Synonyms for desk
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : desk |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɛsk |
Définition of desk
Origin :- mid-14c., from Medieval Latin desca "table to write on" (mid-13c.), from Latin discus "quoit, platter, dish," from Greek diskos. The Medieval Latin is perhaps via Italian desco. Used figuratively of office or clerical work since 1797; desk job is first attested 1965.
- noun table
- He went over to the desk and began to scribble a name on the pad of paper.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "I knew he'd plunge," he said, taking the chair proffered him, near Shepler's desk.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Then he walked carelessly across to the desk and asked for his bill.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- For a time Grace sat at her desk with the letter in her hand.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- He found Austin sitting on the chair by his desk, resting his chin on his elbow.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- He brought his chair to a level and pounded the desk with a weighty fist.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Her voice lowered to a quick pleading, and she bent toward the man at the desk.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Her face, as she scrutinized once again the man at the desk, was coldly malignant.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- When he was at an end of the reading, he regarded the passive woman at the desk with a new respect.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- There was massiveness in the desk that stood opposite the hall door, near a window.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
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