deck

Everyday

1. A deck is a set of playing cards. A usual deck has 52 cards. tree →
2. A deck is a floor of a ship or bus, like the top deck. tree →
3. A deck is a wooden floor outside a house. tree →
4. To deck is to decorate, as in «deck the halls». tree →

In the lessons

maths: a set of cards (52 in a usual deck, in 4 suits of 13), or an area to build or paint (area = length × width); dealing equally means divide; chance of drawing a card; everyday life: card games, the top deck of a bus, sitting on the deck in summer; stories: sailors on the deck of a ship

Examples

• A deck has 52 cards. tree →
• She dealt the deck equally to 4 players. tree →
• He paints a deck that is 10 feet by 12 feet. tree →
• They have 3 decks of cards. tree →
• We sat on the top deck of the bus. tree →
• The sailors stood on the deck. tree →
• Shuffle the deck before you deal. tree →
• Deck the halls with holly. tree →
• Ralph the Rover walked the deck. tree →

Note

A hidden number: a standard deck is 52 cards. As a wooden floor it is an area problem. Trap: dealing a deck equally means divide by the number of players (52 ÷ 4 = 13). British English says «pack of cards» too.

In Jewish tradition

In the Tanakh it means to adorn or dress with fine things, not part of a ship.

Interpretation. Job's call to deck oneself with glory is read as God challenging Job to show if he has such power. Ezekiel's picture shows God adorning Jerusalem.

Examples

• Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty. (Writings JOB.40.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• I have decked my couch with coverlets, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt. (Writings PRO.7.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. (Prophets EZK.16.11, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A hidden number: a standard deck is 52 cards. As a wooden floor it is an area problem. Trap: dealing a deck equally means divide by the number of players (52 ÷ 4 = 13). British English says «pack of cards» too.