'Desk' definitions:

Definition of 'desk'

(from WordNet)
noun
A piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

Definition of 'Desk'

From: GCIDE
  • Desk \Desk\, n. [OE. deske, the same word as dish, disk. See Dish, and cf. Disk.]
  • 1. A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (esp. in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for "the clerical profession." [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Desk'

From: GCIDE
  • Desk \Desk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desked; p. pr. & vb. n. Desking.] To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure. [1913 Webster]