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table

[tey-buhl] / ˈteɪ bəl /
NOUN
furniture upon which to work, eat
Synonyms
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bar bench board buffet counter desk dinner table stand
STRONG
bureau console dresser lectern pulpit sideboard sink slab wagon
WEAK
dining table
NOUN
meal
Synonyms
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board menu
STRONG
cuisine diet fare food spread victuals
WEAK
bill of fare meat and drink
NOUN
flatland
Synonyms
STRONG
flat mesa plain plateau tableland upland
NOUN
diagram with columns of information
Synonyms
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agenda chart list schedule
STRONG
appendix canon catalogue compendium digest graph illustration index inventory plan record register roll statistics summary synopsis tabulation
WEAK
table of contents
VERB
postpone a proposition
Synonyms
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defer propose put off shelve submit suggest
STRONG
cool delay enter hang move pigeonhole
WEAK
hold off hold up put aside put forward put on back burner put on hold put on ice put on the shelf
Antonyms
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carry out do
STRONG
stop
WEAK
decide vote

Example Sentences

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The second source, along with several experts and former officials, told AFP that as Pakistan sets the negotiating table, all eyes were on China's role.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I mean, I’m in my 50s, and when I was 15 years old, the mentors and people older than me would say, ‘If you don’t have a seat at the table, bring your own chair.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Ironing boards, before her invention, were flat boards laid across a table or chairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Liverpool are fifth in the Premier League table and face Fulham at Anfield at Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Clare slumped with relief, sinking into the largest seat at the table.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman