done at or based on a desk, as in an office or schoolroom:He used to be a traveling salesman, but now he has a desk job.
- a Romance-influenced form of Latin discus discus; compare dais, dish, Medieval Latin discus refectory table
- Medieval Latin desca, descus desk, lectern, probably
- Middle English deske 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: desk /dɛsk/ n - a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
- a service counter or table in a public building, such as a hotel: information desk
- a support, lectern, or book rest for the book from which services are read in a church
- the editorial section of a newspaper, etc, responsible for a particular subject: the news desk
- a music stand shared by two orchestral players
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin desca table, from Latin discus disc, dish |