deck

Definition

  • noun: a flat surface that forms the main outside floor of a boat or ship
  • noun: a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments
  • verb: to decorate (something)
  • verb: to clothe in a striking or elegant manner
  • synonyms: coldcock, dump, knockdown

Examples

  • You can see into three different states from the mountaintop restaurant's 'observation deck'. [=a platform built so that people can see or watch something]

  • We heard the captain shout “'All hands on deck'!” as waves crashed over the boat's bow.

  • “He seemed a little weird.” “Yeah, he's 'not playing with a full deck'.”

Movie quotes

  • (..) this gets to my wife? He had given me all of his pay. Hadn't spent a dime of it. I want my family to know that I was thinking about them. All hands on deck! Get you asses up here, you lazy bastards! The war had finally found us. Full stop! Pleasant, get on that light. (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button