Collocations for desk - noun

big, huge, large, massive
executive
small
leather-topped, metal, wooden
mahogany, oak, etc.
antique
empty
The empty desk suggested she had already gone home.

cluttered, messy, untidy (esp. BrE)
writing
computer
office, school

sit at
get up from, leave
He got up from his desk and went to the window.

clean, clean out, clear
My desk gets very cluttered if I don't clear it at the end of each day.

arrive on, cross, hit, land on
A very strange request landed on my desk this morning.

cover, litter
Papers littered the desk and the floor.

drawer, top
calendar (esp. AmE), diary (BrE)
chair, lamp, phone
space
a computer which takes up less desk space

job
jockey (= someone who works at a desk)

at a/the desk
He was sitting at his desk working when we got home.

behind a/the desk
The manager sat frowning behind his desk throughout the whole interview.

on a/the desk
I left the file on your desk.

front, main, reception
Leave your valuables at the reception desk.

hotel
cash (BrE), check-in, help, information, reference, registration, security, service, support (esp. AmE), trading
She paid for the book at the cash desk.
Staff experiencing problems with their computers should call the help desk.

news
anchor (= where a television presenter sits), copy (= where news text is edited)

call
She called the front desk to let them know that he would be arriving.

man, run, work (AmE)
I worked the front desk as one of my first jobs.

clerk (AmE), officer, staff
editor
duty
They put me on desk duty for a month.

at the … desk
There was a long wait at the check-in desk.

on the … desk
We asked the man on the information desk for a map of the city.