DECK

I. noun see: thatch Date: 1509 a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments, something resembling the ~ of a ship: as, a story or tier of a building (as a sports stadium) , the roadway of a bridge, a flat floored roofless area adjoining a house, the lid of the compartment at the rear of the body of an automobile, a layer of clouds, 3. a pack of playing cards, a packet of narcotics, tape ~ , II. transitive verb Etymology: Dutch dekken to cover; akin to Old High German decchen Date: 1513 cover , 2. to clothe in a striking or elegant manner ; array , decorate , to portray or present with embellishments, to furnish with or as if with a ~, to knock down forcibly ; floor , see: adorn