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. |
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| 2. | any open platform suggesting an exposed deck of a
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| 3. | an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building. Compare sun deck. |
| 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. bank3 (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. |
| 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. |
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| 21. | hit the deck, Slang. | a. | Nautical. to rise from bed. |
| b. | to fall, drop, or be knocked to the ground or floor. |
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| 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. |
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| 23. | play with or have a
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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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Plan Definition–noun | 1. | a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans. |
| 2. | a design or scheme of arrangement: an elaborate plan for seating guests. |
| 3. | a specific project or definite purpose: plans for the future. |
| 4. | Also called plan view. a drawing made to scale to represent the top view or a horizontal section of a structure or a machine, as a floor layout of a building. |
| 5. | a representation of a thing drawn on a plane, as a map or diagram: a plan of the dock area. |
| 6. | (in perspective drawing) one of several planes in front of a represented object, and perpendicular to the line between the object and the eye. |
| 7. | a formal program for specified benefits, needs, etc.: a pension plan. |
–verb (used with object) | 8. | to arrange a method or scheme beforehand for (any work, enterprise, or proceeding): to plan a new recreation center. |
| 9. | to make plans for: to plan one's vacation. |
| 10. | to draw or make a diagram or layout of, as a building. |
–verb (used without object) | 11. | to make plans: to plan ahead; to plan for one's retirement. |
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