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

  • (..) Basically, uh, what I planned to do was to put a pond in over here... - Okay. ...and have water... ...streaming in from both sides. And then put a big deck right here... ...and then a flagstone patio there with sod in between. That would be pretty. And then to have twinkling lights (..)
    2009 17 Again