desk
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1.0
- noun
- /dɛsk/
- He spent hours sitting at his desk, focusing on his writing without any distractions.
- sit at a desk
- a desk job
- the front desk
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Watch on YouTubeI'm just kind of working from my desk today editing.
- I'm just kind of working from my desk today editing.
- And of course, all the desks are sit and stand.
- This past month, just like my desk behind me, has been a mess.
- But as Chris was saying, like you can use desk lamps with paper over them.
- So I'm standing at the side of my desk after posting this thing.
- Like one year I was a front desk agent at a hotel.
- And of course the one that's always on my desk, think and grow rich.
- I just sit here at my desk and I do work.
- I have a stone that sits on my desk with the word breathe on it.
- They have documents outside of a skiff on desks moving around.
Examples
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So I left the work on my desk and never went back to it.
Academic text (1991) -
You'd stop by my desk and we would giggle for hours.
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Like one year I was a front desk agent at a hotel.
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All right, here is your desk for the day.
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My whole desk is full of letters from all those groups.
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I want her desk cleared today.
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He was right across the desk from you.
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Mr. Thomas is standing behind the front desk, a rather strained expression on his face.
Fiction book (1990) -
While I finished the cookie, I switched on the desk lamp and called my answering service.
Fiction book (1990) -
"My kids have their devices on their desks at all times of the day," Newcomb said.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.5
A desk area with a computer and tools for one person to work
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7.2
A desk with a top that folds down and drawers for papers
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2.3
A desk with a flat surface and small drawers for writing by hand
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3.3
A desk with a flat top used for writing and often with drawers
A stand with a slanted top that holds a book at a good height for reading or giving a talk
Compounds
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2.1
A person who works at a hotel's front desk and helps guests with check-ins and questions
A stand with a slanted top that holds a book at a good height for reading or giving a talk
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Desk comes from an old Latin word discus, which meant 'dish' or a flat board and is related to the English word dish. So a desk is like a flat 'dish' or table where you put your books and papers to work on.