Meaning of DESK
| Pronunciation: | | desk
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| | Definition: | | [n] a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments |
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| | See Also: | | davenport, drawer, escritoire, secretaire, secretary, table, writing desk, writing table | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Desk
Explains how to create an organized work space at home or in the office, discussing various types of desks; essential accessories including chairs, lamps, and files; and professional supplies such as pens, pencils, and more. 25,000 first printing. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Desk\, n. [OE. deske, the same word as dish, disk. See
{Dish}, and cf. {Disk}.]
1. A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but
often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It
often has a drawer or repository underneath.
2. A reading table or lectern to support the book from which
the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit
from which the sermon is preached; also (esp. in the
United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for
``the clerical profession.''
\Desk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Desking}.]
To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing or sitting at your desk in your dream, suggests that you are evaluating and weighing your problems. It is indicative of self-exploration and discovery. |
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| | Related Terms: | | agency, ambo, atelier, bar, barbershop, beauty parlor, beauty shop, bench, board, buffet, butcher shop, company, concern, corporation, counter, escritoire, establishment, facility, firm, house, installation, institution, lectern, loft, organization, parlor, pulpit, reading desk, rostrum, secretaire, secretary, shop, stand, studio, sweatshop, table, work site, work space, workbench, workhouse, working space, workplace, workroom, workshop, worktable, writing table |
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