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Tables

/ˈteɪbl̩z/

Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.

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📖 Definitions of "Tables"

noun

1
Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
2
A two-dimensional presentation of data.
3
The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
4
One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.

verb

1
To tabulate; to put into a table or grid.
"to table fines"
2
To supply (a guest, client etc.) with food at a table; to feed.
3
To delineate; to represent, as in a picture; to depict.
4
(non-US) To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda.

noun

1
Backgammon.
2
The halves or quarters of a backgammon board.
3
Any backgammon-like board game, played on a board with two rows of 12 vertical markings called "points".

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tables"

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Word	Definition
boardnoun	A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
shelvenoun	(archaic) A rocky shelf or ledge of a cliff, a mountain, etc.
mesanoun	Flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.
set backverb	(transitive) To delay or obstruct.
remitnoun	(chiefly British) Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
put oververb	To state or explain (a concept) in a clear, understandable manner.
postponeverb	To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
put offverb	(transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination.
deferverb	(transitive) To delay or postpone.
hold overnoun	Misspelling of holdover. [(countable) Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.]
tabular arraynoun	a set of data arranged in rows and columns
boardsnoun	(informal, with "the") A stage (as in a theater).
scalenoun	An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
picturesnoun	(UK, Ireland) cinema, movie theatre
framenoun	The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
correspondencenoun	(uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
castlenoun	A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.
boxnoun	Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.
scalesnoun	A device for measuring weight.
schedulenoun	A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.