end table

American  

noun

end tables plural

1. a small table placed beside a chair or at the end of a sofa.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• end tables
  plural

Etymology

Origin of end table

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

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end table

But he grew especially animated when we talked about the small wooden end table we had lugged outside to the backyard for the interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

She even threw in a knee twirl — balancing herself on an end table first, thank God — for good measure.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024

Get an extension cord with a surge protector, and use double-stick tape to attach it to the side of an end table, so you don’t have to bend down to plug items in.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2022

We’d met at a weekend conference after he sat cross-legged on an end table next to my chair, the only available seat in a packed lecture room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2022

Instead, it sent him careening into an end table, knocking a lamp onto the floor and shattering it.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner