- 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.
- 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.
- the inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull.
- a sounding board.
- Jewelry.
- the upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem.
- a gem with such a surface.
- to place (a card, money, etc.) on a table.
- to enter in or form into a table or list.
- Parliamentary Procedure.
- to lay aside (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for future discussion, usually with a view to postponing or shelving the matter indefinitely.
- to present (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for discussion.
- 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.
- on the table, Parliamentary Procedure.
- postponed.
- submitted for consideration.
- to cause a reversal of an existing situation, especially with regard to gaining the upper hand over a competitor, rival, antagonist, etc.: Fortune turned the tables and we won. We turned the tables on them and undersold them by 50 percent.
- under the table,
- to work as a waiter or waitress: He worked his way through college by waiting table.
- a flat horizontal slab or board, usually supported by one or more legs, on which objects may be placed
- such a slab or board on which food is served
- (as modifier)
- (in combination)
- food as served in a particular household or restaurant
- such a piece of furniture specially designed for any of various purposes
- a company of persons assembled for a meal, game, etc
- (as modifier)
- 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 (def. 4)
- an upper horizontal facet of a cut gem
- 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
- See multiplication table
- a tablet on which laws were inscribed by the ancient Romans, the Hebrews, etc
- an area of the palm's surface bounded by four lines
- 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
- put forward for discussion and acceptance
- to cause a complete reversal of circumstances, esp to defeat or get the better of someone who was previously in a stronger position
- 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
