Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [on, awn dek]
- /ɒn, ɔn dɛk/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [on, awn dek]
- /ɒn, ɔn dɛk/
Definitions of on deck words
- noun on deck Nautical. 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. the space between such a surface and the next such surface above: Our stateroom was on B deck. 1
- noun on deck any open platform suggesting an exposed deck of a ship. 1
- noun on deck an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building. Compare sun deck. 1
- noun on deck any level, tier, or vertical section, as of a structure or machine. 1
- noun on deck flight deck (def 2). 1
- noun on deck a flat or nearly flat watertight surface, as at the top of a French roof. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of on 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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for On deck
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
on 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".
on deck usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for on deck
adj on deck
- accommodating — If you describe someone as accommodating, you like the fact that they are willing to do things in order to please you or help you.
- at one's fingertips — readily available and within one's mental grasp
- be had — To be deceived.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-by — nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
adv on deck
- here — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- hereabouts — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- hitherto — up to this time; until now: a fact hitherto unknown.
adverb on deck
adjective on deck
- getatable — Capable of being got at; accessible.
- nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- obtainable — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
Antonyms for on deck
adjective on deck
- alienating — Present participle of alienate.
- estranged — (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
- fastened — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with o
- Words starting with on
- Words starting with ond
- Words starting with onde
- Words starting with ondec
- Words starting with ondeck