Desk - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |desk|  American pronunciation of the word desk
Brit.  |desk|  British pronunciation of the word desk

noun

- a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

Extra examples

We will ask for directions to the restaurant at the front desk.

We went to the reception desk to check into our room.

He seems to have usually passed the whole day at his desk.

Marie was sitting at her desk.

At the Foreign Office I was interviewed by a representative of the Asian Desk.

Tom Coffey is an editor on the sports desk at The New York Times.

He sat quietly at his desk.

Your package is up at the front desk.

No one was manning the front desk.

The ball rolled between the desk and the wall.

The person at the front desk will be able to help you.

The desk is three feet wide.

He moved the books to create more space on his desk.

The pencil rolled off the desk and fell to the floor below.

She arranged her pictures on her desk.

Word forms

noun
singular: desk
plural: desks
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