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
Colorful textured rugs in purple, blue, orange, pink and red blend with handmade pottery, art and chic glass-top coffee tables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
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
No one else I knew read things like this, stuff that belonged on grown-ups’ coffee tables.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
