desk work

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• desk-work — deskˈ work noun Work done at a desk, eg by a clerk or author • • • Main Entry: ↑desk …   Useful english dictionary

• desk|work — «DEHSK WURK», noun. work done or to be done at a desk: »... deskwork galore, throwing bits of vaguely worded papers from tray to tray (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

• desk work — noun : work usually performed at a desk * * * 1. work done at a desk. 2. habitual writing, as that of a clerk. [1860 65] …   Useful english dictionary

• desk work — 1. work done at a desk. 2. habitual writing, as that of a clerk. [1860 65] * * * …   Universalium

• desk work — office work, paper work …   English contemporary dictionary

• Desk of Books — The desk of books is a full size sculpture of a pedestal desk by the Venetian artist Livio De Marchi. Like the bureau du Roi it was created as a work of art and is valued as such. But like that most famous of French desks it also has everything… …   Wikipedia

• desk — /desk/, n. 1. an article of furniture having a broad, usually level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc. 2. a frame for supporting a book from which the service is read in a church. 3. a pulpit …   Universalium

• Desk Set — VHS cover Directed by Walter Lang Produced by Henry Ephron …   Wikipedia

• desk — [ desk ] noun *** 1. ) count a table that you sit at to write or work, often with drawers in it: an oak desk I m usually at my desk by nine o clock in the morning. 2. ) singular a place that provides information or a service, for example in a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• desk jockey — ˈdesk ˌjockey noun [countable] informal JOBS someone who does all their work at a desk in an office: • Samuel began his career as a desk jockey at a government agency in Detroit. * * * desk jockey UK US noun [C] ► INFORMAL WORKPLA …   Financial and business terms

• desk — W2S2 [desk] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: desca, from Latin discus dish, disk ] 1.) a piece of furniture like a table, usually with drawers in it, that you sit at to write and work ▪ Marie was sitting at her desk. 2.) a place… …   Dictionary of contemporary English