desk
noun [C] (TABLE) /desk/Definition
A1 a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers: an office/school desk She sat at her desk writing letters. He had a pile of papers on his desk. The report arrived on/landed on/reached my desk (= I received it) this morning.Tables and desks
(Definition of desk noun (TABLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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