table
[ tey-buhl ]
/ ˈteɪ bəl /
noun
verb (used with object), ta·bled, ta·bling.
adjective
of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking: table grapes.
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Idioms for table
Origin of table
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English tabule, variant of tabula<Latin: plank, tablet; (v.) late Middle English: to record on a table, entertain at table, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM table
ta·ble·less, adjectiveun·ta·bled, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for table
table
/ (ˈteɪbəl) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of table
tableful, nountableless, adjectiveWord Origin for table
C12: via Old French from Latin tabula a writing tablet
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Medical definitions for table
table
[ tā′bəl ]
n.
An article of furniture supported by one or more vertical legs and having a flat horizontal surface.
An orderly arrangement of data, especially one in which the data are arranged in columns and rows in an essentially rectangular form.
An abbreviated list, as of contents; a synopsis.
The inner or outer flat layer of bones of the skull separated by the diploe.
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Idioms and Phrases with table
table
see clear out (the table); lay one's cards on the table; on the table; set the table; turn the tables; under the table; wait at table.
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