American English
/dɪsk̚/
One syllable.
a flat, round object, usually made of metal, plastic, or another hard material
At the end of the word, the /k/ may stop without a clear release: disk is /dɪsk̚/.
a flat, round object, usually made of metal, plastic, or another hard material
The machine cuts thin disks of metal.
The children made a disk-shaped decoration.
metal disk · plastic disk · disk-shaped object
a disk of + material
disk-shaped + noun
a device or piece of material used to store computer data
The computer saved the file to the disk.
The disk is almost full.
In computer English, disk can mean the storage material or the whole storage device.
hard disk · disk drive · disk space · optical disk
save + data + to/on a disk
read/write + data + from/to a disk
one of the soft, round parts between the bones of the spine
The doctor found a problem with a disk in my back.
She needed treatment for a herniated disk.
herniated disk · spinal disk · slipped disk
a disk in + body part
a herniated disk