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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“All of the sudden, it burst open and ten, maybe 15 cats jumped out, running all over the place, under the tables, under the sisters’ skirts.

From Salon

Felix's prediction: These two sides are going to level out and end up quite close to each other in the table by the end of the season, in eighth or ninth or something like that.

From BBC

"Both sides need to get back round the table to break the logjam."

From BBC

None of the new blackjack tables will be in Manhattan after earlier ideas to put casinos in the middle of Times Square or atop Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship store were dropped.

From The Wall Street Journal

Celtic are 21st in the 36-team table with three matches left to play, against Roma, Bologna and Utrecht.

From BBC

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