table

table

noun

Definition of TABLE

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, tea table; bar, counter; buffet, sideboard, side table; bed table, card table

2

food eaten or prepared for eating at one time <always offers a well-prepared table for his guests>

Synonyms chow, feed, menu, mess, refection, repast, table

Related Words board; breakfast, buffet, collation, dinner, lunch, luncheon, refreshments, smorgasbord, snack, supper, tea; bite, gulp, morsel, serving, taste; banquet, feast, regale, spread; bake, barbecue (also barbeque), clambake, cookout, fry, fry-up [British], luau, picnic, potluck, roast

3

a broad flat area of elevated land <the area between the two canyons forms one broad table>

Synonyms altiplano, mesa, table, tableland

Related Words butte, dome, height, highland, upland; karoo (or karroo), puna

4

a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system <the periodic table of chemical elements>

Synonyms canon, catalog (or catalogue), checklist, listing, menu, register, registry, roll, roll call, roster, schedule, table

Related Words agenda, bibliography, catalogue raisonné, compendium, compilation, directory, docket, enumeration, glossary, index, inventory, manifest, payroll; calendar, chronology, timetable

5

substances intended to be eaten <the table that the innkeeper set out each morning made for a bountiful breakfast indeed>

Synonyms bread, chow, chuck [chiefly West], comestibles, eatables, eats, edibles, fare, foodstuffs, grub, meat, provender, provisions, table, tucker [chiefly Australian], viands, victuals, vittles

Related Words commissary, rations, supplies; aliment, nutriment; diet, nourishment, nurture, sustenance; mess, pap; ensilage, feed, fodder, forage, silage, slop, swill; feast, meal, refreshments, regale, repast, spread; board; dish, plate, platter, serving; finger food, natural food

Near Antonyms bane, poison, toxin, venom