26984 words

desk

10 definitions • 19 examples
1
a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers:

Examples:

an office/school desk
at someone's desk She sat at her desk writing letters.
on someone’s desk He had a pile of papers on his desk.
The report arrived on/landed on/reached my desk (= I received it) this morning.
2
a place, often with a counter (= a long flat narrow surface) especially in a hotel or airport, where you can get information or service:

Examples:

a check-in/information/reception desk
3

Examples:

the foreign/sports desk
Now let's hear from Sue at our travel desk.
4
in an orchestra (= a group of musicians who play many different instruments together), a position where two players sit together and share music:

Examples:

The orchestra's new leader will direct some performances from the first violin desk.
The two distinguished cellists share the second desk.
5
a type of table for working at, usually one with drawers:

Examples:

Tommy sits at the desk in front of me in English.
6
a place where you can get information or service, esp. in a hotel, airport, or large store:

Examples:

The woman at the front desk was very helpful.
7
a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers:

Examples:

She sat at her desk writing the report.
I'm at my desk by 8 most mornings.
He had a pile of papers on his desk.
arrive on/land on/reach sb's desk I signed the contract as soon as it reached my desk.
8
a place, often with a counter (= a long flat narrow surface) especially in a hotel or airport, where you can get information or service:

Examples:

We checked into the hotel at the front desk.
a check-in/information/reception desk
9
the part of an organization where a particular type of business is done:

Examples:

a dealing/trading desk
10

Examples:

the foreign/sports/city desk

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