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tabletop

[ tey-buhl-top ]

noun

  1. a surface forming or suggesting the top of a table.
  2. a photograph of an arrangement of objects on top of a table.


adjective

  1. intended for use on the top of a table or the like.
  2. noting or relating to an arrangement of objects, especially miniatures or models, as would be appropriate to the top of a table.
  3. noting or relating to a type of game that requires the physical presence of players and the manipulation of game pieces, in contrast to video games.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tabletop1

First recorded in 1800–10; table + top 1

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Example Sentences

The game involves moving objects around on a virtual tabletop.

Many different products technically fall under the board game category, but for the sake of this guide, we’ll consider any tabletop game for two or more people that includes a dedicated playing surface or sets of playing cards.

The world of tabletop role-playing games is traditionally dominated by in-person experiences.

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For the best of both worlds, this laptop tray has a reliable tabletop surface, with a soft underside.

A tabletop bronze of a boy pulling a thorn from his foot, made around 1500 by the Renaissance sculptor known as Antico.

The flavors of pates and juicy chicken and beef adorned our tabletop.

I then removed the legs from the tabletop, leaving just it and the beams together, the carpet being attached to the beams.

Never mind, we sat there and contemplated the apple as it lay ruddily on the white porcelain tabletop.

He leaned forward and fixed the tabletop with a piscine stare.

The rapping of his knuckled fist on the tabletop alongside him broke in sharply on the clamour.

They were surprised to see standing outside a strange little old man, no higher than the tabletop.

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