Table

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports 1.2 such a piece of furniture specifically used for serving food to those seated at it. 1.3 the food placed on a table to be eaten 1.4 a group of persons at a table, as for a meal, game, or business transaction. 1.5 a gaming table. 1.6 a flat or plane surface; a level area. 1.7 a tableland or plateau. 1.8 a concise list or guide 1.9 an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as in parallel columns, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form; a synopsis or scheme. 1.10 ( initial capital letter ) Astronomy . the constellation Mensa. 1.11 a flat and relatively thin piece of wood, stone, metal, or other hard substance, esp. one artificially shaped for a particular purpose. 1.12 Architecture . 1.13 a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions may be put. 1.14 tables, 1.15 Anatomy . the inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull. 1.16 Music . a sounding board. 1.17 Jewelry . 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to place (a card, money, etc.) on a table. 2.2 to enter in or form into a table or list. 2.3 Parliamentary Procedure . 3 Adjective 3.1 of, pertaining to, or for use on a table 3.2 suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking 4 Idioms 4.1 on the table 4.2 turn the tables, to cause a reversal of an existing situation, esp. with regard to gaining the upper hand over a competitor, rival, antagonist 4.3 under the table 4.4 wait (on) table 5 Antonyms 5.1 verb 6 Synonyms 6.1 noun 6.2 verb

Noun

an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports

a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.

such a piece of furniture specifically used for serving food to those seated at it.

the food placed on a table to be eaten

She sets a good table.

a group of persons at a table, as for a meal, game, or business transaction.

a gaming table.

a flat or plane surface; a level area.

a tableland or plateau.

a concise list or guide

a table of contents.

an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as in parallel columns, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form; a synopsis or scheme.

( initial capital letter ) Astronomy . the constellation Mensa.

a flat and relatively thin piece of wood, stone, metal, or other hard substance, esp. one artificially shaped for a particular purpose.

Architecture .

a course or band, esp. of masonry, having a distinctive form or position.

a distinctively treated surface on a wall.

a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions may be put.

tables,

the tablets on which certain collections of laws were anciently inscribed

the tables of the Decalogue.

the laws themselves.

Anatomy . the inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull.

Music . a sounding board.

Jewelry .

the upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem.

a gem with such a surface.

Verb (used with object)

to place (a card, money, etc.) on a table.

to enter in or form into a table or list.

Parliamentary Procedure .

Chiefly U.S. to lay aside (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for future discussion, usually with a view to postponing or shelving the matter indefinitely.

British . to present (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for discussion.

Adjective

of, pertaining to, or for use on a table

a table lamp.

suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking

table grapes.

Idioms

on the table

Parliamentary Procedure .

U.S. postponed.

British . submitted for consideration.

turn the tables, to cause a reversal of an existing situation, esp. with regard to gaining the upper hand over a competitor, rival, antagonist

etc.

Fortune turned the tables and we won. We turned the tables on them and undersold them by 50 percent.

under the table

drunk.

as a bribe; secretly

She gave money under the table to get the apartment.

wait (on) table

to work as a waiter or waitress

He worked his way through college by waiting table. Also, wait tables.

Antonyms

verb

decide , vote

Synonyms

noun

bar , bench , board , buffet , bureau , console , counter , desk , dining table , dinner table , dresser , lectern , pulpit , sideboard , sink , slab , stand , wagon , bill of fare , cuisine , diet , fare , food , meat and drink , menu , spread , victuals , flat , mesa , plain , plateau , tableland , upland , agenda , appendix , canon , catalogue , chart , compendium , digest , graph , illustration , index , inventory , list , plan , record , register , roll , schedule , statistics , summary , synopsis , table of contents , tabulation

verb

cool * , defer , delay , enter , hang * , hold off , hold up , move , pigeonhole * , propose , put aside , put forward , put off , put on back burner , put on hold , put on ice , put on the shelf , shelve , submit , suggest , adjourn , postpone , remit , stay , suspend , waive , appendix , bench , buffet , chart , console , counter , desk , escritoire , furniture , graph , index , lectern , list , record , schedule , secretary , sideboard , slab , spread , stand , synopsis , tableau , tabularize , tabulate , tabulation