desk: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with D · ends with K
Meaning of desk
noun
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
Example: She organized her notes neatly on her desk before starting the project.
A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession.
A department tasked with a particular topic or focus in certain types of businesses, such as newspapers and financial trading firms.
Example: the city desk, the sports desk
A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.
Example: The first four desks of cellos play separate parts, making a lush, Impressionist harmony.
Listed forms: desks.
Source: Wiktionary — desk.
verb
- transitive
To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.
- transitive
To equip with a desk or desks.
- transitive
To reject (an article submitted to a newspaper or academic journal etc.) on initial receipt, without reviewing it further.
Listed forms: desks, desking, desked.
Source: Wiktionary — desk.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is desk in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of desk
D(2) + E(1) + S(1) + K(5) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of desk
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from desk
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in desk. Showing up to 24, longest first.