Deck vs Undecked - What's the difference?
deck | undecked |
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.
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*: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 .
(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.
To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
* 1919 ,
* Bible, Job xl. 10
* Shakespeare
To decorate (something).
* Dryden
To cover; to overspread.
* Milton
Having no deck.
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, passage=The vessels, which were fitted out entirely for coasting voyages, were large, undecked , the seams fastened with cords made of the cocoa fibres, and the timbers in the same manner. }}
unadorned
As adjectives the difference between deck and undecked
is that deck is thick while undecked is having no deck.deck
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* afterdeck * below decks * flight deck * foredeck * forward deck * lower deck * poopdeck * quarterdeck * rear deck * stern deckVerb
(en verb)- Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- 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.
- Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency.
- Deck my body in gay ornaments.
- The dew with spangles decked the ground.
- to deck with clouds the uncoloured sky
Usage notes
* See deck outundecked
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Adjective
(-)citation
- undecked , save with herself, more lovely fair — Milton.