card table

noun

Definition of card tablenext
as in bed table

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Recent Examples of card table In the early days, Romanucci and Blandin started in a small office with a card table and a plastic bag for the garbage. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026 With the right insider tips, a Las Vegas stay doesn’t have to be all bright lights and card tables. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2026 Qureshi says that his early years at the digital card table prepared him for a pivot into crypto investing. — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026 There’s also a sauna and hot tub on one side and a game room complete with a slate pool table, a stylish bar, and a card table on the other. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for card table
Recent Examples of Synonyms for card table
  1. bed table
  2. side table
  3. buffet
  4. tea table
  5. coffee table
Noun
  • The blueprint would require removing carpeting, adding nurses stations, emergency backup power, electrical outlets, mobile workstations, linen hampers and bed tables, among other changes.
    — Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Convinced that copper has germ-fighting qualities, the hospital system invested in copper surfaces for countertops and bed rails, bed tables and other furniture.
    — Lucette Lagnado, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2018
Definition of bed table
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  • Available at Artemest, with a side table priced at 11,590 euros.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • On my way out, the Kushners stopped by a side table, stacked with documents and tomes.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of side table
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  • Open for breakfast, Sunday brunch (a buffet sometimes accompanied by live jazz), lunch, and dinner, The Bistro serves American classics, with a natural emphasis on seafood.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a sprawling buffet table with lunches and salads daily and breakfasts on weekends.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of buffet
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  • Across from the ticket booth, tea tables are set up under the shade of olive trees in what is known as The King's Garden.
    — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • That table seats four, and a separate lower seating area splits two chairs with a tea table.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of tea table
Noun
  • Despite the prevalent literary theme, the hotel keeps more glossy coffee table books than beach reads.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • There are a couple of chairs, a coffee table, and room to mount a TV on the wall.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of coffee table

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