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Desk

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Noun

1. desk

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Desk

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noun
1. 
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
2. 
a service counter or table in a public building, such as a hotel
information desk
3. 
a support, lectern, or book rest for the book from which services are read in a church
4. 
the editorial section of a newspaper, etc, responsible for a particular subject
the news desk
5. 
a. 
a music stand shared by two orchestral players
b. 
these two players
6. (modifier)
a. 
made for use at a desk
a desk calendar
b. 
done at a desk
a desk job

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Desk

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noun
1. 
a piece of furniture equipped with drawers, compartments, etc., and a flat or sloping top for writing, drawing, or reading
2. 
a lectern
3. 
a. 
the post of a clerk, official, etc. in a department or office
b. 
the place in a hotel where guests are registered, mail is picked up, etc.
c. 
a division of a newspaper or other office, carrying out some specialized function
the city desk; the trading desk
4. 
a musician's stand in an orchestra
adjective
5. 
of, for, or on a desk
6. 
done at a desk
a desk job

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Desk

see synonyms of desk
n.
1. A piece of furniture typically having a flat top for writing, reading, or using a computer, and often drawers or compartments.
2. A table, counter, or booth at which specified services or functions are performed: an information desk; a reception desk.
3. A department of a large organization in charge of a specified operation: a newspaper's city desk.
4. A lectern.
5. A music stand in an orchestra.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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