disk, disc
(noun) a flat circular plate
disk, disc, saucer
(noun) something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; “the moon’s disk hung in a cloudless sky”
harrow, disk
(verb) draw a harrow over (land)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disk (plural disks)
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
(figuratively) Something resembling a disk.
(anatomy) An intervertebral disc
(dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.
(computer hardware) Ellipsis of floppy disk - removable magnetic medium or a hard disk - fixed, persistent digital storage.
(computer hardware, nonstandard) A disc - either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD or similar removable storage medium.
(agriculture) A type of harrow.
(botany) A ring- or cup-shaped enlargement of the flower receptacle or ovary that bears nectar or, less commonly, the stamens.
In most varieties of English, disk is the correct spelling for magnetic media (hence hard disk or disk drive), whereas the variant disc is usually preferred with optical media (hence compact disc or disc film). Thus, if referring to a physical drive or older media (3" or 5.25" diskettes) the k is used, but c is used for newer (optical based) media. For all other uses, disc is standard in Commonwealth English and disk in American English.
Less commonly, in British English, disc has been used for magnetic disks, as in floppy disc and discette. Such usage may be considered nonstandard.
disk (third-person singular simple present disks, present participle disking, simple past and past participle disked)
(agriculture) to harrow
• kids, ski'd, skid
Source: Wiktionary
Disk, n. Etym: [L. discus, Gr. Dish.] [Written also disc.]
1. A discus; a quoit. Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. Pope.
2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
3. (Astron.)
Definition: The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens.
4. (Biol.)
Definition: A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
5. (Bot.) (a) The whole surface of a leaf. (b) The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in sunflower. (c) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil.
6. (Zoöl.) (a) The anterior surface or oral area of coelenterate animals, as of sea anemones. (b) The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk. (c) In owls, the space around the eyes. Disk engine, a form of rotary steam engine.
– Disk shell (Zoöl.), any species of Discina.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
