disk

Pluraldisks

Formsdisks, disking, disked

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A thin, flat, round object shaped like a coin or plate.

   Like a coin: flat, round, and not very thick.

   She cut the dough into a flat disk before baking it.

   The metal disk spun on the table for a few seconds.

   Similarplate, circle

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2. 2
   nounabbreviationellipsis

   Short form of hard disk. It stores a computer's files and programs.

   He saved all of his photos to the disk.

   The disk was nearly full, so she deleted some old files.

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3. 3
   nounabbreviationellipsis

   Short form of floppy disk. It was an older way to store and carry computer files.

   She slid the disk into the slot and copied her homework.

   The old computer still read the disk after all these years.

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A soft pad between the bones of your spine that cushions them.

   Like a soft cushion between two bones that stops them rubbing together.

   He hurt a disk in his lower back while lifting boxes.

   A slipped disk can cause a lot of pain down the legs.

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5. 5
   nounnonstandardabbreviationellipsis

   Short form of optical disk. Used for a CD or DVD, though most people spell this disc.

   She burned the movie onto a disk to watch later.

   The disk skipped during playback because it was scratched.

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   The flat, round space inside a circle, made up of every point within it.

   Like a coin's flat face: the whole round surface, edge included.

   The students shaded the disk inside the drawn circle.

   The disk had an area of about twelve square inches.

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7. 7
   nounfigurativelycountable

   Any object that looks like a flat, round plate.

   The full moon hung in the sky like a silver disk.

   A bright disk of light appeared on the wall.

   Similarcircle, orb, round

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8. 8
   nouncountable

   A ring- or cup-shaped part at the center of a flower that makes sweet nectar.

   Like a small dish in the middle of a flower that holds sweet juice.

   Bees gather where the nectar collects on the flower's disk.

   The small flower had a bright yellow disk at its center.

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9. 9
   nouncountable

   A farm tool with round metal blades that break up soil.

   Like a big rake with round blades pulled behind a tractor.

   The farmer pulled a disk behind the tractor to break up the field.

   A heavy disk turned the hard soil before planting.

   Similarharrow

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10. 10
    verbtransitive

    To break up soil using a farm tool with round blades.

    Like raking a garden bed, but with a machine that has round blades.

    They disk the field every spring before planting corn.

    He plans to disk the south field tomorrow morning.

    Similarharrow, till, cultivate

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11. 11
    verbtransitive

    To turn a propeller's blades flat against the wind so they make the most drag.

    Like turning a fan blade flat against the wind so it pushes back hard.

    Pilots disk the propeller to slow the plane down quickly.

    The crew can disk the blades during an emergency descent.

    Oppositefeather

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