Definitions for tables
ta·bles

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1. tablesnoun

   The halves or quarters of a backgammon board.

2. tablesnoun

   Any backgammon-esque board game, played on a board with two rows of 12 vertical markings called "points".

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1. Tables

   Tables is a general name given to a class of board games similar to backgammon, played on a board with two rows of 12 vertical markings called "points". Players roll dice to determine the movement of pieces. Tables games are among the oldest known board games, and many variants are played throughout the world.

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1. Tables

   Presentations of nonstatistical data in tabular form.

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1. tables

   See ASTRONOMICAL TABLES, and NAUTICAL TABLES.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tables' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3527

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tables' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2244

Anagrams for tables »

1. ablest

2. ablets

3. bastle

4. bleats

5. stable

How to pronounce tables?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tables in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tables in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tables in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of tables in a Sentence

1. Theresa May:

   In the two years since the referendum, we have had a spirited national debate, with robust views echoing around the cabinet table as they have on breakfast tables up and down the country, over that time, I've listened to every possible idea and every possible version of Brexit. Mr Speaker, this is the right Brexit.

2. Corey Booker:

   We should be giving this person a hearing and an up or down vote, to not do so is violative of the United States Constitution. Now the tables are turned. Senate Republicans are in control of the Senate and the White House, and while a confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch hangs in the balance, the hypocrisy of The Democrats is on full display. Chuck Schumer, not the Senate Minority Leader, has had a change of heart. The Democrats intend to filibuster Judge Neil Gorsuch, meaning The Democrats ’ll need 60votes or a change of Senate rules to get through.

3. Laura Cobb:

   We don’t have any real comprehensive restrictions on marketing, particularly of unhealthy food. And we certainly don’t have front tables, although it has been discussed.

4. Matt Gold:

   Both the President's timing of certain actions and hints that the President has made expressly have raised fears that he's offering the Chinese a compromise of our national security enforcement in exchange for the kinds of concessions that he can boast about on the campaign trail, if we put legitimate enforcement of our national security laws on the table in trade negotiation, we are inviting our adversaries to demand we drop national security enforcement at future trade negotiation tables.

5. Aaron Fischer:

   We believe it's in the very best interests of the concession holders to demonstrate to the government the significant investment they are making to help diversify the economy towards other forms of entertainment such as theater and cultural activities, these investments should translate into approval for around 400 gaming tables...reasonable considering the capital expenditure investment of between $2.5-4 billion being made by each of the operators.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tables
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tables
3. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=tables