Entry Word: table

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food <we sat at the kitchen table, playing cards for hours on end>

Synonyms board

Related Words coffee table, refectory table; bar, counter; buffet, sideboard

2 food eaten or prepared for eating at one time <offers a well-prepared table for his guests> — see meal
3 a broad flat area of elevated land <the area between the two canyons forms one broad table> — see plateau
4 a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system <the periodic table of chemical elements> — see ¹list
5 substances intended to be eaten <the table that the innkeeper set out each morning made for a bountiful breakfast indeed> — see food