Word: desk
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: desk
Definition: 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 (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession.
Morphemes:
Affix: desk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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 (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: discus
Language: la
Decoded: discus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: disc of a sundial