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Definitions

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
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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
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flat mesa plain plateau tableland upland
NOUN
diagram with columns of information
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agenda chart list schedule
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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 study includes a table that highlights 18 op-eds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Zelensky said the offer of a holiday truce was still on the table if Moscow agreed, and that message had been passed on in a call to Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

As they sneak bites of steak under the table, Y and Yasmin know their non-careers are doomed to end.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The giveaway: Two photos of the table showed noticeably different digital cracks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Only steps from my grandparents’ picnic table, it was duck-hunting Ethan of my failed first-ever date, wearing basketball shorts and a shirt that read Chickasaw Pride.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.