table
noun
1. a set of data arranged in rows and columns
- see table 1
Definition categories: group, array
2. a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
- it was a sturdy table
Definition categories: man–made, furniture
3. a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it
- I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant
Definition categories: man–made, furniture
4. flat tableland with steep edges
Similar word(s): mesa
Definition categories: object, plateau, tableland
5. a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game
- he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks
Definition categories: group, assemblage, gathering
6. food or meals in general
- she sets a fine table
Similar word(s): board
Definition categories: food, fare
Sentences with table as a noun:
- That's the strongest table I've ever seen at a European Poker Tour event
- The children were practising multiplication tables.
- Don’t you know your tables?
- Here is a table of natural logarithms.
verb
1. hold back to a later time
Similar word(s): defer, postpone, prorogue, remit, shelve
Definition categories: stative, delay
2. arrange or enter in tabular form
Similar word(s): tabularise, tabularize, tabulate
Definition categories: creation, arrange, set
Sentences with table as a verb:
- The legislature tabled the amendment, so they will start discussing it now.
- The legislature tabled the amendment, so they will not be discussing it until later.
- The motion was tabled, ensuring that it would not be taken up until a later date.
- to table fines
- to table charges against someone