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side table

noun

: a table designed to be placed against a wall

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Ainfox 4-Piece Outdoor Furniture Swivel Chair Sets This set comes with two sturdy swivel chairs, a rocking loveseat, and a side table—all rust- and weather-resistant, with steel framing. Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2025 There’s its original wood model on Auer’s side table. Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025 As for furniture, pick up this rustic side table and this comfortable mesh office chair to sit comfortably while working from home. Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 Since then, he's worked with the RH design team to carefully try out and place rugs, sofas, side tables, chairs, and more, one by one, over a year. Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for side table

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of side table was circa 1500

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“Side table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20table. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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