Deck vs. Holystone — What's the Difference?

A platform extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.

Holystone is a soft and brittle sandstone that was formerly used in the Royal Navy and US Navy for scrubbing and whitening the wooden decks of ships. A variety of origins have been proposed for the term, including that such stones were taken from broken monuments of St.

A platform or surface likened to a ship's deck.

A piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the wooden decks of a ship.

An unroofed platform, typically with a railing, that adjoins a building or is built on a rooftop.

To scrub or scour with a piece of soft sandstone.

The roadway of a bridge or an elevated freeway.

(nautical) A piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the wooden decks of ships, usually with sand and seawater.

The piece of hard material, usually wood or composite, to which the frames housing the wheels are attached on a skateboard or landboard.

A stone with a naturally-formed hole, used by Yorkshiremen for good luck.

A pack of playing cards.

(transitive) To use a holystone.

A group of data processing cards.

A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.

A digital file containing slides for a presentation.

To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.

A tape deck.

A soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship

To furnish with or as if with a deck.

Scrub with a holystone;

(Slang) To knock down

To clothe with finery; adorn. Often used with out

To decorate

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

(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.

(aviation) A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.

(cards) A pack or set of playing cards.

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

(journalism) A headline consisting of one or more actual lines of text.

A set of slides for a presentation.

(obsolete) A heap or store.

(slang) A folded paper used for distributing illicit drugs.

(colloquial) The floor.

(theatre) The stage.

(uncommon) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

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

(card games) To cause a player to run out of cards to draw, usually making them lose the game.

To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance.

To decorate (something).

(transitive) To cover; to overspread.

To cover; to overspread.

To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish.

To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

To knock down (a person) with a forceful blow; as, He decked his opponent with a single punch.

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.

The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.

The roof of a passenger car.

A pack or set of playing cards.

A heap or store.

A main aëroplane surface, esp. of a biplane or multiplane.

The portion of a bridge which serves as the roadway.

A flat platform adjacent to a house, usually without a roof; - it is typically used for relaxing out of doors, outdoor cooking, or entertaining guests.

Any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel

Street name for a packet of illegal drugs

A pack of 52 playing cards

A porch that resembles the deck on a ship

Be beautiful to look at;

Decorate;

Knock down with force;