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Definitions for dinner table
din·ner ta·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dinner tablenoun

    the dining table where dinner is served and eaten

Wiktionary

  1. dinner tablenoun

    A table on which dinner (or other food) is served and eaten.

Wikipedia

  1. dinner table

    A table is an item of furniture with a raised flat top and is supported most commonly by 1 or 4 legs (although some can have more), used as a surface for working at, eating from or on which to place things. Some common types of table are the dining room table, which is used for seated persons to eat meals; the coffee table, which is a low table used in living rooms to display items or serve refreshments; and the bedside table, which is commonly used to place an alarm clock and a lamp. There are also a range of specialized types of tables, such as drafting tables, used for doing architectural drawings, and sewing tables. Common design elements include: Top surfaces of various shapes, including rectangular, square, rounded, semi-circular or oval Legs arranged in two or more similar pairs. It usually has four legs. However, some tables have three legs, use a single heavy pedestal, or are attached to a wall. Several geometries of folding table that can be collapsed into a smaller volume (e.g., a TV tray, which is a portable, folding table on a stand) Heights ranging up and down from the most common 18–30 inches (46–76 cm) range, often reflecting the height of chairs or bar stools used as seating for people making use of a table, as for eating or performing various manipulations of objects resting on a table A huge range of sizes, from small bedside tables to large dining room tables and huge conference room tables Presence or absence of drawers, shelves or other areas for storing items Expansion of the table surface by insertion of leaves or locking hinged drop leaf sections into a horizontal position (this is particularly common for dining tables)

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  1. dinner table

    A dinner table is a piece of furniture, usually flat and horizontal, at which individuals sit around to enjoy their main meal of the day. It is often larger than other types of tables to accommodate more people and bigger meals. This table is traditionally used for social gathering, group meals, and family conversations besides eating.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dinner table in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dinner table in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of dinner table in a Sentence

  1. Michelle Obama:

    At 6:30 p.m., no matter how busy I am, I leave work to go upstairs and have dinner with my family. That's inviolable. My staff knows that it pretty much takes a national emergency to keep me away from that dinner table.

  2. King Jehovah Hohenzollern:

    It takes three Jehovah's Witnesses at the dinner table with red wine to make a proper toast. The first says, Hallelujah over Heaven! the second says, And with more coming! and the third says, Amen!.

  3. Joe Biden:

    Most of the drama doesn't come to our dinner table. We talk about what my kids are doing -- his grandkids -- my brother's three kids, my sister, we talk about the family, most of the time it's not about politics.

  4. David Carter:

    That is really unlikely, but I think we'll see added pressure now on youth leagues, high schools and even college football, when the mother of a Pop Warner( Little League) player sees that, Little League gives them something else to talk about over the dinner table.

  5. Ronald Reagan:

    All great change in America begins at the dinner table.


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