the dinner tablenoun [ S ]
uk/ˈdɪn.ə ˌteɪ.bəl/us/ˈdɪn.ɚ ˌteɪ.bəl/the table at which the main meal of the day is served, or the occasion when this meal is served:
They sat around the dinner table, arguing about politics.
No phones at the dinner table!
We usually talk about the day's events over the dinner table.
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Tables & desks
- bedside table
- bench
- benchtop
- bureau
- card table
- coffee table
- desk
- desktop
- drafting table
- dressing table
- drop-leaf table
- high table
- kitchen counter
- leaf
- table
- trestle
- trestle table
- vanity
- washstand
- work surface
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