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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ta•ble /ˈteɪbəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -bled, -bling, adj. n. [countable] - Furniturea piece of furniture consisting of a flat top supported on one or more legs:a table and four chairs for the dining room.
- Furnituresuch a piece of furniture used for serving food to those seated at it:a table for two at the Café Boeuf.
- a group of people at a table, as for a meal or a game:had the whole table laughing at his jokes.
- a short, brief list or guide:a table of contents.
- an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs displaying a set of facts in a compact form:the periodic table (of the chemical elements).
v. [~ + object] - Governmentto lay aside (a bill, etc.) for future discussion:The committee couldn't reach agreement and decided to table the bill.
adj. - of, relating to, or suitable for a table:a table lamp.
Idioms- Idioms, Government on the table:
- (of a point or issue to be discussed) open for discussion or negotiation:The union refused to put the issue of job layoffs on the table; to them it was not negotiable.
- Idioms turn the tables, [no object* (~ + on + object)] to reverse an unfavorable situation, esp. by gaining the advantage over an opponent:They turned the tables on the enemy by counterattacking at dawn.
- Idioms under the table:
- secretly, and often dishonestly;
covertly:He slipped the customs officials some money under the table.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ta•ble (tā′bəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -bled, -bling, adj. n. - Furniturean article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:a kitchen table;an operating table;a pool table.
- Furnituresuch a piece of furniture specifically used for serving food to those seated at it.
- the food placed on a table to be eaten:She sets a good table.
- a group of persons at a table, as for a meal, game, or business transaction.
- a gaming table.
- a flat or plane surface;
a level area. - Geologya tableland or plateau.
- a concise list or guide:a table of contents.
- an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as in parallel columns, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form;
a synopsis or scheme. - Astronomy(cap.) the constellation Mensa.
- Buildinga flat and relatively thin piece of wood, stone, metal, or other hard substance, esp. one artificially shaped for a particular purpose.
- Architecture
- a course or band, esp. of masonry, having a distinctive form or position.
- a distinctively treated surface on a wall.
- a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions may be put.
- tables:
- the tablets on which certain collections of laws were anciently inscribed:the tables of the Decalogue.
- the laws themselves.
- Anatomythe inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull.
- Music and Dancea sounding board.
- [Jewelry.]
- Jewelrythe upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem.
- Jewelrya gem with such a surface.
- Government on the table, [Parl. Proc.]
- Government[U.S.]postponed.
- , Government, British Terms[Brit.]submitted for consideration.
- turn the tables, to cause a reversal of an existing situation, esp. with regard to gaining the upper hand over a competitor, rival, antagonist, etc.:Fortune turned the tables and we won. We turned the tables on them and undersold them by 50 percent.
- under the table:
- drunk.
- as a bribe;
secretly:She gave money under the table to get the apartment.
- wait (on) table, to work as a waiter or waitress:He worked his way through college by waiting table.Also, wait tables.
v.t. - to place (a card, money, etc.) on a table.
- to enter in or form into a table or list.
- [Parl. Proc.]
- Government[Chiefly U.S.]to lay aside (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for future discussion, usually with a view to postponing or shelving the matter indefinitely.
- British Termsto present (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for discussion.
adj. - of, pertaining to, or for use on a table:a table lamp.
- suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking:table grapes.
- Latin: plank, tablet; (verb, verbal) late Middle English: to record on a table, entertain at table, derivative of the noun, nominal
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English tabule, variant of tabula
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