deck

/dɛk/

/dɛk/

Other forms: decks; decked; decking

A deck is a platform or a section of floor on a ship. If you're on a cruise with your family, you might tell your brother to meet you on the upper deck after lunch to play shuffleboard.

Most decks are open, without a roof, and positioned high on a ship . Typically, the bridge deck houses the ship's helm and navigational tools. The deck behind your house isn't much different from a ship's deck — it's a flat platform too. Other kinds of decks are a pack of cards, the board part of a skateboard, and the floor: "Hit the deck!" To deck a person is to hit them, but to deck your house is to decorate it.

Definitions of deck

1. noun

   any of various platforms built into a vessel
   types:

   afterdeck

   a deck abaft of midships

   flight deck, landing deck

   the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway

   foredeck

   the deck between the bridge and the forecastle

   gun deck

   formerly any deck other than the weather deck having cannons from end to end

   awning deck, hurricane deck, hurricane roof, promenade deck

   a deck at the top of a passenger ship

   lido deck

   an open deck including a swimming pool

   lower deck, third deck

   the deck below the main deck

   main deck, second deck

   the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel

   fourth deck, orlop, orlop deck

   the fourth or lowest deck

   quarterdeck

   the stern area of a ship's upper deck

   upper deck

   a higher deck

   boat deck

   the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored

   bridge, bridge deck

   an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands

   freeboard deck

   the uppermost watertight deck

   shelter deck, weather deck

   upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below

   type of:

   platform

   a raised horizontal surface
2. noun

   a porch that resembles the deck on a ship
   types:

   sun deck

   an unroofed deck

   type of:

   porch

   a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
3. verb

   knock down with force
   “He decked his opponent”

   synonyms: coldcock, dump, floor, knock down

   type of:

   beat

   hit repeatedly
4. noun

   a pack of 52 playing cards
   synonyms: deck of cards, pack of cards

   type of:

   pack

   a complete collection of similar things
5. noun

   street name for a packet of illegal drugs
   type of:

   packet

   a small package or bundle
6. verb

   decorate
   “deck the halls with holly”

   synonyms: bedeck, bedight

   types:

   plume

   deck with a plume

   type of:

   adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament

   make more attractive by adding ornament, color, etc.
7. verb

   be beautiful to look at
   synonyms: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace

   types:

   ornament

   be an ornament to

   type of:

   be

   have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)