deck
noun
[ dɛk ]
• a floor of a ship, especially the upper, open level extending for the full length of the vessel.
• "he stood on the deck of his flagship"
• a component or unit for playing or recording records, tapes, or compact discs.
• "a record deck"
• a pack of cards.
• "Craig reached into his pocket and caressed his lucky deck of cards"
deck
verb
• decorate or adorn brightly or festively.
• "Ingrid was decked out in her Sunday best"
Similar:
decorate,
bedeck,
adorn,
ornament,
trim,
trick out,
garnish,
cover,
hang,
festoon,
garland,
swathe,
wreathe,
embellish,
beautify,
prettify,
enhance,
grace,
set off,
get up,
do up,
do out,
tart up,
bejewel,
bedizen,
caparison,
furbelow,
dress up,
dress,
clothe,
attire,
array,
garb,
robe,
drape,
accoutre,
turn out,
fit out,
rig out,
trick up,
outfit,
costume,
doll up,
tog up,
apparel,
invest,
habit,
trap out,
• knock (someone) to the ground with a punch.
• "Lisa threatened to deck her if she didn't stop filming"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch dec ‘covering, roof, cloak’, dekken ‘to cover’. Originally denoting canvas used to make a covering (especially on a ship), the term came to mean the covering itself, later denoting a solid surface serving as roof and floor.
on deck
• on or on to a ship's main deck.
• "she stood on deck for hours"
