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Definition of table
1a : a piece of furniture consisting of a smooth flat slab fixed on legsb (1) : a group of people assembled at or as if at a table (2) : a legislative or negotiating session the bargaining tablec (1) : a supply or source of food (2) : an act or instance of assembling to eat : meal sit down to table
2a : a systematic arrangement of data usually in rows and columns for ready referenceb : a condensed enumeration : list a table of contents
3 : tablet 1a
4a tables plural : backgammonb : one of the two leaves of a backgammon board or either half of a leaf
5 : stringcourse
6 : something that resembles a table especially in having a plane surface: such asa : the upper flat surface of a cut precious stone — see brilliant illustrationb (1) : tableland (2) : a horizontal stratum
on the table
: up for consideration or negotiation the subject is not on the table
under the table
1 : into a stupor can drink you under the table
From the M-W Editors
Examples of table in a Sentence
They were sitting at the dining table.
She reserved a table for two at the restaurant.
He had the attention of the entire table.
The table shows the salary of each employee.
Recent Examples of table from the Web
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Gupta embeds those monotonic relationships in sprawling databases called interpolated lookup tables.
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Heinen's and Water One supplied beverages, Glenview Dairy Bar donated Giant Freezies, Walker Brothers gave us ice and Glenview United Methodist Church lent us tables and chairs.
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Coin collectors will flip this weekend as dealers man more than 75 tables filled with coins and paper money at the Scottish Rite Event Center.
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Arlene and Wayne Neely were enjoying a plate of barbecue Sunday at a picnic table surrounded by a couple hundred neighbors doing the same inside the Show Pavilion at the Lake County Fairgrounds.
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The rising water table at Marianne Williams Park damaged the turf there, and floodwater from the river spilled onto three holes at Warm Springs Golf Course, Holloway said.
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Trustees asked Vonderhaar to prepare estimates for mulch, repairs to the dog park, improvements to the disc golf course, and the cost of benches or picnic tables for discussion at their July 26 meeting.
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The finale opens with the Liars sitting around a table outside downtown.
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Reservations go fast, but half the tables are held for walk-ins. – Michalene Busico 3.
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Origin and Etymology of table
Middle English, from Old English tabule & Anglo-French table; both from Latin tabula board, tablet, list
table
Definition of table
tabled
;tabling
play \-b(ə-)liŋ\transitive verb
1a : to remove (something, such as a parliamentary motion) from consideration indefinitelyb British : to place on the agendac : to put on a table
2 : to enter in a table
Examples of table in a Sentence
The committee tabled the issue until the next meeting.
She plans to table a motion for debate in Parliament.
First Known Use of table
15th century
table
Definition of table
1 : suitable for a table or for use at a table a table lamp
2 : suitable for serving at a table table grapes
3 : proper for conduct at a table table manners
First Known Use of table
15th century
TABLE Defined for English Language Learners
table
playDefinition of table for English Language Learners
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: a piece of furniture that has a flat top and one or more legs
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: a piece of furniture with a flat surface that is designed to be used for a particular purpose
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: a group of people who are sitting at a table
table
Definition of table for English Language Learners
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: to decide not to discuss (something) until a later time
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: to formally present (something) for discussion
TABLE Defined for Kids
Definition of table for Students
1 : a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top on legs the kitchen table a picnic table
2 : food to eat Grandma sets a good table.
3 : the people around a table The whole table ordered fish.
4 : short list a table of contents
5 : an arrangement in rows or columns for reference multiplication tables
Medical Dictionary
table
playMedical Definition of table
1: a piece of furniture consisting of a smooth flat slab fixed on legs; especially : one used for examining or operating
2: either of the two layers of compact bone of the skull which are separated by cancellous diploe
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