<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Nautical. (on a ship) a floorlike surface occupying one level of the hull, superstructure, or deckhouse and often serving to strengthen the structure of the vessel.</li><li>the space between such a surface and the next such surface above: Our stateroom was on B deck.</li><li>an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building.</li><li>Compare sun deck.</li><li>any open platform suggesting an exposed deck of a ship.</li><li>a level, tier, or section of a structure, such as of a stadium or vehicle: We got excellent seats for the game in the lower deck.</li><li>We took the elevator to the observation deck.</li><li>I like sitting on the upper deck in those double-decker buses.</li><li>flight deck (def).</li><li>a pack of playing cards.</li><li>Digital Technology. a set of slides with text, pictures, or diagrams for presentation: I’ve put together a slide deck for the new hires, showing what each department does.</li><li>We asked the consultant to put together a branding deck for the business.</li><li>a flat or nearly flat watertight surface, such as at the top of a mansard roof.</li><li>Meteorology. Also called cloud deck.</li><li>a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base; cloud layer.</li><li>Slang. a small packet of a narcotic, especially heroin.</li><li>Printing. bank 3 (def 8).</li><li>Also called rear deck. the cover of a space behind the backseat of an automobile or the space itself.</li><li>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.</li><li>cutter deck (def).</li><li>a tape deck or cassette deck.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) 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.</li><li>The bakery window was decked with holly for the holiday season.</li><li>Synonyms: dress, embellish, adorn, bedizen, trim, garnish, bedeck</li><li>Informal. to knock down; floor: The champion decked the challenger in the first round.</li><li>to furnish with a deck.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Civil Engineering. (of a bridge truss) having a deck or floor upon or above the structure.</li><li>Compare through (def 22).</li></ul>