writing desk

noun

A desk at which someone may write.

Meanings

nounwriting desk (plural writing desks)

plural writing desks · alternative dated writing-desk

  1. A desk at which someone may write.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 寫字檯 /写字台, 書桌 /书桌
  • 寫字檯 /写字台 (xiězìtái)desk
  • 書桌 /书桌 (shūzhuō)desk
  • 辦公桌 /办公桌 (bàngōngzhuō)desk
Czech psací stůl
  • psací stůldesk
Dutch bureau, schrijftafel
  • bureaudesk
  • schrijftafeldesk
Finnish kirjoituspöytä
  • kirjoituspöytädesk
French bureau, secrétaire
  • bureaudesk
  • secrétairedesk
German Schreibpult, Schreibtisch
  • Schreibpultdesk
  • Schreibtischdesk
Greek γραφείο
  • γραφείο (grafeío)desk
Japanese 書き物机, ライティングデスク
  • 書き物机 (kakimonodzukue)desk
  • ライティングデスク (raitingu desuku)desk
  • 机 (tsukue)desk
Korean 책상
  • 책상 (chaeksang)desk
Polish biurko
  • biurkodesk
Russian пи́сьменный стол, па́рта
  • пи́сьменный стол (písʹmennyj stol)desk
  • па́рта (párta)desk
Spanish escritorio, buró
  • escritoriodesk
  • buródesk
Turkish yazı masası, yazıhane
  • yazı masasıdesk
  • yazıhanedesk
  • yazakdesk
Vietnamese bàn viết
  • bàn viếtdesk
Cite this entry
APA

writing desk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/writing%20desk

MLA

“writing desk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/writing%20desk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “writing desk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/writing%20desk.

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