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Added 9 October 2026

deck

/ˈdɛk/ noun

In Latin: fasciculus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about deck at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any of various platforms built into a vessel.
Street name for a packet of illegal drugs.
A pack of 52 playing cards.

verb

Be beautiful to look at.
Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
Decorate.
deck the halls with holly
Knock down with force.
He decked his opponent

Origin

From Middle English dekke, borrowed from Middle Dutch dec (“roof, covering”), from Middle Dutch decken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Formed the same: German Decke (“covering, blanket”). Doublet of thatch and thack.

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