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# desk

noun (desk, desks)

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

## Everyday

1. A desk is a table where you sit to read, write or work, often with drawers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/#m1)
2. A desk is also a counter where you get help, like the front desk of a hotel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/#m2)

### In the lessons

maths: things counted in a classroom, often in rows (rows × desks per row = total); things on or in each desk; prices; school: your desk, tidy desk; everyday life: the help desk, the front desk

### Examples

- There are 6 rows of desks with 5 desks in each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/#x1)
- The class needs 28 desks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/#x2)
- Each desk has 2 pencils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/#x3)
- A desk costs $45. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/#x4)
- Put your books in your desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/#x5)
- Please keep your desk tidy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/#x6)
- Ask at the front desk of the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/#x7)
- The teacher's desk is at the front. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/#x8)
- One morning Mr. Fitzwarren was sitting at his desk in his office. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/#x9)

### Note

Thing counted; rows × desks per row give the total. Trap: none special.

## On Mova

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