deck

//ˈdɛk//

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: decks

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): deck
past (v2): decked
past participle (v3): decked
present participle: decking
3rd person singular: decks

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
2.A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
3.A pack or set of playing cards.
4.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.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To knock (someone) to the floor, especially with a single punch.(informal)
- Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?
2.To cause (a player) to run out of cards to draw, usually making them lose the game.
3.To cover; to overspread.
4.To furnish with a deck.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3171

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Etymology

From Middle English dekke, borrowed from Middle Dutch dec (“roof, covering”), from Middle Dutch decken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.

Formed the same: German Decke (“covering, blanket”).

Doublet of thatch and thack.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Overall

By learning goal

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.