Definitions for tableˈteɪ bəl

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ta•bleˈteɪ bəl(n.; v.; adj.)-bled, -bling

(n.)an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports.
Category: Furniture
such a piece of furniture used for serving food to those seated at it.
Category: Furniture
the food served at a table.
a group of people at a table, as for a meal or game.
a gaming table.
a flat or plane surface; a level area.
a tableland or plateau.
Category: Geology
a concise list or guide:
a table of contents.
Category: Common Vocabulary
an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, usu. in parallel columns, displaying a set of facts or relations in a compact and comprehensive form.
a course or band, esp. of masonry, having a distinctive form or position. a distinctively treated surface on a wall.
Category: Architecture
a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions may be put.
tables, the tablets on which certain collections of laws were anciently inscribed. the laws themselves.
the upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem. a gem with such a surface.
Category: Jewelry
(v.t.)to lay aside (a bill, motion, etc.) for future discussion, or for an indefinite period of time.
Category: Government
to place (a card, money, etc.) on a table.
to enter in or form into a table or list.
(adj.)of, pertaining to, or suitable for a table:
a table lamp.
Category: Common Vocabulary

Idioms for table:

on the table, (of a bill, motion, etc.) postponed; shelved.
Category: Idiom, Government
turn the tables,to reverse an unfavorable situation, esp. by gaining the advantage over an opponent.
Category: Idiom
under the table, into a drunken stupor. covertly.
Category: Idiom

Origin of table:

bef. 900; ME; OE tabule, var. of tabula < L: board (cf. tabular , tablet)

ta′ble•less(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

table, tabular array(noun)
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
"see table 1"
table(noun)
a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
"it was a sturdy table"
table(noun)
a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it
"I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant"
mesa, table(noun)
flat tableland with steep edges
"the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water"
table(noun)
a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game
"he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"
board, table(verb)
food or meals in general
"she sets a fine table"; "room and board"
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off(verb)
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
table, tabularize, tabularise, tabulate(verb)
arrange or enter in tabular form

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

table(noun)ˈteɪ bəl
a piece of furniture with a flat top
a family sitting around the dinner table; A small table stood next to the chair.
tableˈteɪ bəl
a way of showing numbers or words in rows and columns
a table showing changes in temperature over time
tableˈteɪ bəl
(of an idea) available to be discussed or considered
All of these options are on the table.

Wiktionary

table(Noun)
An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
table(Noun)
A flat tray which can be used as a table.
table(Noun)
A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns.
table(Noun)
A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.
table(Noun)
A lookup table, most often a set of vectors.
table(Noun)
The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
table(Noun)
One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.
table(Noun)
a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period.
table(Verb)
To put on a table.
table(Verb)
To propose for discussion (from to put on the table)
The legislature tabled the amendment, so we will start discussing it now.
table(Verb)
To hold back to a later time; to postpone.
table(Verb)
To tabulate; to put into a table.

Origin: From table, from tabula.

Webster Dictionary

Table(noun)
a smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab
Table(noun)
a thin, flat piece of wood, stone, metal, or other material, on which anything is cut, traced, written, or painted; a tablet
Table(noun)
a memorandum book
Table(noun)
any smooth, flat surface upon which an inscription, a drawing, or the like, may be produced
Table(noun)
hence, in a great variety of applications: A condensed statement which may be comprehended by the eye in a single view; a methodical or systematic synopsis; the presentation of many items or particulars in one group; a scheme; a schedule
Table(noun)
a view of the contents of a work; a statement of the principal topics discussed; an index; a syllabus; a synopsis; as, a table of contents
Table(noun)
a list of substances and their properties; especially, a list of the elementary substances with their atomic weights, densities, symbols, etc
Table(noun)
any collection and arrangement in a condensed form of many particulars or values, for ready reference, as of weights, measures, currency, specific gravities, etc.; also, a series of numbers following some law, and expressing particular values corresponding to certain other numbers on which they depend, and by means of which they are taken out for use in computations; as, tables of logarithms, sines, tangents, squares, cubes, etc.; annuity tables; interest tables; astronomical tables, etc
Table(noun)
the arrangement or disposition of the lines which appear on the inside of the hand
Table(noun)
an article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board, or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in eating, writing, or working
Table(noun)
hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of; fare; entertainment; as, to set a good table
Table(noun)
the company assembled round a table
Table(noun)
one of the two, external and internal, layers of compact bone, separated by diploe, in the walls of the cranium
Table(noun)
a stringcourse which includes an offset; esp., a band of stone, or the like, set where an offset is required, so as to make it decorative. See Water table
Table(noun)
the board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played
Table(noun)
one of the divisions of a backgammon board; as, to play into the right-hand table
Table(noun)
the games of backgammon and of draughts
Table(noun)
a circular plate of crown glass
Table(noun)
the upper flat surface of a diamond or other precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles
Table(noun)
a plane surface, supposed to be transparent and perpendicular to the horizon; -- called also perspective plane
Table(noun)
the part of a machine tool on which the work rests and is fastened
Table(verb)
to form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate; as, to table fines
Table(verb)
to delineate, as on a table; to represent, as in a picture
Table(verb)
to supply with food; to feed
Table(verb)
to insert, as one piece of timber into another, by alternate scores or projections from the middle, to prevent slipping; to scarf
Table(verb)
to lay or place on a table, as money
Table(verb)
in parliamentary usage, to lay on the table; to postpone, by a formal vote, the consideration of (a bill, motion, or the like) till called for, or indefinitely
Table(verb)
to enter upon the docket; as, to table charges against some one
Table(verb)
to make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the boltrope
Table(verb)
to live at the table of another; to board; to eat

Translations for table

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

table(noun)

a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games

Put all the plates on the table.

tafelAfrikaans
طاوِلَهArabic
масаBulgarian
mesaPortuguese (BR)
stůlCzech
der TischGerman
bordDanish
τραπέζιGreek
mesaSpanish
laudEstonian
میزFarsi
pöytäFinnish
tableFrench
שוּלחָןHebrew
मेजHindi
stol; igraći stol (stolni tenis, biljar)Croatian
asztalHungarian
mejaIndonesian
borðIcelandic
tavoloItalian
テーブルJapanese
탁자Korean
stalasLithuanian
galdsLatvian
mejaMalay
tafelDutch
bordNorwegian
stółPolish
میزPersian
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mesaPortuguese
oamenii care stau la masăRomanian
столRussian
stôlSlovak
mizaSlovenian
stoSerbian
bordSwedish
โต๊ะThai
masaTurkish
桌子，臺子Chinese (Trad.)
стілUkrainian
ٹيبل، ميزUrdu
cái bànVietnamese
桌子，台子Chinese (Simp.)