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Definition of desk : 1. A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also ( esp. in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession.
2. A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
3. To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.

Synonyms:

lectern, jurisdiction, box, ledge, pedestal, frame, section, furniture, department, secretary, writing desk, case

closet, chest, escritoire, drawer, chest of drawers, cabinet, kitchen cabinet, davenport, locker, lowboy, safe, shelf, chiffonnier, cupboard, commode, bureau, highboy

counter, coffee table, table, round, nightstand, bench, dresser, bar, console, dining table, turntable, lamp stand, kitchen table, buffet, workbench, sideboard, tea table, captain's table

Usage examples:

• I suppose you must have a desk, though you have nothing to put in it. - "The Crofton Boys", Harriet Martineau.
• He made his notes and went to his desk. - "The World Peril of 1910", George Griffith.
• Fetch my writing- desk out of the next room. - "Man and Wife", Wilkie Collins.