side tables

noun

plural of side table
as in card tables

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  1. sideboards
  2. buffets
  3. counters
Noun
  • Ranging from statement lights and sideboards for the entry to bed frames, nightstands, and lamps for the bedroom, the new Grand Slam Collection includes architectural and stylish pieces for each room in your home.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The antiques market isn't all Federal mirrors and midcentury sideboards.
    — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
Definition of sideboards
Noun
  • The dinner buffets offer barbecue Thursdays, seafood Fridays or rib-eyes Saturdays.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Many of the buffets in the area were run by Korean immigrants, and the three grew up eating and working in them.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of buffets
Noun
  • End each day by washing dishes, clearing counters, and putting stray items away.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Kim counters that change is necessary because the status quo is not working.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of counters
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