deck

Meaning of deck

noun
  1. a floor of a ship, especially the upper, open level extending for the full length of the vessel.
    he stood on the deck of his flagship
    the lower decks
  2. a component or unit for playing or recording records, tapes, or compact discs.
    a record deck
    a cassette deck
  3. a pack of cards.
    Craig reached into his pocket and caressed his lucky deck of cards
verb
  1. decorate or adorn brightly or festively.
    Ingrid was decked out in her Sunday best
  2. knock (someone) to the ground with a punch.
    Lisa threatened to deck her if she didn't stop filming

late Middle English: from Middle Dutch dec ‘covering, roof, cloak’, dekken ‘to cover’. Originally denoting canvas used to make a covering (especially on a ship), the term came to mean the covering itself, later denoting a solid surface serving as roof and floor.

Information about deck

  • The plural form of deck is: decks.
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Hyphenation of deck

deck

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • deck is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

deck synonyms

Meaning adorn:

adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify

Meaning bedight:

bedight, bedeck

Meaning coldcock:

coldcock, dump, floor

Meaning make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items:

ornament

Meaning make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts:

trim

Meaning decorate or embellish (something, especially food):

garnish

Meaning put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it:

cover

Meaning suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part dangling free:

hang

Meaning adorn (a place) with chains, garlands, or other decorations:

festoon

Meaning decorate with a garland:

garland

Meaning a broad strip or area of something:

swathe

Meaning cover, surround, or encircle (something):

wreathe

Meaning make (someone or something) appear superficially pretty or attractive:

prettify

Meaning intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of:

enhance

Meaning cover or adorn with jewels:

bejewel

Meaning dress up or decorate gaudily:

bedizen

Meaning (of a horse) be decked out in rich decorative coverings:

caparison

Meaning adorn with trimmings:

furbelow

Meaning put on one's clothes:

dress

Meaning put clothes on (oneself or someone); dress:

clothe

Meaning be dressed in clothes of a specified kind:

attire

Meaning dress someone in (the clothes specified):

array

Meaning dress in distinctive clothes:

garb

Meaning clothe in a robe or long, loose outer garment:

robe

Meaning cover or wrap loosely with folds of cloth:

drape

Meaning clothe or equip in something noticeable or impressive:

accoutre

Meaning provide with a set of clothes:

outfit

Meaning dress (someone) in a particular set of clothes:

costume

Meaning clothe (someone):

apparel

Meaning put (money) into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit:

invest

Meaning be dressed or clothed:

habit

Translation of deck

Words that rhyme with deck

Deck, hinddeck, Benedeck, abovedeck, bedeck, foredeck, redeck, helideck, gundeck, sundeck, undeck, updeck, afterdeck, overdeck, quarterdeck, underdeck, Sudeck

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