deck
any of various platforms built into a vessel
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,696 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,699 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- any of various platforms built into a vessel
- street name for a packet of illegal drugs
- a pack of 52 playing cards also: pack of cards, deck of cards
- a porch that resembles the deck on a ship
verb
- be beautiful to look at also: adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- decorate also: bedight, bedeck deck the halls with holly
- knock down with force also: coldcock, dump, knock down, floor He decked his opponent
deck in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Your open deck when the boarder assailed, The frank old heroic hand-to-hand then availed.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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This prevalence of snowy costumes gave the promenade deck an invitingly cool, and cheerful and picnicky aspect.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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As Ned looked round the deck, he thought that he had never seen a finer set of sailors.
Under Drake's Flag · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Cardigan made a long leap from the dock to the ship's rail, balanced there lightly a moment, and sprang to the deck.
The Valley of the Giants · Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne · Chapter 1