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Overview of noun deck


      »   The noun deck has 4 meanings (first 3 from tagged texts)
  • deck -- (any of Various1.) Assorted, various -- (of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior")

    2.) Respective, several, various -- (considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed")

    various platforms Built1.) Construct, build, make -- (make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer")

    2.) Build up, work up, build, progress -- (form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border")

    built into a vessel)
  • deck -- (Street1.) Street -- (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street")

    2.) Street -- (the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street")

    street name for a Packet1.) Package, bundle, packet, parcel -- (a collection of things wrapped or boxed together)

    2.) Packet -- ((computer science) a message or message fragment)

    packet of illegal drugs)
  • pack of Cards1.) Card game, cards -- (a game played with playing cards)

    1.) Card -- (one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys")

    cards, deck of Cards1.) Card game, cards -- (a game played with playing cards)

    1.) Card -- (one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys")

    cards, deck -- (a Pack1.) Battalion, large number, multitude, plurality, pack -- (a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions")

    2.) Pack -- (a complete collection of similar things)

    pack of 52 Playing1.) Playing -- (the act of playing a musical instrument)

    2.) Playing -- (the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation)

    playing cards)
  • deck -- (a Porch1.) Porch -- (a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance)

    porch that Resembles1.) Resemble -- (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work")

    resembles the deck on a ship)

Overview of verb deck

      »   The verb deck has 3 meanings (no senses from tagged texts)
  • deck, Adorn1.) Decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -- (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day")

    2.) Deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify -- (be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere")

    adorn, decorate, Grace1.) Grace, saving grace, state of grace -- ((Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace")

    2.) Grace, gracility -- (elegance and beauty of movement or expression)

    grace, embellish, Beautify1.) Fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify -- (make more beautiful)

    2.) Deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify -- (be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere")

    beautify -- (be Beautiful1.) Beautiful -- (delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party")

    2.) Beautiful -- (aesthetically pleasing)

    beautiful to Look1.) Expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face -- (the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face")

    2.) Look, looking, looking at -- (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him")

    look at; "Flowers1.) Flower -- (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

    2.) Flower, bloom, blossom -- (reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts)

    Flowers adorned the Tables1.) Table, tabular array -- (a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1")

    2.) Table -- (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table")

    tables everywhere")
  • deck, Bedight1.) Deck, bedight, bedeck -- (decorate; "deck the halls with holly")

    bedight, bedeck -- (Decorate1.) Decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -- (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day")

    2.) Deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify -- (be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere")

    decorate; "deck the Halls1.) Hallway, hall -- (an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall")

    2.) Anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule -- (a large entrance or reception room or area)

    halls with holly")
  • deck, Coldcock1.) Deck, coldcock, dump, knock down, floor -- (knock down with force; "He decked his opponent")

    coldcock, dump, Knock1.) Knock, knocking -- (the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder")

    2.) Knock, roast -- (negative criticism)

    knock down, Floor1.) Floor, flooring -- (the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors")

    2.) Floor, level, storey, story -- (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?")

    floor -- (Knock1.) Knock, knocking -- (the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder")

    2.) Knock, roast -- (negative criticism)

    knock down with Force1.) Military unit, military force, military group, force -- (a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")

    2.) Power, force -- (one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil")

    force; "He Decked1.) Deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify -- (be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere")

    2.) Deck, bedight, bedeck -- (decorate; "deck the halls with holly")

    decked his opponent")

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Meaning 1 of Deck
deck platform
  • Auction block1.) Auction block, block -- (a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block")

    Auction block, Block1.) Block -- (a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks")

    2.) Block, city block -- (a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block")

    Block - A platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block"
  • Bandstand1.) Bandstand, outdoor Stage1.) Phase, stage -- (any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected")

    2.) Degree, level, stage, point -- (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?")

    Stage - Any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected", stand -- (a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air)

    Bandstand, Outdoor stage1.) Bandstand, outdoor stage, stand -- (a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air)

    Outdoor stage, Stand1.) Base, pedestal, stand -- (a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp")

    2.) Stand -- (the position where a thing or person stands)

    Stand - A platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
  • Catwalk1.) Catwalk -- (narrow platform; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show")

    2.) Catwalk -- (narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge))

    Catwalk - Narrow platform; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show"
  • Crow's nest1.) Crow's nest -- (platform for a lookout at or near the Top1.) Top -- (the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page")

    2.) Top, top side, upper side, upside -- (the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted")

    Top - The upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" of a mast)

    Crow's nest - Platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast
  • Dais1.) Dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox -- (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)

    Dais, Podium1.) Dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox -- (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)

    Podium, Pulpit1.) Dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox -- (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)

    Pulpit, Rostrum1.) Dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox -- (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)

    2.) Snout, rostrum -- (beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils)

    Rostrum, Ambo1.) Dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox -- (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)

    Ambo, Stump1.) Stump, tree stump -- (the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled)

    2.) Stump -- (the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed)

    Stump, Soapbox1.) Soapbox -- (a crate for packing soap)

    2.) Dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox -- (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)

    Soapbox - A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
  • Deck1.) Deck -- (any of various platforms built into a vessel)

    2.) Deck -- (street name for a packet of illegal drugs)

    Deck - Any of various platforms built into a vessel
  • Dock1.) Dock -- (an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial)

    2.) Dock, sorrel, sour grass -- (any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine)

    Dock, Loading dock1.) Dock, loading dock -- (a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded)

    Loading dock - An enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
  • Footboard1.) Footboard -- (a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet)

    2.) Footboard -- (a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead)

    Footboard - A narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
  • Footplate1.) Footplate -- (the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls)

    Footplate - The platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
  • Foretop1.) Foretop -- (a platform at the head of a foremast)

    2.) Forelock, foretop -- (a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears)

    Foretop - A platform at the head of a foremast
  • Landing1.) Landing -- (an intermediate platform in a staircase)

    2.) Landing, landing place -- (structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods)

    Landing - An intermediate platform in a staircase
  • Landing stage1.) Landing stage -- (platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded)

    Landing stage - Platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded
  • Launching pad1.) Launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, launch area, pad -- (a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched)

    Launching pad, Launchpad1.) Launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, launch area, pad -- (a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched)

    Launchpad, Launch pad1.) Launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, launch area, pad -- (a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched)

    Launch pad, Launch area1.) Launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, launch area, pad -- (a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched)

    Launch area, Pad1.) Pad, pad of paper, tablet -- (a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge)

    2.) Pad -- (the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily))

    Pad - A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
  • Monkey bridge1.) Monkey bridge -- (a high narrow platform above a Deck1.) Deck -- (any of various platforms built into a vessel)

    2.) Deck -- (street name for a packet of illegal drugs)

    Deck - Any of various platforms built into a vessel or in an engine room or boiler room)

    2.) Flying bridge, flybridge, fly bridge, monkey bridge -- (the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) Deck1.) Deck -- (any of various platforms built into a vessel)

    2.) Deck -- (street name for a packet of illegal drugs)

    Deck - Any of various platforms built into a vessel above the pilot house)

    Monkey bridge - A high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room
  • Pallet1.) Palette, pallet -- (the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art)

    2.) Pallet -- (a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it)

    Pallet - The range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
  • Pier1.) Pier, wharf, wharfage, dock -- (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)

    2.) Pier -- ((architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows))

    Pier, Wharf1.) Pier, wharf, wharfage, dock -- (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)

    1.) Wharf -- (provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river")

    Wharf, Wharfage1.) Wharfage, quayage -- (a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay)

    2.) Pier, wharf, wharfage, dock -- (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)

    Wharfage, Dock1.) Dock -- (an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial)

    2.) Dock, sorrel, sour grass -- (any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine)

    Dock - A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
  • Ring1.) Ring -- (a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity")

    2.) Ring, halo, annulus, anulus, doughnut, anchor ring -- (a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke")

    Ring - A characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
  • Scaffold1.) Scaffold -- (a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded))

    2.) Scaffold -- (a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers)

    Scaffold - A platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
  • Stage1.) Phase, stage -- (any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected")

    2.) Degree, level, stage, point -- (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?")

    Stage, Microscope stage1.) Stage, microscope stage -- (a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination)

    Microscope stage - Any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
  • Stairhead1.) Stairhead -- (platform at the top of a staircase)

    Stairhead - Platform at the top of a staircase
  • top - no definition found
  • Turntable1.) Turntable -- (a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played)

    2.) Turntable, lazy Susan -- (a revolving tray placed on a dining table)

    Turntable - A circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
  • Turntable1.) Turntable -- (a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played)

    2.) Turntable, lazy Susan -- (a revolving tray placed on a dining table)

    Turntable - A circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
  • Runway1.) Runway -- (a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.)

    2.) Runway -- (a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land)

    Runway - A narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.

Meaning 2 of Deck
deck packet
  • deck - no definition found

Meaning 3 of Deck
pack of cards, deck of cards, deck pack
  • Disk pack1.) Disk pack, disc pack -- ((computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device)

    Disk pack, Disc pack1.) Disk pack, disc pack -- ((computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device)

    Disc pack - (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device
  • Pack of cards1.) Pack of cards, deck of cards, deck -- (a pack of 52 playing cards)

    Pack of cards, Deck of cards1.) Pack of cards, deck of cards, deck -- (a pack of 52 playing cards)

    Deck of cards, Deck1.) Deck -- (any of various platforms built into a vessel)

    2.) Deck -- (street name for a packet of illegal drugs)

    Deck - A pack of 52 playing cards

Meaning 4 of Deck
deck porch
  • Back porch1.) Back porch -- (a porch for the back door)

    Back porch - A porch for the back door
  • deck - no definition found
  • Front porch1.) Front porch -- (a porch for the front door)

    Front porch - A porch for the front door
  • Portico1.) Portico -- (a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area)

    Portico - A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
  • Stoop1.) Stoop -- (an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward)

    2.) Stoup, stoop -- (basin for holy water)

    Stoop, Stoep1.) Stoop, stoep -- (small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house)

    Stoep - An inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
  • Veranda1.) Veranda, verandah, gallery -- (a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed))

    Veranda, Verandah1.) Veranda, verandah, gallery -- (a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed))

    Verandah, Gallery1.) Gallery -- (spectators at a golf or tennis match)

    2.) Veranda, verandah, gallery -- (a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed))

    Gallery - A porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

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