writing desk

1. 1.

   a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface

   Broadercase
2. 2.

   a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top)

   Broaderdesk

Questions about writing desk

What does writing desk mean?

writing desk means "a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is writing desk a common word?

writing desk is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.