DESK


Meaning of DESK in English

n.

counter

1) (in a hotel) a front ( AE ), reception ( BE ) ~

department

2) (at a newspaper) a city; copy ~

table for writing

3) to clear one's ~

4) a cluttered ~

5) a rolltop; writing ~

USAGE NOTE: In AE copy ~ means 'local news ~'; in BE it means 'financial news ~'.

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.