deck

1 of 2

noun

ˈdek

plural decks

: a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments

: something resembling the deck of a ship: such as

: a story or tier of a building (such as a sports stadium)

the upper deck

: the roadway of a bridge

: a flat floored roofless area adjoining a house

: the lid of the compartment at the rear of the body of an automobile

also : the compartment

: a layer of clouds

: a pack of playing cards

: a packet of narcotics

: tape deck

: a collection of visual or photographic slides presented usually one after another as a slideshow

Pompliano was on the job for a mere three weeks in 2015, but in that time he prepared a PowerPoint deck laying out what he believed were the key inaccuracies in the company's numbers.

Gene Maddaus

Accompanying a talk with images is standard professional practice, but a poorly organized or dense slide deck can spoil a presentation.

Jeff Link

deck

2 of 2

verb

decked; decking; decks

transitive verb

obsolete : cover

: to clothe in a striking or elegant manner : array

decked out in furs

: decorate

deck the halls with boughs of holly

English carol

: to portray or present with embellishments

[deck entry 1] : to furnish with or as if with a deck

[deck entry 1] : to knock down forcibly : floor

decked him with one punch

Example Sentences

Noun We stood on the deck and watched dolphins swim near the ship. A number of passengers had come on deck. a seat on the streetcar's top deck a cabin on B deck We sat in the lower deck. We ate out on the deck. Verb We spent hours decking the chapel with flowers before the wedding. He decked him with one punch. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

If space is at a premium in your backyard, build yourself this nifty fire bowl table, made to fit on a deck or patio.

Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2022 The tranquil backyard has a deck attached to the house and is landscaped with rocks, cement pavers, brick pavers, perennial garden, grass, shrubbery, a lily pond, in-ground pool, pool house and mature trees.

Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 If all goes as planned at the Pullman Club Coffee Shop, next summer’s customers will drink lattes from porch rockers on a front deck overlooking the monument grounds.

Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 The condominium complex has a pool and a roof deck and is steps from the beach.

Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 An offer has been accepted on the east-facing condo with 1,348 square feet of indoor living space plus a covered deck, says listing agent Kristin Gillis of Premiere Property Group.

oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2022 Amenities will include a rooftop deck and a 44-foot-long heated outdoor lap pool.

Libertina Brandt, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 Montauk is a fishing village, and the house features plenty of traditional New England architectural details, with cedar shingles and a wraparound deck boasting sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean.

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022 Today, the space features several crowning amenities including a yoga deck, putting green and a movie theater, but none is more impressive than the band’s original soundproof recording studio, which is comes in pristine condition.

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022

Verb

Those who want to deck their entire home out in Gucci can snag one of the house’s new wallpapers, which continue the theme of verdant florals and bright, sunny hues.

Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 27 July 2022 Items range from cozy oversized hoodies and long-lasting portable chargers to personalized planners and plant message pops (for those with a green thumb looking to deck out their plant babies).

Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 This charging pad will give you one more reason to deck out your battle station.

Medea Giordano, Wired, 13 July 2022 Just deck out a bar cart instead, as Beata Heuman did in this eclectic parlor.

Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 29 June 2022 There's no place like home, so why not deck it out this Prime Day?

Haley Sprankle, Wired, 13 July 2022 Save on a brand new perfume, restock your claw clip supply, or deck out your room with a record player and some vinyls.

Seventeen, 28 June 2022 Want to celebrate a special holiday or just deck yourselves out in rainbows to make a random Sunday into a special PJ party?

Laura Fisher, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2022 But while others might just deck out their house with lights or visit every mall Santa, Day turned his passion into a business.

Josh Chesler, SPIN, 16 June 2022 See More

deck 1 of 2

noun

as in balcony

a flat roofless structure attached to a building the family usually ate on the deck on summer evenings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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balcony
porch
terrace
sundeck
verandah
veranda
lanai
stoop
gallery

deck

2 of 2

verb

as in to adorn

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming deck the halls with boughs of holly

Synonyms & Similar Words

adorn
decorate
drape
trim
ornament
dress
paint
array
grace
embellish
beautify
garnish
doll up
bedeck
festoon
emboss
enrich
emblaze
caparison
trap
do
gussy up
bedizen
blazon
fancify
fancy up
dress up
diamond
boss
fillet
garland
ribbon
braid
accessorize
chase
jewel
figure
do up
glitz (up)
brighten
frill
freshen
gem
hang
filigree
lace
swag
wreathe
pretty (up)
fringe
embroider
flounce
feather
appliqué
redo
pearl
gild
trick (out)
impearl
furbelow
spruce (up)
smarten
redecorate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

scar
spoil
mar
display
simplify
strip
disfigure
streamline
deface
reveal
bare
dismantle
blemish
expose
uncover
denude
divest
uglify

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of deck are adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, garnish, and ornament. While all these words mean "to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential," deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness.

a house all decked out for Christmas

In some situations, the words adorn and deck are roughly equivalent. However, adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself.

a diamond necklace adorned her neck

Beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness.

will beautify the grounds with flower beds

The meanings of decorate and deck largely overlap; however, decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design.

decorate a birthday cake

The synonyms embellish and deck are sometimes interchangeable, but embellish often stresses the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament.

embellish a page with floral borders

While the synonyms garnish and deck are close in meaning, garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food.

an entrée garnished with parsley

Both ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original.

a white house ornamented with green shutters

单词	deck
释义	deck 1 of 2 noun ˈdek plural decks 1 : a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments 2 : something resembling the deck of a ship: such as a : a story or tier of a building (such as a sports stadium) the upper deck b : the roadway of a bridge c : a flat floored roofless area adjoining a house d : the lid of the compartment at the rear of the body of an automobile also : the compartment e : a layer of clouds 3 a : a pack of playing cards b : a packet of narcotics 4 : tape deck 5 : a collection of visual or photographic slides presented usually one after another as a slideshow Pompliano was on the job for a mere three weeks in 2015, but in that time he prepared a PowerPoint deck laying out what he believed were the key inaccuracies in the company's numbers. Gene Maddaus Accompanying a talk with images is standard professional practice, but a poorly organized or dense slide deck can spoil a presentation. Jeff Link deck 2 of 2 verb decked; decking; decks transitive verb 1 obsolete : cover 2 a : to clothe in a striking or elegant manner : array decked out in furs b : decorate deck the halls with boughs of holly English carol c : to portray or present with embellishments 3 [deck entry 1] : to furnish with or as if with a deck 4 [deck entry 1] : to knock down forcibly : floor decked him with one punch Phrases on deck 1 : ready for duty 2 : next in line : next in turn Synonyms Noun balcony sundeck terrace Verb adorn array beautify bedeck bedizen blazon caparison decorate do do up doll up drape dress embellish emblaze emboss enrich fancify fancy up festoon garnish glitz (up) grace gussy up ornament pretty (up) trim See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun We stood on the deck and watched dolphins swim near the ship. A number of passengers had come on deck. a seat on the streetcar's top deck a cabin on B deck We sat in the lower deck. We ate out on the deck. Verb We spent hours decking the chapel with flowers before the wedding. He decked him with one punch. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun If space is at a premium in your backyard, build yourself this nifty fire bowl table, made to fit on a deck or patio. Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2022 The tranquil backyard has a deck attached to the house and is landscaped with rocks, cement pavers, brick pavers, perennial garden, grass, shrubbery, a lily pond, in-ground pool, pool house and mature trees. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 If all goes as planned at the Pullman Club Coffee Shop, next summer’s customers will drink lattes from porch rockers on a front deck overlooking the monument grounds. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 The condominium complex has a pool and a roof deck and is steps from the beach. Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 An offer has been accepted on the east-facing condo with 1,348 square feet of indoor living space plus a covered deck, says listing agent Kristin Gillis of Premiere Property Group. oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2022 Amenities will include a rooftop deck and a 44-foot-long heated outdoor lap pool. Libertina Brandt, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 Montauk is a fishing village, and the house features plenty of traditional New England architectural details, with cedar shingles and a wraparound deck boasting sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022 Today, the space features several crowning amenities including a yoga deck, putting green and a movie theater, but none is more impressive than the band’s original soundproof recording studio, which is comes in pristine condition. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022 Verb Those who want to deck their entire home out in Gucci can snag one of the house’s new wallpapers, which continue the theme of verdant florals and bright, sunny hues. Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 27 July 2022 Items range from cozy oversized hoodies and long-lasting portable chargers to personalized planners and plant message pops (for those with a green thumb looking to deck out their plant babies). Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 This charging pad will give you one more reason to deck out your battle station. Medea Giordano, Wired, 13 July 2022 Just deck out a bar cart instead, as Beata Heuman did in this eclectic parlor. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 29 June 2022 There's no place like home, so why not deck it out this Prime Day? Haley Sprankle, Wired, 13 July 2022 Save on a brand new perfume, restock your claw clip supply, or deck out your room with a record player and some vinyls. Seventeen, 28 June 2022 Want to celebrate a special holiday or just deck yourselves out in rainbows to make a random Sunday into a special PJ party? Laura Fisher, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2022 But while others might just deck out their house with lights or visit every mall Santa, Day turned his passion into a business. Josh Chesler, SPIN, 16 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English dekke covering of a ship, from Middle Dutch dec covering, probably from Middle Low German vordeck, from vordecken* to cover, from vor- for- + decken to cover; akin to Old High German decchen to cover — more at thatch Verb Dutch dekken to cover; akin to Old High German decchen First Known Use Noun 1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing deck deck chair deck tennis all-hands-on-deck hit the deck flight deck play with a full deck orlop deck observation deck weather deck promenade deck poop deck well deck double-deck deck shoe tape deck restacked the deck/odds on deck See More deck chair deck tennis all-hands-on-deck hit the deck flight deck play with a full deck orlop deck observation deck weather deck promenade deck poop deck well deck double-deck deck shoe tape deck restacked the deck/odds on deck See More Kids Definition deck 1 of 2 noun ˈdek 1 : a floor that goes from one side of a ship to the other 2 : something like the deck of a ship the deck of a house 3 : a pack of playing cards deck 2 of 2 verb decked; decking : to dress or decorate especially in a fancy way The house is decked out for the holidays. deck 1 of 2 noun as in balcony a flat roofless structure attached to a building the family usually ate on the deck on summer evenings Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance balcony porch terrace sundeck verandah veranda lanai stoop gallery deck 2 of 2 verb as in to adorn to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming deck the halls with boughs of holly Synonyms & Similar Words adorn decorate drape trim ornament dress paint array grace embellish beautify garnish doll up bedeck festoon emboss enrich emblaze caparison trap do gussy up bedizen blazon fancify fancy up dress up diamond boss fillet garland ribbon braid accessorize chase jewel figure do up glitz (up) brighten frill freshen gem hang filigree lace swag wreathe pretty (up) fringe embroider flounce feather appliqué redo pearl gild trick (out) impearl furbelow spruce (up) smarten redecorate Antonyms & Near Antonyms scar spoil mar display simplify strip disfigure streamline deface reveal bare dismantle blemish expose uncover denude divest uglify See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of deck are adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, garnish, and ornament. While all these words mean "to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential," deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas In some situations, the words adorn and deck are roughly equivalent. However, adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck Beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds The meanings of decorate and deck largely overlap; however, decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake The synonyms embellish and deck are sometimes interchangeable, but embellish often stresses the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders While the synonyms garnish and deck are close in meaning, garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entrée garnished with parsley Both ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original. a white house ornamented with green shutters Phrases Containing deck deck (out) on deck deck (out) on deck
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