deal
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7.8
- noun
- /diːl/
- Archaic
:
tabla de pino
- The room was plainly furnished, with no more than a desk and chair, a long deal table, and a few stools.
Examples
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Denny paddled over in a dinghy that had been thrown into the deal and stood beside his father to admire the boat.
Fiction book (1993) -
The carpenter used a long deal to frame the walls of the new house.
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They selected the finest deals for the construction project, focusing on quality wood.
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The builders preferred deal because it is lightweight and easy to work with.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long flat piece of wood used for building or making furniture
84
1.8
Wood cut into boards for building and making furniture
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1.7
A long flat piece of wood used in building, like a floor or step
34
2.7
A long flat piece of wood that people walk on in a room
9
3.1
A piece of wood about two inches by four inches used for building
1
6.0
A hard sheet made from wood pieces pressed together with glue
1
4.3
A flat sheet made from small pieces of wood pressed with glue
1
3.8
A thin stiff board made from pressed wood fibres used for furniture and buildings
1
8.2
A light board made from wood fibers used for walls and ceilings
A board with a tongue and groove that fits tightly for floors or walls
A flat panel that people make by pressing wood flakes and glue together
A thin lightweight board used for inside walls or ceilings
Idioms
- Informal
1
6.7
Put someone into a difficult situation they cannot control because of bad luck
- Informal
1
7.9
To put someone into a bad or difficult situation because of bad luck
Compounds
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2.4
An agreement between companies or people to exchange goods and services for money
30
4.4
A set of government programs in the 1930s in the United States to fight the Great Depression
8
4.1
A series of government reforms and programs in the United States from 1933 to 1940 under President Roosevelt
- Literature
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6.1
An agreement that gives one side unfair advantages because of favoritism or secret deals
3
4.6
A large government program of reforms and public spending based on 1930s United States policies
- Specialized
An agreement to accept goods instead of money as payment for exports
Surface Forms
Etymology
The deal that names a softwood plank comes from the old word dēal meaning 'part', because a board is a 'part' cut from a tree. That is why 'deal' refers to a plank of fir or pine used in building.