Patio Definition–noun, plural -i⋅os. | 1. | an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc. | | 2. | a courtyard, esp. of a house, enclosed by low buildings or walls. | |
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Deck Definition–noun | 1. | Nautical. | a. | a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel. | | b. | the space between such a surface and the next such surface above: Our stateroom was on B deck. | | | 2. | any open platform suggesting an exposed deck of a ship. | | 3. | an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building. Compare sun deck. | |
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4. | any level, tier, or vertical section, as of a structure or machine. | | 6. | a flat or nearly flat watertight surface, as at the top of a French roof. | | 7. | a floor or roof surface composed of decking units. | | 9. | Slang. a small packet of a narcotic, esp. heroin. | | 10. | a pack of playing cards. | | 11. | Printing. bank 3 (def. 8). | | 12. | Also called rear deck. the cover of a space behind the backseat of an automobile or the space itself. | | 13. | Library Science. a level of book shelving and associated facilities in the stacks of a library, as one of a series of floors or tiers. |
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| 15. | a cassette deck or tape deck. | –adjective | 16. | Civil Engineering. (of a bridge truss) having a deck or floor upon or above the structure. Compare through (def. 22). | –verb (used with object) | 17. | to clothe or attire (people) or array (rooms, houses, etc.) in something ornamental or decorative (often fol. by out): We were all decked out in our Sunday best. The church was decked with holly for the holiday season. | | 18. | to furnish with a deck. | | 19. | Informal. to knock down; floor: The champion decked the challenger in the first round. | —Idioms | 20. | clear the decks, | a. | to prepare for combat, as by removing all unnecessary gear. | | b. | to prepare for some activity or work, as by getting rid of hindrances. | | | 21. | hit the deck, Slang. | a. | Nautical. to rise from bed. | | b. | to fall, drop, or be knocked to the ground or floor. | | | 22. | on deck, | a. | Baseball. next at bat; waiting one's turn to bat. | | b. | Informal. next in line; coming up; scheduled. | | c. | Informal. prepared to act or work; ready. | | | 23. | play with or have a full deck, Slang. to be sane, rational, or reasonably intelligent: Whoever dreamed up this scheme wasn't playing with a full deck. | | 24. | stack the deck. stack (def. 24). | |
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