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play with a full deck

play with a full deck
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pley with, with ey foo l dek]
    • /pleɪ wɪθ, wɪð eɪ fʊl dɛk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pley with, with ey foo l dek]
    • /pleɪ wɪθ, wɪð eɪ fʊl dɛk/

Definitions of play with a full deck words

  • noun play with a full 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 play with a full deck any open platform suggesting an exposed deck of a ship. 1
  • noun play with a full deck an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building. Compare sun deck. 1
  • noun play with a full deck any level, tier, or vertical section, as of a structure or machine. 1
  • noun play with a full deck flight deck (def 2). 1
  • noun play with a full deck a flat or nearly flat watertight surface, as at the top of a French roof. 1
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Origin of play with a full 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 Play with a full deck

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play with a full 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".

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