Definitions for tables
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1. tables(Noun)

   The halves or quarters of a backgammon board.

2. tables(Noun)

   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, ablets, bastle, bleats, stable

2. Ablest

3. Ablets

4. Bastle

5. Bleats

How to pronounce tables?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Amy Poehler:

   When I was a struggling actress I waited tables in New York, i worked for the most part with very reasonable restaurant owners. But I did, like every women in this room, deal with incredible amounts of harassment from customers and coworkers.

2. Bruno Isles:

   I was washing dishes in the back, my manager had us secure the doors, we had tables and chairs flying through the windows.

3. Ramadhani Mohamed:

   I used to rely on my parents for pocket money to buy clothes, but this programme has turned the tables, because now I am able to contribute to my family’s finances.

4. Lee Dong-bae:

   Our system needs no input from people from order to delivery, and tables were sparsely arranged to ensure smooth movements of the robots, which fits will with the current 'untact' and distancing campaign.

5. Toshi Yoshihara:

   You could say Japan is turning the tables on China.

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