English > table: 8 senses > noun 2, artifactMeaning | A piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs. |
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Example | "it was a sturdy table" |
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Instances | Round Table, King Arthur's Round Table | (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights |
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Parts | leg | One of the supports for a piece of furniture |
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tabletop | The top horizontal work surface of a table |
tableware | articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware) |
Narrower | Parsons table | A sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners |
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altar, communion table, Lord's table | The table in Christian churches where communion is given |
booth | A table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches |
breakfast table | A table where breakfast is eaten |
card table | A small light table with folding legs |
card table | A table for playing cards (as in a casino) |
coffee table, cocktail table | Low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served |
conference table, council table, council board | The table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting |
console table, console | A small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall |
counter | Table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted |
desk | A piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments |
dressing table, dresser, vanity, toilet table | Low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup |
drop-leaf table | A table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
gaming table | A table used for gambling |
gueridon | A small round table |
kitchen table | A table in the kitchen |
operating table | Table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation |
pedestal table | A table supported by a single central column |
pier table | A low table set below a pier glass |
platen | work table of a machine tool |
pool table, billiard table, snooker table | game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played |
stand | A small table for holding articles of various kinds |
table-tennis table, ping-pong table, pingpong table | A table used for playing table tennis |
tea table | A small table for serving afternoon tea |
trestle table | A table supported on trestles |
worktable, work table | A table designed for a particular task |
Broader | furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy |
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Spanish | mesa |
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Catalan | taula |
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English > table: 8 senses > verb 1, stativeMeaning | hold back to a later time. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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Synonyms | postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off |
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Entails | cancel, call off, scratch, scrub | postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled |
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reschedule | Assign a new time and place for an event |
Narrower | call | stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather |
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hold | stop dealing with |
probate | put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence |
reprieve, respite | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
suspend | Render temporarily ineffective / ineffective / ineffective |
Broader | delay | Act later than planned, scheduled, or required |
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Spanish | aplazar, demorar, posponer, postergar, retrasar |
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Catalan | ajornar, endarrerir, posposar |
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