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1desk — /desk/, n. 1. an article of furniture having a broad, usually level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc. 2. a frame for supporting a book from which the service is read in a church. 3. a pulpit …
2desk — [n] table counter, davenport, escritoire, lecturn, reading stand, rolltop, school desk, secretary, workspace, writing desk; concept 443 …
3desk — ► NOUN 1) a piece of furniture with a flat or sloping surface and often with drawers, for writing, reading, or other work. 2) a counter in a hotel, bank, airport, etc. 3) a specified section of a news organization: the sports desk. 4) a position… …
4desk — n. counter 1) (in a hotel) a front (AE), reception (BE) desk department 2) (at a newspaper) a city; copy desk table for writing 3) to clear one s desk 4) a cluttered desk 5) a rolltop; writing desk USAGE NOTE: In AE copy desk means local news… …
5desk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. escritoire, secretary, lectern, counter; bureau. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A piece of furniture] Syn. secretary, worktable, writing desk, writing table, drafting table, escritoire, bureau …
6desk — The New York Federal Reserve Bank s trading desk ( or securities department) where all transactions of the Federal Reserve System are executed in the money market or the government securities market. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * desk desk …
7counter — Synonyms and related words: Geiger counter, Wilson chamber, X ray spectrograph, X ray spectrometer, abjure, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, advocate, against the grain, against the tide, against the wind, agree to disagree, alien,… …
8desk — [[t]dɛsk[/t]] n. 1) fur an article of furniture having a broad, usu. level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc 2) a frame for supporting a book from which the service is read in a church 3) the… …
9desk — n. 1 a piece of furniture or a portable box with a flat or sloped surface for writing on, and often drawers. 2 a counter in a hotel, bank, etc., which separates the customer from the assistant. 3 a section of a newspaper office etc. dealing with… …
10desk — noun Etymology: Middle English deske, from Medieval Latin desca, modification of Old Italian desco table, from Latin discus dish, disc more at dish Date: 14th century 1. a. a table, frame, or case with a sloping or horizontal surface …
