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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
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bureau console dresser lectern pulpit sideboard sink slab wagon
WEAK
dining table
NOUN
meal
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board menu
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cuisine diet fare food spread victuals
WEAK
bill of fare meat and drink
NOUN
flatland
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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
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cool delay enter hang move pigeonhole
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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

We looked at maps, got advice on where to go next and ate our sack lunches at a picnic table, marveling at those green slopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

If the toll idea works out in the Pakistan talks, it sets the table for a positive, broad-based market reaction.

From MarketWatch • 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

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