desk
noun
[ dɛsk ]
• a piece of furniture with a flat or sloping surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work.
• "he sat at his desk, reading reports"
Similar:
table,
work surface,
bureau,
writing desk,
writing table,
roll-top desk,
lectern,
counter,
davenport,
escritoire,
secretaire,
• a counter in a hotel, bank, or airport at which a customer may check in or obtain information.
• "the reception desk"
• a specified section of a newspaper or broadcasting organization.
• "he landed a job on the sports desk"
• a position in an orchestra at which two players share a music stand.
• "an extra desk of first and second violins"
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin desca, probably based on Provençal desca ‘basket’ or Italian desco ‘table, butcher's block’, both based on Latin discus (see discus).
