Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undeck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-deck
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove ornaments from; to strip.

Transitive verb

verb

To clear from a deck or storage area.

Example Sentences

"Nay, if I turn mine eyes upon myself I find myself a traitor with the rest, For I have given here my soul's consent T'undeck the pompous body of a king, Made glory base and sovereignty a slave, Proud majesty a subject, state a peasant"
"but Eve Undeck'd save with herself , more lovely fair Than wood-nymph, or the fairest goddess feign'd Of three that in mount Ida naked strove , Stood to' entertain her guest from heav'n;"
"Undeck'd they stand, and unadorn'd with Praise, And fail to profit while they fail to please."
"He toiled to make our Story stand as from Time's reverent, runic hand It came, undeck'd By fancies false, erect, alone, The monumental artic stone Of ages wreck'd."
"Ruthless Time with his furrowing tread (Oh! that we mortals could bid him stay:) So chills the blood and undecks the head, That unsaucy young minxes e'en say us nay ."
"Lucky Strike undecks the table, but does not dare touch my cursed china."

Etymology

From un- + deck. Compare German entdecken (“to uncover, discover”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

undecks (present, singular) undecking (participle, present) undecked (participle, past) undecked (past)

Questions

What does undeck mean?: To remove ornaments from; to strip.
Where does undeck come from?: From un- + deck. Compare German entdecken (“to uncover, discover”).

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