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• 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 — [ dɛsk ] n. m. • mil. XXe; autre sens 1866; mot angl. « bureau, pupitre » ♦ Anglic. Secrétariat de rédaction (d une agence de presse, d un journal, d une chaîne de télévision, d une station de radio). Un desk central. ● desk nom masculin (anglais …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• 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 — [desk] n. [ME deske < ML desca, a table, ult. < L discus: see DISCUS] 1. a piece of furniture equipped with drawers, compartments, etc., and a flat or sloping top for writing, drawing, or reading 2. a lectern 3. a) the post of a clerk,… …   English World dictionary

• Desk Ball — is a game that involves playing a version of Table Tennis using only two desks and a tennis ball.OriginsDesk Ball was created in 2006 by the Hebron High School Debate team in Carrollton, Texas. What started out as bouncing a ball back and forth… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• desk — /desk/ noun 1. a writing table in an office, usually with drawers for stationery ● a desk diary ● a desk drawer ● a desk light ♦ a three drawer desk desk with three drawers 2. a section of a newspaper …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• Desk research — (sometimes known as secondary data or secondary research) involves gathering data that already exists either from internal sources of the client, publications of governmental and non governmental institutions, free access data on the internet, in …   Wikipedia

• desk job — ➔ job1 * * * desk job UK US noun [C] ► WORKPLACE a job that is done at a desk: »Not everyone is cut out for a desk job …   Financial and business terms