Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈdɛk/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈdek/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
Noun
Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship or boat. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
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Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel
to swab the deck
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Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
A pack or set of playing cards.
A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing.
Usage- broadly
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A headline consisting of one or more full lines of text; especially, a subheadline.
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If there's a strapline or subdeck, write these after the main deck and don't use the same words.
A collection of cards (pages or forms) in systems such as WML (Wireless Markup Language) and HyperCard.
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The interaction model of WAP, originally developed for mobile phones to interact with information services in a web-like way, was based on Apple's HyperCard, and instead of pages, the user interacted with a deck of cards, which were interlinked by a scripting language.
A heap or store.
Usage- Obsolete
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A paper-blurrer, who on all occasions, / For all times, and all season, hath such trinkets / Ready in the deck
A folded paper used for distributing illicit drugs.
Usage- Slang
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Defendant placed the decks in his pocket and, after driving out of the city, gave one to Shore. While still in the car, Shore snorted half of the deck. When they returned to defendant's home, defendant handed Shore a second deck of heroin.
The floor.
Usage- Colloquial
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We hit the deck as bullets began to fly.
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Williams fell to the deck. Following a lengthy check, he was replaced by Connor Roberts due to a suspected concussion - a scenario well explained by the stadium's staff over the PA system.
The bottom of a water body.
Usage- UK usage
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Wily carp are quickly put on their guard by tight lines cutting through the water, so another common measure is to use a back lead to keep the line on the deck.
The stage.
The multiset of graphs formed from a single graph by deleting a single vertex in all possible ways.
Verb
To furnish with a deck.
Usage- Transitive
- Uncommon
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to deck a vessel
To knock (someone) to the floor, especially with a single punch.
Usage- Informal
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Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?
To cause (a player) to run out of cards to draw, usually making them lose the game.
Usage- Transitive
Verb
To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance.
Usage- Archaic
- sometimes
- Transitive
- with out
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And deck my body in gay ornaments, / And witch sweet ladies with my words and looks.
Decke thy selfe now with Maiestie, and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with glory, and beautie.
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They call beautiful a dress, a dog, a sermon; and when they are face to face with Beauty cannot recognise it. The false emphasis with which they try to deck their worthless thoughts blunts their susceptibilities.
To decorate (something).
Usage- Archaic
- sometimes
- Transitive
- with out
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(now the dew with spangles decked the ground)
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The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.
To cover; to overspread.
Usage- Transitive
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Whether to deck with clouds the uncoloured sky, / Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers
Noun
any of various platforms built into a vessel
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street name for a packet of illegal drugs
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a pack of 52 playing cards
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a porch that resembles the deck on a ship
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Verb
be beautiful to look at
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Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
decorate
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deck the halls with holly
knock down with force
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He decked his opponent