table

noun

/ˈteɪbl/

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furniture

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a piece of furniture that consists of a flat top supported by legs

at a/the table We sat at a round table in the corner.
around/round a/the table They were sitting around the kitchen table.
She took a seat at the end of the table.
My father always sits at the head of the table.
A table for two, please (= in a restaurant).
I'd like to book a table for dinner tonight (= in a restaurant)
to set the table
(British English also) to lay the table (= to put the plates, knives, etc. on it for a meal)
to clear the table (= take away the dirty plates, etc. at the end of a meal)
He questioned her next morning over the breakfast table (= during breakfast).
a pool/billiard/snooker table

see also bird table, card table, changing table, coffee table, dining table, dinner table, head table, high table, top table

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the people sitting at a table for a meal or to play cards, etc.

a list of facts or numbers arranged in a special order, usually in rows and columns

a table of contents (= a list of the main points or information in a book, usually at the front of the book)
The table below shows how prices have changed over the past 20 years.
in a/the table He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table.
See Table XII for population figures.

a list of sports teams, countries, schools, etc. that shows their position in a competition, etc.

(also multiplication table, informal times table)

a list showing the results when a number is multiplied by a set of other numbers, especially 1 to 12, in turn