deck

[US]/dek/
[UK]/dek/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the surface of a ship; a set of playing cards
v. to decorate; to knock down

Phrases & Collocations

deck of cards

on deck

sun deck

double deck

bridge deck

on the deck

steel deck

deck with

upper deck

flight deck

deck machinery

main deck

observation deck

deck hand

deck plate

tape deck

deck structure

poop deck

top deck

deck chair

screen deck

Example Sentences

she stood on deck for hours.

swash the decks with water

The lower deck is afloat.

he stood on the deck of his flagship.

the upper deck of the car park.

a bravely decked house

The room was decked with flowers.

all decked out for the dance.

decked the halls for the holidays.

a three-decker apartment house; double-decker buses.

there was a big thud when I hit the deck .

I doubled across the deck to join the others.

it was all hands on deck getting breakfast ready.

crews sluiced down the decks of their ship.

enemy gunners sprayed the decks of the warships.

Real-world Examples

He took the deck out of the box.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) September 2016 Collection

It's got 20 decks, a waterpark, and seven pools.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Hop aboard, Mick. I just finished priming the poop deck.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

I knew that he was going to touch the deck.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) September 2016 Collection

Hi, did you receive the deck?

Source: Apple WWDC 2023 Developer Conference

The top of the mesa was a flat deck of stone.

Source: Brave New World

We don't have a garden but we love our deck.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

Forget the " halls" ya'll. It's time to " deck the cars" .

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

It is like dividing a deck of cards into two piles, Sophie.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

You take decks 1 and 2. You take decks 3 and 4.

Source: Go blank axis version

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