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Attire vs Deck - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between attire and deck

is that attire is one's dress; what one wears; one's clothes while deck is any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

As verbs the difference between attire and deck

is that attire is to dress or garb while deck is to furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

attire

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
    • He was wearing his formal attire .
  • (heraldiccharge) The single horn of a deer or stag.

    • Verb

  • To dress or garb.
    • We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.
    He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    deck

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
  • (lb) 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.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
  • A pack or set of playing cards.
  • A set of slides for a presentation.
  • *2011 , David Kroenke, Donald Nilson, Office 365 in Business
  • *:Navigate to the location where your PowerPoint deck is stored and select it.
  • (lb) A heap or store.
  • *(Philip Massinger) (1583-1640)
  • *:Whohath such trinkets / Ready in the deck .
    • Derived terms
    * afterdeck * below decks * flight deck * foredeck * forward deck * lower deck * poopdeck * quarterdeck * rear deck * stern deck

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (uncommon) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
  • (slang) In a fight or brawl, to knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.
    • Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
  • * 1919 ,
    • They call beautiful a dress, a dog, a sermon; and when they are face to face with Beauty cannot recognise it. The false emphasis with which they try to deck their worthless thoughts blunts their susceptibilities.
  • * Bible, Job xl. 10
    • Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Deck my body in gay ornaments.
  • To decorate (something).
  • * Dryden
    • The dew with spangles decked the ground.
  • To cover; to overspread.
  • * Milton
    • to deck with clouds the uncoloured sky
    Usage notes
    * See deck out