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   desk

   /dɛsk/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of furniture with a flat or sloping surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work: "he sat at his desk, reading reports"
   • 2. a counter in a hotel, bank, or airport at which a customer may check in or obtain information: "the reception desk"
   • 3. a specified section of a newspaper or broadcasting organization: "he landed a job on the sports desk"
   • 4. a position in an orchestra at which two players share a music stand: "an extra desk of first and second violins"

   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 (see discus).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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