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   deck

   /dɛk/

   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"
   • ▪ a floor or platform resembling or compared to a ship's deck: "the upper deck of the car park"
   • ▪ a floor of a double-decker bus: "she was sitting on the top deck"
   • ▪ a timber platform or terrace attached to a house or other building: "sitting on his deck on that sunny Sunday afternoon"
   • ▪ the ground or floor: informal "there was a big thud when I hit the deck"
   • ▪ the flat part of a skateboard or snowboard.
   • 2. a component or unit for playing or recording records, tapes, or compact discs: "a record deck"
   • ▪ a set of two or more record decks connected to sound mixing equipment, used by a DJ: "every serious DJ needs a set of decks"
   • 3. a pack of cards: North American "Craig reached into his pocket and caressed his lucky deck of cards"
   • ▪ a packet of narcotics. informal North American

   verb

   • 1. decorate or adorn brightly or festively: "Ingrid was decked out in her Sunday best" Similar decoratebedeckadornornamenttrimtrick outgarnishcoverhangfestoongarlandswathewreatheembellishbeautifyprettifyenhancegraceset offinformal:get updo updo outtart upliterary:bejewelbedizencaparisonfurbelowdress updressclotheattirearraygarbrobedrapeaccoutreturn outfit outrig outtrick outtrick upoutfitcostumeinformal:doll upget updo uptog uptart uparchaic:apparelbedizencaparisoninvesthabittrap out
   • 2. knock (someone) to the ground with a punch: informal "Lisa threatened to deck her if she didn't stop filming"

   Word Origin 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.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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