DECK

Pronunciation (US):

• DECK (noun)
  The noun DECK has 4 senses:

1. any of various platforms built into a vessel
2. street name for a packet of illegal drugs
3. a pack of 52 playing cards
4. a porch that resembles the deck on a ship

  Familiarity information: DECK used as a noun is uncommon.

• DECK (verb)
  The verb DECK has 3 senses:

1. be beautiful to look at
2. decorate
3. knock down with force

  Familiarity information: DECK used as a verb is uncommon.

• DECK (noun)

Meaning:

Any of various platforms built into a vessel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("deck" is a kind of...):

platform (a raised horizontal surface)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deck"):

afterdeck (a deck abaft of midships)

upper deck (a higher deck)

quarterdeck (the stern area of a ship's upper deck)

fourth deck; orlop; orlop deck (the fourth or lowest deck)

main deck; second deck (the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel)

lower deck; third deck (the deck below the main deck)

lido deck (an open deck including a swimming pool)

flight deck; landing deck (the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway)

foredeck (the deck between the bridge and the forecastle)

gun deck (formerly any deck other than the weather deck having cannons from end to end)

awning deck; hurricane deck; hurricane roof; promenade deck (a deck at the top of a passenger ship)

Holonyms ("deck" is a part of...):

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Meaning:

Street name for a packet of illegal drugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("deck" is a kind of...):

packet (a small package or bundle)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deck"):

dime; dime bag (street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars)

Meaning:

A pack of 52 playing cards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

deck of cards; pack of cards; deck

Hypernyms ("deck" is a kind of...):

pack (a complete collection of similar things)

Meronyms (members of "deck"):

suit (playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color)

queen (one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen)

playing card (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)

Meaning:

A porch that resembles the deck on a ship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("deck" is a kind of...):

porch (a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deck"):

sun deck (an unroofed deck)

• DECK (verb)

Meaning:

Be beautiful to look at

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

deck; embellish; decorate; beautify; adorn; grace

Context example:

Flowers adorned the tables everywhere

Hypernyms (to "deck" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deck"):

ornament (be an ornament to)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sentence example:

Holly flowers deck the halls

Meaning:

Decorate

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

bedeck; bedight; deck

Context example:

deck the halls with holly

Hypernyms (to "deck" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deck"):

plume (deck with a plume)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

They deck the halls with holly

Meaning:

Knock down with force

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

coldcock; knock down; floor; deck; dump

Context example:

He decked his opponent

Hypernyms (to "deck" is one way to...):

beat (hit repeatedly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to deck his opponent