decks
Because it is a word with a single syllable, decks is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofdecks
- Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
- The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
Example: "to swab the deck"
- A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
- A pack or set of playing cards.
- (by extension) A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing.
Synonyms: library
- A set of slides for a presentation.
- A heap or store.
- A folded paper used for distributing illicit drugs.
- The floor.
Example: "We hit the deck as bullets began to fly."
- To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
- To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.
Example: "Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?"
- To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.
- (sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
- (sometimes with out) To decorate (something).
- To cover; to overspread.
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