Dictionary entry details
• 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
