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table
[ tey-buhl ]
noun
- an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
a kitchen table;
an operating table;
a pool table.
- such a piece of furniture specifically used for serving food to those seated at it.
- the food placed on a table to be eaten:
She sets a good table.
- a group of persons at a table, as for a meal, game, or business transaction.
- a gaming table.
- a flat or plane surface; a level area.
- a tableland or plateau.
- a concise list or guide:
The table of contents in the front of the book includes chapter names and page numbers.
- an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as in parallel columns, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form; a synopsis or scheme.
- Table, Astronomy. the constellation Mensa.
- a flat and relatively thin piece of wood, stone, metal, or other hard substance, especially one artificially shaped for a particular purpose.
- Architecture.
- a course or band, especially of masonry, having a distinctive form or position.
- a distinctively treated surface on a wall.
- a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions may be put.
- tables,
- the tablets on which certain collections of laws were anciently inscribed:
the tables of the Decalogue.
- the laws themselves.
- Anatomy. the inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull.
- Music. a sounding board.
- Jewelry.
- the upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem.
- a gem with such a surface.
verb (used with object)
- to place (a card, money, etc.) on a table.
- to enter in or form into a table or list.
- Parliamentary Procedure.
- Chiefly U.S. to lay aside (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for future discussion, usually with a view to postponing or shelving the matter indefinitely.
- British. to present (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for discussion.
adjective
- of, relating to, or for use on a table:
a table lamp.
- suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking:
table grapes.
table
/ ˈteɪbəl /
noun
- a flat horizontal slab or board, usually supported by one or more legs, on which objects may be placed mensal
- such a slab or board on which food is served
we were six at table
- ( as modifier )
table linen
- ( in combination )
a tablecloth
- food as served in a particular household or restaurant
a good table
- such a piece of furniture specially designed for any of various purposes
a backgammon table
bird table
- a company of persons assembled for a meal, game, etc
- ( as modifier )
table talk
- any flat or level area, such as a plateau
- a rectangular panel set below or above the face of a wall
- architect another name for cordon
- an upper horizontal facet of a cut gem
- music the sounding board of a violin, guitar, or similar stringed instrument
- an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, usually in parallel columns, to display data or relations
a table of contents
- a tablet on which laws were inscribed by the ancient Romans, the Hebrews, etc
- palmistry an area of the palm's surface bounded by four lines
- printing a slab of smooth metal on which ink is rolled to its proper consistency
- either of the two bony plates that form the inner and outer parts of the flat bones of the cranium
- any thin flat plate, esp of bone
- on the tableput forward for discussion and acceptance
we currently have our final offer on the table
- turn the tables on someoneto cause a complete reversal of circumstances, esp to defeat or get the better of someone who was previously in a stronger position
verb
- to place on a table
- to submit (a bill, etc) for consideration by a legislative body
- to suspend discussion of (a bill, etc) indefinitely or for some time
- to enter in or form into a list; tabulate
Derived Forms
- ˈtableful, noun
- ˈtableless, adjective
Other Words From
- table·less adjective
- un·tabled adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of table1
Word History and Origins
Origin of table1
Idioms and Phrases
- on the table, Parliamentary Procedure.
- U.S. postponed.
- British. submitted for consideration.
- turn the tables, to cause a reversal of an existing situation, especially with regard to gaining the upper hand over a competitor, rival, antagonist, etc.: We turned the tables on them and undersold them by 50 percent.
Fortune turned the tables and we won.
We turned the tables on them and undersold them by 50 percent.
- under the table,
- as a bribe; secretly:
She gave money under the table to get the apartment.
- wait (on) table, to work as a waiter or waitress: Also wait tables.
He worked his way through college by waiting table.
More idioms and phrases containing table
see clear out (the table) ; lay one's cards on the table ; on the table ; set the table ; turn the tables ; under the table ; wait at table .Example Sentences
It has a lot of players and there are characters that I feel like I have big plans for who just got a table set in Season 1.
They have just lost 3-0 at home to "little" Bournemouth, as described by Cherries owner Bill Foley, for the second season running, a result that means they will spend Christmas 13th in the table.
A third member, however, griped that so many supplicants crowd the place these days that he sometimes can’t get a table.
The summer I graduated from high school, my sister got me a job waiting tables with her at a restaurant on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills.
Voters in 2022 approved another measure to close it permanently to cars, and it has since become a favorite recreational road, now decorated with art installations, ping-pong tables, a piano and lawn chairs.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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