coffee table
noun
a low table, usually placed in front of a sofa, for holding ashtrays, snack bowls, glasses, magazines, etc.
coffee tables
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pluralof coffee table.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At Vollpension cafe in Vienna’s lively Wieden district, guests are welcomed by a silver-haired hostess who seats them around coffee tables in a room laden with embroidery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
"Wall cabinets, sofas, coffee tables, dining tables, and chairs vanished in an instant. It was as if the entire building had been hollowed out," Wang told the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
They benefited, he said, when Starbucks was closing stores about a decade ago and needed to unload armchairs, coffee tables and sofas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
Also in the athletes' area, there will be "coffee tables made from recycled shuttlecocks, poufs from parachute canvas and chairs from recycled bottle tops", according to organisers.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024
They looked more like granite coffee tables: squat, wide, and rocky.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
