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I write while my son is at school. At about 7:45 A.M., I walk him there, with the dogs, then walk them for another forty minutes or so, go home and chain myself to the desk a little before 9 A.M., and try not to be distracted until I hear my son plunge through the front door at about 3 P.M.
Geraldine Brooks

Meaning of "desk" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DESK

From Medieval Latin desca table, from Latin discus disc, dish.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DESK

desk  [dɛsk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Desk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DESK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

desk

Desk

A desk is a generally wooded piece of furniture and a type of useful table often used in a school or office setting for various academic or professional activities such as reading or writing on or using a computer. Desks often have one or more drawers, compartments, or pigeon holes to store office supplies and papers. Unlike a regular table, usually only one side of a desk is suitable to sit on. Not all desks have the form of a table. For instance, an armoire desk is a desk built within a large wardrobe-like cabinet, and a portable desk is light enough to be placed on a person's lap. Since many people lean on a desk while using it, a desk must be sturdy. Desks were first made from wood, but are slowly being converted into harder materials that last longer. A desk is also known as a bureau, counter, davenport, escritoire, lectern, reading stand, rolltop desk, school desk, workspace or writing desk. In Spanish a desk is called escritorio.

Definition of desk in the English dictionary

The first definition of desk in the dictionary is a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments. Other definition of desk is a service counter or table in a public building, such as a hotel. Desk is also a support, lectern, or book rest for the book from which services are read in a church.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESK


arabesque
ˌærəˈbɛsk
barbaresque
ˌbɑːbəˈrɛsk
burlesk
bɜːˈlɛsk
burlesque
bɜːˈlɛsk
carnivalesque
ˌkɑːnɪvəˈlɛsk
gigantesque
ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɛsk
grotesque
ɡrəʊˈtɛsk
humoresque
ˌhjuːməˈrɛsk
Junoesque
ˌdʒuːnəʊˈɛsk
Kafkaesque
ˌkæfkəˈɛsk
Moresque
mɔːˈrɛsk
picaresque
ˌpɪkəˈrɛsk
picturesque
ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk
Romanesque
ˌrəʊməˈnɛsk
Rubenesque
ˌruːbəˌnɛsk
statuesque
ˌstætjʊˈɛsk
Titanesque
ˌtaɪtəˈnɛsk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESK

desirer
desirous
desirously
desirousness
desist
desistance
desistence
desk clerk
desk editor
desk pad
desk study
desk-bound
deskfast
deskill
deskilling
deskman
desknote
desknote computer
desktop
desktop publishing

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESK

at-desk
cash desk
city desk
copy desk
front desk
help desk
hot-desk
information desk
mixing desk
news desk
pedestal desk
picture desk
reading desk
reception desk
reservation desk
roll-top desk
sports desk
ticket desk
writing desk
yesk

Synonyms and antonyms of desk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DESK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «desk» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of desk

Translation of «desk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESK

Find out the translation of desk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of desk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «desk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

办公桌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escritorio
570 millions of speakers

English

desk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डेस्क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَكْتَب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escrivaninha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডেস্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bureau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schreibtisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

책상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Meja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bàn giấy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेस्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büro
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scrivania
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biurko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

письмовий стіл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

birou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γραφείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lessenaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skrivbord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrivebord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of desk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESK»

The term «desk» is very widely used and occupies the 4.140 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «desk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «desk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about desk

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10 QUOTES WITH «DESK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word desk.
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Laz Alonso
There was a day where I was sitting at my desk, working 90-hour work weeks, in a suit, looking at a computer, with all these pitch books on my desk, and I just thought, 'This can't be my life.'
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Neal Asher
My favourite place to write is at my desk in my house in the mountains of Crete. I produce more there because one big distraction is missing: the Internet.
3
Rosecrans Baldwin
For years, I've felt an obligation to harvest an animal, since all my life I've so mindlessly consumed them. But that was from the safety of my desk.
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Simon Beaufoy
I'm very lucky. I actually like screenwriting. I rarely feel a sense of doom going to my desk.
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Ted Bell
I live in Florida, and I live on a small lagoon. I sit and look out at the water all day - that's what my desk is.
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Geraldine Brooks
I write while my son is at school. At about 7:45 A.M., I walk him there, with the dogs, then walk them for another forty minutes or so, go home and chain myself to the desk a little before 9 A.M., and try not to be distracted until I hear my son plunge through the front door at about 3 P.M.
7
David Chipperfield
It used to be presumed that if you weren't at your desk working, you weren't working, But we said, 'Why can't we make a workplace where casual meetings are as important as working at your desk?' Sometimes that's where your better creative work happens.
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Hart Crane
I got so I simply gagged everytime I sat before my desk to write an ad.
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Annie Dillard
Your work is to keep cranking the flywheel that turns the gears that spin the belt in the engine of belief that keeps you and your desk in midair.
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Jenny Downham
I never plan a structure. I like surprises. I'm quite disciplined and sit at my desk every day and just write.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESK»

Discover the use of desk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to desk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Guide to Service Desk Concepts
This edition also reviews the processes and technologies that ensure the service desk is operating efficiently and examines how today's leading organizations measure service desk success.
Donna Knapp, 2013
2
A Guide to Customer Service Skills for the Service Desk ...
A GUIDE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS FOR THE SERVICE DESK PROFESSIONAL, the definitive service desk text now available in a fully revised fourth edition, teaches technical professionals the skills and work habits needed to successfully ...
Donna Knapp, 2014
3
Facilities Manager's Desk Reference
Fully updated over the first edition, and presented in an easily readable, concise format with a clear practitioner perspective, the book covers both hard and soft facilities management issues.
Jane M. Wiggins, 2014
4
A Guide to Computer User Support for Help Desk and Support ...
Clear, balanced coverage in this edition highlights the latest trends and developments, from Web and e-mail-based support to assistance with Windows 7 and cloud computing.
Fred Beisse, 2012
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Social Workers' Desk Reference
Following in the groundbreaking path of its predecessor, the second edition of the Social Workers' Desk Reference provides reliable and highly accessible information about effective services and treatment approaches across the full spectrum ...
Albert R. Roberts, 2009
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Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their ...
Here is THE OTHER SIDE in most of the key disputes over the Constitution from 1789 to the present, the side that was barely heard during the recent Bicentennial celebrations.
Bryan E. Robinson, 2007
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Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology
Derived from the six volume e-only Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Third Edition, it bridges the gap between introductory texts and specialized reviews.
Moselio Schaechter, 2010
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Audiologists' Desk Reference: Diagnostic audiology ...
The desk reference for practicing audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, and students, this bestseller is the only original comprehensive and accessible product on the market.
James Wilbur Hall, H. Gustav Mueller, 1996
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Help Desk, Service Desk Best Practice Handbook: Building, ...
You will find this book to be one of the best for planning and implementing a world-class help desk.
Gerard Blokdijk, 2008
10
The Product Manager's Desk Reference
Grab the all-you-need reference and manage your products effectively and efficiently Now, product managers at every level can have an authoritative, one-stop reference to strategizing, introducing, and managing products at their fingertips.
Steven Haines, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term desk is used in the context of the following news items.
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In quest for better health, desk dwellers are new target
The emphasis on wellness outside of work has shifted inside, and desk dwellers are the new target. With research showing Americans ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
2
6 Yoga Poses For Anyone Who Sits At A Desk All Day
Frequent strolls throughout the day and using a standing or treadmill desk are good options for lessening the longterm damage of too much ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
A messy desk in work apparently means you're a harder worker …
Apparently, having a messy desk in work is a sign that you're a harder worker than the lad who keeps his stapler locked away in a drawer and his papers nicely ... «JOE, Jul 15»
4
Workers claim Osceola Clerk of Courts desk attendants are actually …
The Osceola County Clerk of Courts hired two men to serve as information desk attendants, but courthouse workers said they're working as ... «WFTV Orlando, Jul 15»
5
Assembly debates state budget as Scott Walker's desk awaits
The Wisconsin Assembly was debating a $73 billion budget bill Wednesday afternoon, in what could be the final step before it reaches the desk ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
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Philippine bishops mull establishment of climate change desk
Philippine bishops meeting in Manila will decide whether or not to establish a "climate change desk," part of a push by the Federation of Asian ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
7
LePage, lawmakers clash over fate of 19 bills still on governor's desk
While the governor says he can still veto the bills – including one allowing asylum seekers to receive General Assistance – Democrats insist the ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
8
Barclays Chief Antony Jenkins Told To Clear Out His Desk, Turn In …
Antony Jenkins, Barclays chief executive The firing came in the form of a coup; despite being stabbed in the back, Jenkins reportedly didn't lose ... «DealBreaker, Jul 15»
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Buchanan veteran ID bill advances to president's desk
President Barack Obama's signature now is all that's needed to finalize legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, ... «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Jul 15»
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GlobalView Adds Energy Metro Desk News and Surveys to Market …
Energy Metro Desk is the market's leading biweekly magazine for senior ... The Energy Metro Desk news offerings complement the current ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»

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