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decks | |
1. n. plural of deck | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
deck | |
1. n. Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
2. n. (nautical) The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
to swab the deck | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
3. n. (aviation) A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
4. n. (cards) A pack or set of playing cards. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
5. n. (cards, by extension) A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
Synonyms: library | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
6. n. A set of slides for a presentation. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
7. n. (obsolete) A heap or store. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
8. v. (uncommon) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
9. v. (informal) To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her? | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
10. v. (card games) To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
11. v. (transitive, sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
12. v. (transitive, sometimes with out) To decorate (something). | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
13. v. To cover; to overspread. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |