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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
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
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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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“It’s really a family here,” Bell said as she and Pacheco took a break at a table draped in red cloth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

They were in 19th place in the table.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Cruz rests her hands on a table in the hall where the weekly dance gathering takes place in Havana.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

A buyback of roughly $2 billion worth of shares could also be on the table in 2027 or 2028, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Our eyes met across the table once more, not that I was keeping count.

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

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