desks

Classroom seating furniture

Desks is the plural of desk, a piece of furniture with a flat surface for writing, reading, or working.

A desk typically has drawers for storage and may refer to a workstation generally: She cleared off her desk before leaving.

In organizations, desk can mean a department or function: the city desk, the front desk.

storage

drawers

Sliding furniture compartments

organizers · trays · pen holder · pencil cup · file drawer · lockable · secret compartment · rolltop · letter tray

furniture

table

Horizontal furniture surface

  • chairSingle-person sitting furniture
  • drawerSliding furniture compartment
  • surfaceOutermost boundary layer

wood · metal · legs · top · corner · standing · adjustable · roll-top · secretary · writing

workspace

ergonomics

Study of work efficiency

coworking · workflow · task · project · lamp · organizer · monitor stand · keyboard tray · cable management · hotdesking

office

corporate

Of or relating to companies

secretarial · administration · bureaucracy · headquarters · managerial · paperwork · files · reports · inbox · outbox

school

homework

Student assignments for outside class

classroom · student · lid · inkwell · graffiti · detention · seating chart · assigned · row · lecture

writing

surface

Outermost boundary layer

paper · drafting · sketchpad · journal · ledger · slope · escritoire · bureau · davenport · lectern

Categories
Opposites
work vs. leisure function

desksbeds

Furniture for sleeping

couches · sofas · recliners · hammocks · lounge chairs

Phrases
Family

desk, desktop, desktops, deskbound, deskwork, roll-top desk

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G