desknoun [ C ]
uk/desk/us/desk/desk noun [ C ] (TABLE)
A1 a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers:
an office/school desk
She sat at her desk writing letters.
He had a pile of papers on his desk.
The report arrived on/landed on/reached my desk (= I received it) this morning.
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- Gwen sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers.
- I busied myself with tidying up my desk.
- The desks in the room were arranged in rows of ten.
- "Where's my pen? It was on my desk a minute ago." "You left it by the phone."
- He produced a letter from his desk which he asked me to read.
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Tables & desks
- bedside table
- bench
- benchtop
- bureau
- card table
- coffee table
- desktop
- drafting table
- dressing table
- drop-leaf table
- high table
- kitchen counter
- leaf
- table
- the dinner table
- trestle
- trestle table
- vanity
- washstand
- writing desk
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desk noun [ C ] (SERVICE AREA)
a place, often with a counter (= a long flat narrow surface) especially in a hotel or airport, where you can get information or service:
a check-in/information/reception desk
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hotels & hostels
- bellboy
- bellhop
- check out
- dive
- double room
- European plan
- five-star
- guest book
- gîte
- hotel
- lobby
- maid
- motor lodge
- pet-friendly
- proprietor
- reception
- single
- twin bed
- visitors' book
- youth hostel
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Parts of buildings: passages & entrance areas
desk noun [ C ] (NEWSPAPER OFFICE)
an office that deals with a particular type of news for a newspaper or broadcasting company:
the foreign/sports desk
Now let's hear from Sue at our travel desk.
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News reporting & the press
- ambulance chaser
- city desk
- CNN
- court correspondent
- coverage
- hack
- lay
- lead with sth
- lobby correspondent
- muckraking
- news agency
- news conference
- press box
- reporter
- silly season
- spoiler
- story
- syndicate
- syndicated
- the gutter press
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Broadcasting: radio & television presenters