dek
/dɛk/
dek noun: the subhead of a news story.
Noun
dek (plural deks)
Numeral
dek
- The cardinal number occurring after nine and before el in a duodecimal system. Written ↊, decimal value 10.
Forms of dek
| plural | deks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | deck |
Origin of dek
Deliberate misspelling of deck, to distinguish the word as not belonging in the story.
From the prefix dec-.
Words that rhyme with dek
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Questions about dek
- What does dek mean?
- Dek means the subhead of a news story.
- What part of speech is dek?
- Dek can be a noun or a numeral.
- How do you pronounce dek?
- Dek is pronounced /dɛk/.
- What is the plural of dek?
- The plural of dek is deks.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dek (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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