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noun
1.
Nautical.
a.
a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel.
b.
the space between such a surface and the next such surface above: Our stateroom was on B deck.
2.
any open platform suggesting an exposed deck of a ship.
3.
an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building. Compare sun deck.
4.
any level, tier, or vertical section, as of a structure or machine.
5.
EXPANDflight deck (def. 2).
6.
a flat or nearly flat watertight surface, as at the top of a French roof.
7.
a floor or roof surface composed of decking units.
8.
Meteorology. cloud deck. See cloud layer.
9.
Slang. a small packet of a narcotic, especially heroin.
10.
a pack of playing cards.
11.
Printing. bank3 (def. 8).
12.
Also called rear deck. the cover of a space behind the backseat of an automobile or the space itself.
13.
Library Science. a level of book shelving and associated facilities in the stacks of a library, as one of a series of floors or tiers.
14.
15.
COLLAPSEa cassette deck or tape deck.
adjective
16.
Civil Engineering. (of a bridge truss) having a deck or floor upon or above the structure. Compare through (def. 22).
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Decks
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
verb (used with object)
Idioms17.
to clothe or attire (people) or array (rooms, houses, etc.) in something ornamental or decorative (often followed by out): We were all decked out in our Sunday best. The church was decked with holly for the holiday season.
18.
to furnish with a deck.
19.
Informal. to knock down; floor: The champion decked the challenger in the first round.
20.
clear the decks,
a.
to prepare for combat, as by removing all unnecessary gear.
b.
to prepare for some activity or work, as by getting rid of hindrances.
21.
hit the deck, Slang.
a.
Nautical. to rise from bed.
b.
to fall, drop, or be knocked to the ground or floor.
22.
on deck,
a.
Baseball. next at bat; waiting one's turn to bat.
b.
Informal. next in line; coming up; scheduled.
c.
Informal. prepared to act or work; ready.
23.
play with/have a full deck, Slang. to be sane, rational, or reasonably intelligent: Whoever dreamed up this scheme wasn't playing with a full deck.
24.
stack the deck. stack (def. 24).
Origin:
1425–75; (noun) late Middle English dekke material for covering < Middle Dutch dec covering, roof; (v.) < Dutch dekken to cover; cognate with German decken; compare thatch
1425–75; (noun) late Middle English dekke material for covering < Middle Dutch dec covering, roof; (v.) < Dutch dekken to cover; cognate with German decken; compare thatch
Related forms
un·decked, adjective
Synonyms
17. bedeck, garnish, trim, bedizen, adorn, embellish; dress.
17. bedeck, garnish, trim, bedizen, adorn, embellish; dress.
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Word Origin & History
deck
"adorn" (as in deck the halls), c.1500, from M.Du. dekken "to cover," from the same P.Gmc. root as deck (n.). Replaced O.E. þeccan.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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