Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Work done at a desk; habitual writing, as that of a clerk or a literary man.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Work done at a desk, as by a clerk or writer.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun work done at a desk, as by an office worker

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Examples

  • I yearn for you like Agent Black yearns for deskwork.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Calling All Dramatists and Poets… 2009

  • Besides the deskwork, important occupations in Wengen were skiing in the winter, and jogging and mountain climbing in the summer.

    Kurt Wüthrich - Autobiography 2003

  • Most Libra women will take a moment to shop, even when totally inconvenient—during lunch breaks, on the way home even though you are late, or between important deskwork—flipping through catalogs and online shopping sites.

    Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005

  • Certainly processed food, stress, sedentary deskwork and driving are practically unavoidable in our modern lives.

    Fat is Not Your Fate Susan Mitchell Ph.D. 2005

  • Most Libra women will take a moment to shop, even when totally inconvenient—during lunch breaks, on the way home even though you are late, or between important deskwork—flipping through catalogs and online shopping sites.

    Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005

  • Certainly processed food, stress, sedentary deskwork and driving are practically unavoidable in our modern lives.

    Fat is Not Your Fate Susan Mitchell Ph.D. 2005

  • Most Libra women will take a moment to shop, even when totally inconvenient—during lunch breaks, on the way home even though you are late, or between important deskwork—flipping through catalogs and online shopping sites.

    Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005

  • Athletic, but with a little paunch from lots of deskwork.

    Too Many Spies Spoil The Case Archer, Miles 2002

  • Daniel sat at the old wooden table that obviously did double duty for deskwork and dining, scanning the page.

    In a Strange City Lippman, Laura, 1959- 2001

  • Unable to postpone the deskwork, Ty had finally closed himself in the study to wade through it.

    Calder Born, Calder Bred Janet Dailey 1983

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