desk

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desk

desk [noun] (TABLE)
US /desk/ 
UK /desk/ 
Example: 

she sat behind her desk and wrote two letters

A type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers

desk - میز تحریر
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

she sat behind her desk and wrote two letters

Oxford Essential Dictionary

desk

 noun

1 a type of table, often with drawers, that you sit at to write or work:
The pupils took their books out of their desks.

2 a table or place in a building where somebody gives information, etc.:
Ask at the information desk.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

desk

desk S2 W2 /desk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: desca, from Latin discus 'dish, disk']

1. a piece of furniture like a table, usually with drawers in it, that you sit at to write and work:
Marie was sitting at her desk.
2. a place where you can get information or use a particular service in a hotel, airport etc:
the reception desk
the check-in desk
3. an office that deals with a particular subject, especially in newspapers or television
the news/sports desk
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
tidy How come your desk is always so tidy?
cluttered (=covered with papers, books etc in an untidy way) His desk is so cluttered he can't find anything.
empty (=that no one is using) There are one or two empty desks in the office.
a school desk The children are at their school desks by 8:30 in the morning.
an office desk I got back from holiday to find piles of papers on my office desk.
a writing desk (=that you use for writing letters etc) Under the window was a small writing desk.
a wooden/mahogany/rosewood etc desk He sat at a plain wooden desk.
■ verbs
sit at a desk I don't want to do a job in which I'm sitting at a desk all day.
get up from your desk He got up from his desk to welcome the visitors.
tidy your desk I need to tidy my desk.
clear your desk (=remove all the papers etc from it) It's a good idea to clear your desk regularly.
■ desk + NOUN
a desk job (=working mostly at a desk in an office) He left his desk job to become a gardener.
a desk drawer I think I left my car keys in the desk drawer.
a desk lamp Don't forget to switch off the desk lamp.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

desk

desk [desk desks]   [desk]    [desk]  noun
1. a piece of furniture like a table, usually with drawers in it, that you sit at to read, write, work, etc
He used to be a pilot but now he has a desk job.

2. a place where you can get information or be served at an airport, a hotel, etc
the check-in desk
• the reception desk

see also  cash desk, front desk

3. an office at a newspaper, television company, etc. that deals with a particular subject
the sports desk
see also  city desk, news desk  
Word 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 from Greek diskos.  
Example Bank:
A very strange request landed on my desk this morning.
He got up from his desk and went to the window.
He was sitting at his desk working when we got home.
I left the file on your desk.
I worked the front desk as one of my first jobs.
Leave your valuables at the reception desk.
My desk gets very cluttered if I don't clear it at the end of each day.
Papers littered the desk and the floor.
She called the front desk to let them know that he would be arriving.
She paid for the book at the cash desk.
Staff experiencing problems with their computers should call the help desk.
The empty desk suggested she had already gone home.
The manager sat frowning behind his desk throughout the whole interview.
There was a long queue at the check-in desk.
They put me on desk duty for a month.
• We asked the man on the information desk for a map of the city.

• a computer which takes up less desk space

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

desk / desk / noun [ C ] (TABLE)

desk

A1 a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers:

an office/school desk

She sat at her desk writing letters.

He had a pile of papers on his desk.

The report arrived on/landed on/reached my desk (= I received it) this morning.

See picture in the office
 

desk / desk / noun [ C ] (SERVICE AREA)

a place, often with a counter (= a long flat narrow surface) especially in a hotel or airport, where you can get information or service:

a check-in/information/reception desk
 

desk / desk / noun [ C ] (NEWSPAPER OFFICE)

an office that deals with a particular type of news for a newspaper or broadcasting company:

the foreign/sports desk

Now let's hear from Sue at our travel desk.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

desk

/desk/
(desks)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
A desk is a table, often with drawers, which you sit at to write or work.
N-COUNT

2.
The place in a hotel, hospital, airport, or other building where you check in or obtain information is referred to as a particular desk.
I spoke to the girl on the reception desk...
N-SING: usu supp N

3.
A particular department of a broadcasting company, or of a newspaper or magazine company, can be referred to as a particular desk.
Over now to Simon Ingram at the sports desk.
N-SING: supp N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

desk

desk /ˈdɛsk/ noun, pl desks [count]
1 : a piece of furniture that is like a table and often has drawers
✦People often sit at desks when they are writing or using a computer.
• a cluttered desk
• a classroom with desks arranged in rows
✦Often desk refers specifically to the desk a person uses to do his or her job.
• I'm sorry I missed your call. I've been away from my desk.
- often used before another noun
• a desk lamp/calendar/chair
• She left her desk job [=the job that she did while sitting at a desk] to become a farmer.
- see picture at office
2 : a place where people can get information or be served at an office, a hotel, etc.
• an information desk at an airport
• We will ask for directions to the restaurant at the front desk.
• We went to the reception desk to check into our room.
3 : the part of a company or organization that deals with a particular subject
• the television network's financial/foreign desk [=department]
• the newspaper's sports desk
• the news desk [=the office where news is gathered to be reported in a newspaper, on television, etc.]
- see also city desk

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