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The definition of table
21 Definitions of: table
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- noun, a flat horizontal slab or board, usually supported by one or more legs, on which objects may be placed. Related adj mensal
- noun, a) such a slab or board on which food is served b) (as modifier) c) (in combination)
- noun, food as served in a particular household or restaurant
- noun, such a piece of furniture specially designed for any of various purposes
- noun, a) a company of persons assembled for a meal, game, etc b) (as modifier)
- noun, any flat or level area, such as a plateau
- noun, a rectangular panel set below or above the face of a wall
- noun, architect. another name for cordon
- noun, an upper horizontal facet of a cut gem
- noun, music the sounding board of a violin, guitar, or similar stringed instrument
- noun, a) an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, usually in parallel columns, to display data or relations b)See multiplication table
- noun, a tablet on which laws were inscribed by the ancient Romans, the Hebrews, etc
- noun, palmistry an area of the palm's surface bounded by four lines
- noun, printing a slab of smooth metal on which ink is rolled to its proper consistency
- noun, a) either of the two bony plates that form the inner and outer parts of the flat bones of the cranium b) any thin flat plate, esp of bone
- noun, on the table put forward for discussion and acceptance
- noun, turn the tables on (someone) to cause a complete reversal of circumstances, esp to defeat or get the better of (someone) who was previously in a stronger position
- verb, to place on a table
- verb, to submit (a bill, etc) for consideration by a legislative body
- verb, to suspend discussion of (a bill, etc) indefinitely or for some time
- verb, to enter in or form into a list; tabulate
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of table