Definitions

table

[tey-buhl] / ˈteɪ bəl /

NOUN

furniture upon which to work, eat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

carry out do

STRONG

stop

WEAK

decide vote

Example Sentences

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On Monday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is due to host senior leaders from sectors including energy, shipping, finance and insurance for a round table discussion in Downing Street.

From BBC

She and a research assistant scraped roster data going back to the league’s 1997 launch and built what demographers call a “life table.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But they have been bottom of the form table since mid-December.

From BBC

Eighth in the Super League table after five games this season, Hull KR face rivals Hull FC on Friday.

From BBC

From home bakers to professionals, influencers to non-bakers, everyone places their cakes on the tables stretching across the grassy knoll, with Sydney's famed Harbour Bridge as the backdrop.

From BBC

table

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