desktop
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈdɛsktɒp/
:
superficie del escritorio
- The students snickered behind their desktops as they shuffled construction paper, scissors, and crayons.
All right, for the top, I had some leftover OSB and this is just half inch, but it's fine for a little desktop out here.
- All right, for the top, I had some leftover OSB and this is just half inch, but it's fine for a little desktop out here.
Examples
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Wills sat quietly, tapping the pen on the desktop, his lips pursed.
Fiction book (1991) -
His cheek lay against his desktop, but his head was twisted back, his dark eyes watching.
Fiction book (1996) -
I put my head down on the cool of the desktop, just for a second.
Fiction book (1999) -
Just sitting and breathing was hard enough; raising her hand or writing on the desktop was difficult.
Fiction book (1997) -
On the glass desktop was a folder containing information on his case.
Fiction book (1996) -
The desk chairs were tucked neatly under the desks, and the desktops themselves were bare of everything but dust.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Davenport closed the book and laid it on the desktop, folded his hands atop the volume, and smiled condescendingly.
Fiction book (1992) -
He spread out his papers on the desktop to organize them for the presentation.
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She cleared the clutter from her desktop to have enough space for her laptop.
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The teacher placed the lesson plan on the desktop before starting the class.
Synonyms
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1.0
A piece of furniture with a flat surface for writing or working
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2.1
The flat top of a table where you put things
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2.7
A flat surface like a table or countertop where you do work
Compounds
- Specialized
3
3.7
Making printed items like brochures and newsletters on a computer with special software
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Desktop comes from desk and top, meaning 'the top of a desk' where you put things. So a desktop is the flat upper surface of a desk where you work.