Definitions for tables
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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

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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. Hillary Clinton:

   When it comes to the lives of women and girls, too much is not being measured, births aren’t always counted...the work of women outside the formal economy is not always counted, the participation of women at decision and even peacemaking tables is not always counted. There are so many data gaps that undermine progress, not just for women and girls, but for entire societies.

2. Tommy prince:

   We bring tables and chairs to the park and help set up a tent for shade. It's a good time to see old friends that you don't see very often.

3. Francis William Bourdillon:

   Man only goeth a godless way In his dark and smoky babels, Or builds him prisons wherein to pray, And serves not God but tables.

4. Saul Anuzis:

   It's extremely clever because he will be the talk of holiday tables all across the country, by coming out early, he establishes the bar for everybody else to meet and immediately ties up a tremendous amount of the financial community.

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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