table
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- noun
- /ˈteɪbəl/
- We gathered around the table to enjoy dinner together.
- sit at a table
- kitchen table
- dining room table
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- This person just hit a wooden table and stayed there.
- I have this big table and it works the same way.
- He loved its great oak tables and vaulted windows.
- and then move my table as close as I possibly could
- Do you feel that your table be too barren?
Examples
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We've got a beautiful little table outside in the sun.
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To the right, in another vignette, people are seated at a table in a dining area.
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I have this big table and it works the same way.
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I put a little side table here with some flowers.
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Yeah, do you have a table in the front?
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You put your hand on the table where I can see it.
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Your breakfast is on the table.
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Uh, Bob, do you wanna move to a different table?
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We went and cleaned the kitchen, and we went to the dining table, and poured some tea.
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That's our table where we had fish and chips every Friday night, so my mother could pretend we were still Catholic.
Synonyms
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A low table in front of a sofa for drinks and magazines
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A table in a kitchen used for eating or working
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A table where people eat dinner and other meals
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A table for people to sit around and eat meals together
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A small table next to a bed for a lamp or books
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A heavy flat table with pockets used for playing pool
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A table in a dining room where people eat meals
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The flat top of a table where you put things
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A small table next to a bed for a lamp, books, or a phone
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A large table where people sit for meetings in an office or boardroom
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A table where people eat breakfast
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2.3
A table for doing a particular job, like sewing or woodwork
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A small low table placed in front of a sofa to hold drinks or magazines
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A small piece of furniture for serving tea and snacks to guests
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A table on a raised platform in a college hall where professors and guests eat
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A desk with a flat top used for writing and often with drawers
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A table where people eat meals together
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4.4
A large table that council members sit around during meetings
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A flat rectangular table with a net used to play table tennis
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4.2
A table with one central leg instead of four legs
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A long narrow dining table used in monasteries or large halls
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A simple rectangular table with a top and legs the same width and a clean modern look
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A small table with a top that can be turned up to stand upright to save space
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A small table with a top that tilts up to save space
A small table with a top that folds up to stand upright for storage
Idioms
- Informal
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Drink more alcohol than another person until they become drunk
- Informal
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To talk longer and more skillfully so the other person cannot answer
Compounds
- Specialized
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2.5
A special table in an operating room where a patient lies during surgery
- Literature
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6.5
A large round table in stories about King Arthur where knights sit as equals
- Specialized
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3.5
A chart that shows all chemical elements by their atomic number and groups similar ones together
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4.0
A large attractive book with many photos or pictures kept on a living room table for guests to browse
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1.4
A list at the start of a book or document showing chapters and the pages they start on
- Specialized
6
4.2
A tool for cutting wood using a round blade that sticks up through a table
- Literature
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9.1
A member of King Arthur's court who sits at the Round Table and is brave and fair
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A small amount of leftover food from a meal that is given to animals or thrown away
- Specialized
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8.2
A table showing the chance people of different ages will die or get ill, used by insurers and pension funds
- Jargon
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7.5
A table on a raised platform in a college hall where professors and guests eat
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3.4
A large flat table with a smooth cloth surface for playing games like pool or snooker
- Specialized
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4.2
A large table with an adjustable top that you use for drawing plans
- Literature
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7.0
A round table where King Arthur and his knights sat as equals
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4.4
A narrow table that stands against a wall to hold decorations in a hallway or entryway
- Specialized
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8.3
A table showing how likely people of each age are to die and the average years they have left
- Specialized
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6.3
A table on a computer disk that shows where information is stored and which areas cannot be used
- UK
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1.1
A small flat pad that goes under plates to protect the table from heat and scratches
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8.4
A table in a church where the priest places the bread and wine for Holy Communion
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3.4
A large rectangular table with green cloth and six pockets for playing snooker
- Specialized
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4.5
A table that lists possible conditions and the action to take for each
- Specialized
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3.7
A sheet that shows numbers in rows and columns to compare information
- Specialized
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5.6
A table that shows how two things are related with numbers in the cells
- Specialized
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7.1
A simple rectangular table with a top and legs the same width and a clean modern look
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Table comes from the Latin word tabula, which meant 'flat board' and is the same root as tablet, so a table is literally a flat board on legs used for eating, working, or placing things on.