The difference between Adorn and Deck

When used as nouns, adorn means adornment, whereas deck means any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony.

When used as verbs, adorn means to make more beautiful and attractive, whereas deck means to furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

Adorn is also adjective with the meaning: adorned.

check bellow for the other definitions of Adorn and Deck

Adorn as a verb:

To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

Examples:

"a man adorned with noble statuary and columns"

"a character adorned with every Christian grace"

"a gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters"

Adorn as a noun (obsolete):

adornment

Examples:

"rfquotek Edmund Spenser"

Adorn as an adjective (obsolete):

adorned; ornate

Examples:

"rfquotek Milton"

Deck as a noun:

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
Deck as a noun (nautical):

The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.

Examples:

"to swab the deck'"
Deck as a noun (aviation):

A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
Deck as a noun (cards):

A pack or set of playing cards.
Deck as a noun (cards, by extension):

A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing.

Examples:

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Deck as a noun:

A set of slides for a presentation.
Deck as a noun (obsolete):

A heap or store.

Deck as a verb (uncommon):

To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
Deck as a verb (informal):

To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

Examples:

"Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?"
Deck as a verb (card games):

To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.

Deck as a verb (transitive, sometimes with ''out''):

To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
Deck as a verb (transitive, sometimes with ''out''):

To decorate (something).
Deck as a verb:

To cover; to overspread.