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table

table

776 1.0
A group of people sitting together for a meal or a game
  • noun
  • /ˈteɪbəl/
translation icon : mesa
  • We need to be at the table when decisions are being made that will affect special education.
  • sit at the table
  • a seat at the table
  • negotiating table

They sit down together at a place at the table of brotherhood.

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Examples

  • It is that special time of Crashenfest when we go around the table and everyone says what they love most about Crash.

  • But you have no place at the table because you caused this.

  • Now, as she looked around the table, she wished she had been more involved.

    Academic text (2012)
  • All students in the lab were seated around the same table, usually next to their group partners.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Everybody's here, gathered round the table full of holiday cheer.

  • Kim Souza is sitting at a table in her daughter Lin's classroom.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The elderly widows often met at card tables, luncheons, and on porch rockers to reminisce about the past.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Everyone at the table laughed and shared stories during dinner.

  • I enjoyed the lively conversation with my friends at the table.

  • The family gathered around the table to celebrate the holiday together.

Synonyms

tableful
vstable
1 3.5

A large amount of food or many guests for a meal

is the group of people seated together for a meal or game

Idioms

205 3.5

Available for discussion or decision later

60 5.5

Not available to be considered or accepted

38 2.8

To earn enough money to support yourself or your family

The right to take part in important decisions

To be completely open and honest about your plans or feelings

to run the table
  • Informal
1 7.3

Win every game or match in a series without losing any

To gain a respected place in a group by working hard

Drink more alcohol than another person until they become drunk

To talk longer and more skillfully so the other person cannot answer

To speak more and make others stop talking

Compounds

74 1.0

A table in a kitchen used for eating or working

69 1.2

A low table in front of a sofa for drinks and magazines

45 1.0

A table where people eat dinner and other meals

36 2.5

A heavy flat table with pockets used for playing pool

A table in a dining room where people eat meals

18 1.9

A small table next to a bed for a lamp, books, or a phone

operating table
  • Specialized
18 2.5

A special table in an operating room where a patient lies during surgery

12 1.0

A table for people to sit around and eat meals together

A table where people eat breakfast

A large table where people sit for meetings in an office or boardroom

11 2.6

A small folding table used for playing card games

water table
  • Specialized
10 3.9

The level underground where the soil or rock are full of water

periodic table
  • Specialized
9 3.5

A chart that shows all chemical elements by their atomic number and groups similar ones together

Done secretly to hide payments and avoid the law

A large attractive book with many photos or pictures kept on a living room table for guests to browse

8 1.4

A game like tennis played on a table with small paddles and a light ball

7 3.3

A discussion where people who are equal share ideas about a topic

Round Table
  • Literature
7 6.5

A large round table in stories about King Arthur where knights sit as equals

A list at the start of a book or document showing chapters and the pages they start on

A low table with a mirror for doing hair and makeup

A table for playing table tennis with a net in the middle

table saw
  • Specialized
5 4.2

A tool for cutting wood using a round blade that sticks up through a table

4 9.1

A member of King Arthur's court who sits at the Round Table and is brave and fair

The way plates, knives, forks, and glasses are placed for a meal

4 1.0

A white seasoning made from a common mineral to add flavor and keep food fresh

Food that comes directly from local farms with few middle sellers

3 3.6

A table where people gamble with chips and cards

3 1.0

A small light that stands on a table for reading or making a room look nice

3 2.7

A small amount of leftover food from a meal that is given to animals or thrown away

2 2.2

Cloth items like napkins and tablecloths used to cover a dining table

2 2.3

A table for doing a particular job, like sewing or woodwork

actuarial table
  • Specialized
2 8.2

A table showing the chance people of different ages will die or get ill, used by insurers and pension funds

A large flat table with a smooth cloth surface for playing games like pool or snooker

drafting table
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A large table with an adjustable top that you use for drawing plans

high table
  • Jargon
1 7.5

A table on a raised platform in a college hall where professors and guests eat

1 2.6

A game played on a table like a board game or card game

A table with a flat top held up by two or more supports and often easy to move

A table with a surface that can be tilted for drawing

1 3.9

A small table where children eat during family meals

1 1.0

A blunt tool used to cut and spread food at the table

1 2.4

A small piece of furniture for serving tea and snacks to guests

A desk with a flat top used for writing and often with drawers

1 3.0

A small low table placed in front of a sofa to hold drinks or magazines

table talk
  • Informal
1 4.5

Talk that people have while they eat a meal

1 2.9

A wine people drink with a meal

A narrow table that stands against a wall to hold decorations in a hallway or entryway

A large table that council members sit around during meetings

file allocation table
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A table on a computer disk that shows where information is stored and which areas cannot be used

mortality table
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A table showing how likely people of each age are to die and the average years they have left

1 8.8

A long narrow dining table used in monasteries or large halls

A table with one central leg instead of four legs

1 3.1

A set of matching dishes and utensils used at the dining table

table rapping
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A way people try to talk with dead people by tapping a table

A flat rectangular table with a net used to play table tennis

1 6.6

A set of meals planned for athletes and served together to help them train

A table in a church where bread and wine are placed for Communion

correlation table
  • Specialized
5.6

A table that shows how two things are related with numbers in the cells

decision table
  • Specialized
4.5

A table that lists possible conditions and the action to take for each

A table with sides that fold down to save space and lift up to make it larger

7.0

A round table where King Arthur and his knights sat as equals

A table in a church where the priest places the bread and wine for Holy Communion

A raised table on a farm that helps people milk cows

A table with hinged leaves that fold down and are held by legs that swing out

A scale divided into steps used to measure or compare things

A pine tree from Japan and Korea with a wide, uneven crown often grown in gardens

A meeting where people at the same level discuss a subject together

Parsons table
  • Specialized
7.1

A simple rectangular table with a top and legs the same width and a clean modern look

pier table
  • Archaic
9.1

A low narrow table set against a wall under a mirror in a hallway

6.5

A machine you play by hitting buttons to move a metal ball

A flat rectangular table with a net for playing table tennis

plane table
  • Specialized
8.1

A drawing board with a ruler on a tripod for mapping land features

table lifting
  • Archaic
9.9

A rising of a table during a seance that people say spirits cause it

A menu that offers a set of courses for one fixed price

How Big

dinner party
75 1.0
table
776 1.0
couple
308 1.0

Surface Forms

table singular
tables plural

Etymology

Table also came to mean the people sitting together at a table because the word named the piece of furniture where people met to eat or talk, so 'the table' naturally meant the group of people there.