table

Meaning of table

noun
  1. a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at.
    she put the plate on the table
    he rang the restaurant to book a table for lunch
  2. a set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns.
    the population has grown, as shown in table 1
  3. a flat, typically rectangular, vertical surface; a panel.
verb
  1. present formally for discussion or consideration at a meeting.
    more than 200 amendments to the bill have already been tabled
  2. postpone consideration of.
    I'd like the issue to be tabled for the next few months
  3. strengthen (a sail) by making a hem at the edge.

Old English tabule ‘flat slab, inscribed tablet’, from Latin tabula ‘plank, tablet, list’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French table .

Information about table

Hyphenation of table

ta-ble

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • table is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

table synonyms

Meaning mesa:

mesa

Meaning board:

board

Meaning postpone:

postpone, prorogue, shelve, defer, remit

Meaning a long work table in a workshop or laboratory:

bench

Meaning a worktop:

counter

Meaning a piece of furniture with a flat or sloping surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work:

desk

Meaning a counter in a pub, restaurant, or cafe across which drinks or refreshments are served:

bar

Meaning a meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves:

buffet

Meaning an attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument:

stand

Meaning a flat table or surface at which carpentry or other mechanical or practical work is done:

workbench

Meaning a table at which one may work, especially one with drawers or compartments for holding tools or materials:

worktable

Meaning the highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something:

top

Meaning the level top of something:

surface

Meaning a flat surface for working on, especially in a kitchen:

worktop

Meaning a number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other:

list

Meaning a sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram:

chart

Meaning a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation:

diagram

Meaning a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company:

figure

Meaning a diagram showing the relation between variable quantities, typically of two variables, each measured along one of a pair of axes at right angles:

graph

Meaning a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something:

plan

Meaning a list of works of art in an exhibition or collection, with detailed comments and explanations:

catalogue

Meaning a complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building:

inventory

Meaning a compilation or summary of material or information:

digest

Meaning the action of mentioning a number of things one by one:

enumeration

Meaning (in a book or set of books) an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned:

index

Meaning a book or website listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and phone numbers:

directory

Meaning an official list or record of names or items:

register

Meaning a thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form:

record

Meaning a graphical item displayed on a screen or stored as data:

graphic

Meaning present (a proposal, application, or other document) to a person or body for consideration or judgement:

submit

Meaning put forward (a plan or suggestion) for consideration by others:

propose

Meaning put forward for consideration:

suggest

Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:

move

Meaning submit (a statement) in an official capacity:

enter

Meaning present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities:

lodge

Meaning place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order:

file

Meaning bring (something, especially a product, measure, or concept) into use or operation for the first time:

introduce

Meaning express (an opinion or grievance) publicly:

air

Meaning raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility):

moot

Meaning put (something) down gently or carefully:

lay

Translation of table

Anagrams of table

ablet, batel, belat, blate, bleat, tabel

Words that rhyme with table

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