courtyard vs deck

courtyard

noun
  • An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings. 

deck

noun
  • Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. 

  • A folded paper used for distributing illicit drugs. 

  • A set of slides for a presentation. 

  • A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing. 

  • The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. 

  • A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane. 

  • A pack or set of playing cards. 

  • A headline consisting of one or more actual lines of text. 

  • The floor. 

  • The stage. 

verb
  • To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance. 

  • To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch. 

  • To cause a player to run out of cards to draw, usually making them lose the game. 

  • To furnish with a deck, as a vessel. 

  • To decorate (something). 

  • To cover; to overspread. 

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