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- [dek]
- /dɛk/
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- [dek]
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Definitions of deck word
- countable noun deck A deck on a vehicle such as a bus or ship is a lower or upper area of it. 4
- countable noun deck The deck of a ship is the top part of it that forms a floor in the open air which you can walk on. 3
- countable noun deck A tape deck or record deck is a piece of equipment on which you play tapes or records. 3
- countable noun deck A deck of cards is a complete set of playing cards. 3
- countable noun deck A deck is a flat wooden area next to a house, where people can sit and relax or eat. 3
- verb deck If something is decked with pretty things, it is decorated with them. 3
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Origin of deck
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; (noun) late Middle English dekke material for covering < Middle Dutch dec covering, roof; (v.) < Dutch dekken to cover; cognate with German decken; cf. thatch
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Parts of speech for Deck
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deck popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
deck usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deck
verb deck
- bedeck — If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it.
- festoon — a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- beautify — If you beautify something, you make it look more beautiful.
- decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- adorn — If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful.
noun deck
- level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
- sun deck — a raised, open area, as a roof, terrace, or ship's deck, that is exposed to the sun.
Antonyms for deck
verb deck
- disfigure — to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.
- mar — to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- mess up — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- disrobe — Take off one's clothes.
- spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
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