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# deck

noun (deck, decks); verb (deck, decks, decked — to decorate)

«deck» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A deck is a set of playing cards. A usual deck has 52 cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#m1)
2. A deck is a floor of a ship or bus, like the top deck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#m2)
3. A deck is a wooden floor outside a house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#m3)
4. To deck is to decorate, as in «deck the halls». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#m4)

### In the lessons

maths: a set of cards (52 in a usual deck, in 4 suits of 13), or an area to build or paint (area = length × width); dealing equally means divide; chance of drawing a card; everyday life: card games, the top deck of a bus, sitting on the deck in summer; stories: sailors on the deck of a ship

### Examples

- A deck has 52 cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#x1)
- She dealt the deck equally to 4 players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#x2)
- He paints a deck that is 10 feet by 12 feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#x3)
- They have 3 decks of cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#x4)
- We sat on the top deck of the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#x5)
- The sailors stood on the deck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#x6)
- Shuffle the deck before you deal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#x7)
- Deck the halls with holly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#x8)
- Ralph the Rover walked the deck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/#x9)

### Note

A hidden number: a standard deck is 52 cards. As a wooden floor it is an area problem. Trap: dealing a deck equally means divide by the number of players (52 ÷ 4 = 13). British English says «pack of cards» too.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Tanakh it means to adorn or dress with fine things, not part of a ship.

**Interpretation.** Job's call to deck oneself with glory is read as God challenging Job to show if he has such power. Ezekiel's picture shows God adorning Jerusalem.

### Examples

- Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty. (Writings JOB.40.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x1)
- I have decked my couch with coverlets, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt. (Writings PRO.7.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x2)
- I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. (Prophets EZK.16.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x3)

### Note

A hidden number: a standard deck is 52 cards. As a wooden floor it is an area problem. Trap: dealing a deck equally means divide by the number of players (52 ÷ 4 = 13). British English says «pack of cards» too.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «deck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«deck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deck.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «deck» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«deck» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/deck.html) on Mova free.