Definitions of desk [ɛsk]

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Definition of 'desk'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) desk
an article of furniture having a broad, usu. level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc.

2.  desk
a frame for supporting a book from which the service is read in a church.

3.  desk
the section of a large organization, as a newspaper, having responsibility for particular operations:
the city desk.

4.  desk
a table or counter, as in a library or office, at which a specific job is performed or a service offered:
the information desk.

5.  desk
a stand used to support sheet music.

6.  desk
(in an orchestra) a seat or position assigned by rank (usu. used in combination):
a first-desk flutist.

7. (adj.) desk
of a size or form suitable for use on a desk:
a desk dictionary.

8.  desk
done at or based on a desk, as in an office or schoolroom:
a desk job.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME deske < ML desca, descus desk, lectern.)

Definition of 'desk'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) desk
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

Definition of 'desk'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) desk
a table, often with drawers, at which you can work
***a desk with a laptop on it

Definition of 'desk'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) desk
a table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath

2. (noun) desk
a reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (esp. in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for "the clerical profession."

3. (verb) desk
to shut up, as in a desk; to treasure

Translation of 'desk'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a piece of furniture, often like a table, for sitting at while writing, reading etc She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk.
Afrikaans: lessenaar, skoolbank	Arabic: مَكْتَب	Bulgarian: писалище
Brazilian: escrivaninha	Czech: psací stůl	German: der Schreibtisch
Danish: skrivebord; arbejdsbord	Greek: γραφείο, έδρα, θρανίο	Spanish: escritorio, pupitre, most
Estonian: kirjutuslaud	Farsi: میز کار؛ میز تحریر	Finnish: pöytä
French: bureau	Hebrew: שוּלחָן כְּתִיבָה	Hindi: मेज
Croatian: pisaći stol, školska klup	Hungarian: íróasztal	Indonesian: meja tulis
Icelandic: skrifborð	Italian: scrivania	Japanese: 机
Korean: 책상	Lithuanian: rašomasis stalas	Latvian: rakstāmgalds; (skolas) so
Malay: meja	Dutch: schrijftafel	Norwegian: skrivebord, skatoll, kate
Polish: biurko	Persian: میز کار؛ میز تحریر	Pashto: دنوشته كولو ميز (اّمر) من
Portuguese: secretária	Romanian: birou, pupitru	Russian: письменный стол
Slovak: písací stôl	Slovenian: pisalna miza	Serbian: sto
Swedish: [skriv]bord, [skol]bänk	Thai: โต๊ะ	Turkish: masa
Taiwanese: 書桌	Ukrainian: письмовий стіл; конторка	Urdu: میز کی طرح ایک فرنیچر جس
Vietnamese: bàn viết	Chinese: 书桌
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