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

  • (..) The pirates! They're cursed! They can't be killed! Don't worry. He's informed of that. A mermaid flopped up on deck and told him the whole story. This is Jack Sparrow's doing! No reason to fret. Just a prick of the finger. A few drops of blood. (..)
    2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • (..) The entire ocean. The entire world. Wherever we want to go, we go. That's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and a deck and sails. That's what a ship needs. But what a ship is, what the Black Pearl really is, is freedom. Jack, it must be (..)
    2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl