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[1] something, as a ship or bed, having a specified number of decks, floors, levels, or the like (used in combination): The cruise ship is a five-decker.
[2] Thomas. Dekker, Thomas.
[3] Nautical . a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel. the space between such a surface and the next such surface above: Our stateroom was on B deck.
[4] any open platform suggesting an exposed deck of a ship.
[5] an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building. Compare sun deck.
[6] any level, tier, or vertical section, as of a structure or machine.
[7] flight deck(def 2) .
[8] a flat or nearly flat watertight surface, as at the top of a French roof.
[9] a floor or roof surface composed of decking units.
[10] Meteorology . cloud deck. See cloud layer.
[11] Slang . a small packet of a narcotic, especially heroin.
[12] a pack of playing cards.
[13] Printing . bank3(def 8) .
[14] Also called rear deck. the cover of a space behind the backseat of an automobile or the space itself.
[15] Library Science . a level of book shelving and associated facilities in the stacks of a library, as one of a series of floors or tiers.
[16] cutter deck.
[17] a cassette deck or tape deck.
[18] Civil Engineering . (of a bridge truss) having a deck or floor upon or above the structure. Compare through(def 22) .
[19] to clothe or attire (people) or array (rooms, houses, etc.) in something ornamental or decorative (often followed by out ): We were all decked out in our Sunday best. The church was decked with holly for the holiday season.
[20] to furnish with a deck.
[21] Informal . to knock down; floor: The champion decked the challenger in the first round.
[22] Thomas, 1572?–1632?, English dramatist.
[23] a variant spelling of (Thomas) Dekker
[24] nautical any of various platforms built into a vessel a promenade deck ; the poop deck
[25] a similar floor or platform, as in a bus
[26] the horizontal platform that supports the turntable and pick-up of a record player See tape deck
[27] mainly US a pack of playing cards
[28] Also called: pack computing obsolete a collection of punched cards relevant to a particular program
[29] a raised wooden platform built in a garden to provide a seating area
[30] clear the decks informal to prepare for action, as by removing obstacles from a field of activity or combat
[31] hit the deck informal to fall to the floor or ground, esp in order to avoid injury to prepare for action to get out of bed
[32] (often foll by out) to dress or decorate
[33] to build a deck on (a vessel)
[34] slang to knock (a person) to the floor or ground
[35] Thomas. ?1572–?1632, English dramatist and pamphleteer, noted particularly for his comedy The Shoemaker's Holiday (1600) and his satirical pamphlet The Gull's Hornbook (1609)

Words nearby Decker

deck watch, deck-access, deckchair, decked, deckel, decker, deckhead, deckhouse, decking, deckle, deckle edge

Origin of Decker

1425–75; (noun) late Middle English dekke material for covering < Middle Dutch dec covering, roof; (v.) < Dutch dekken to cover; cognate with German decken; cf. thatch

Other words from Decker

un·decked , adjective

Word origin for Decker

C15: from Middle Dutch dec a covering; related to thatch