Collocations for desk - noun
1. type of table
ADJ.
big, enormous, high, huge, large, vast | leather-topped | antique | empty
The empty desk suggested she had already gone home.
The empty desk suggested she had already gone home.
cluttered, untidy | writing | office, school
VERB + DESK
sit at | get up from
He got up from his desk and went to the window.
He got up from his desk and went to the window.
clear
My desk gets very cluttered if I don''t clear it at the end of each day.
My desk gets very cluttered if I don''t clear it at the end of each day.
arrive on, land on
A very strange request landed on my desk this morning.
A very strange request landed on my desk this morning.
DESK + NOUN
drawer | diary, lamp | job
PREP.
at a/the ~
He was sitting at his desk working when we got home.
He was sitting at his desk working when we got home.
behind a/the ~
The manager sat frowning behind his desk throughout the whole interview.
The manager sat frowning behind his desk throughout the whole interview.
on a/the ~
I left the file on your desk.
I left the file on your desk.
2. place in a building where a service is provided
ADJ.
front, reception
Leave your valuables at the reception desk.
Leave your valuables at the reception desk.
cash, check-in, enquiry/enquiries, help, information, support
She paid for the book at the cash desk. | Staff experiencing problems with their computers should ring the help desk.
She paid for the book at the cash desk. | Staff experiencing problems with their computers should ring the help desk.
DESK + NOUN
clerk
PREP.
at the … ~
There was a long queue at the check-in desk.
There was a long queue at the check-in desk.
on the … ~
We asked the man on the information desk for a map of the city.
We asked the man on the information desk for a map of the city.