Collocations for "desk"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "desk" in context.
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desk
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [school, office] desk
- [an executive, a power] desk
- a [mahogany, pine] desk
- the [help, circulation, intake, customer service] desk
- [get, sit at] the [front, back] desk
- the desk in the [back, front, corner]
- the boss's desk
- sat across from me [in, at] his desk
- see me at my desk
- was sitting at his desk
- am (busy) [working, studying] at my desk
- had [lunch, a sandwich] at my desk (today)
- was told to [clear, tidy] her desk
- a [mountain, pile] of papers on my desk
- has [family photos, ornaments] on his desk
- works at the [finance sports, news] desk
- a desk of [first, second] violins
- desk accessories
- a desk [lamp, chair, clock, diary]
- [fed up with, sick of] his desk job
'desk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ID
- across
- anywhere
- ash
- asleep
- baggage
- bent
- binder
- bow
- chain
- cherry
- chip
- clean
- clip
- clutter
- coffee
- contact
- cooling
- direction
- draw
- drool
- drum
- elbow
- extended
- fidget
- finger
- fist
- gum
- hardware
- hide
- information
- knuckle
- lamp
- laptop
- lunch
- mahogany
- man
- maple
- measure
- message
- messy
- move
- neatly
- note
- operator
- ordered
- orderly
- organized
- paper
- paperwork