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desk (iou)



desk noun. LME.

An article of furniture (sometimes portable), having a flat or sloping surface serving as a rest for books, paper, etc., for reading or writing at and freq. also as a repository for writing materials etc. LME.
copydesk, office desk, reading-desk, roll-top desk, school-desk, writing-desk, etc.
In a place of worship, a sloping board or rest on which books used in the service are laid. Hence, a choir-stall; Scot. a seat or pew; (chiefly US) a minister's stall, a pulpit. LME.
litany-desk, prayer-desk.
A shelf or case for books. M16-E18.
The function or office of the occupant(s) of a desk, esp. in a church or office; clerical work. L16.
T. Dwight He [a professor of divinity] educated between forty and fifty for the desk.
(In full music desk) a music stand, esp. as shared by two players in an orchestra; the player(s) at a desk. M19.
Gramophone It seems as though only a couple of desks are playing.
A (specified) section of an organization; esp. a section of a newspaper office dealing with a specified topic or (US) with editorial work. E20.
E. Newby The Foreign Office..I was interviewed by a representative of the Asian Desk.
A counter for a cashier, hotel receptionist, etc.; the person(s) on duty in reception etc. M20.
P. Bair Ask the desk to ring through to Miss Jackson's room.
Comb.: desk-bound adjective obliged to remain working at a desk; desk diary a diary of a size and nature suited to use on a desk, esp. in an office for recording engagements etc.; desk dictionary a one-volume dictionary of middle size, suited to use on a desk for general reference; desk job a job based at a desk, esp. as opp. to one in active military service; desk lamp a reading-lamp suited to use on a desk; desk-man (a) a clergyman; (b) a person who works at a desk, a white-collar worker; spec. a journalist who works mainly at a desk; desk sergeant US a sergeant in administrative charge of a police station;