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TABLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs

Example:

it was a sturdy table

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("table" is a kind of...):

article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)

Meronyms (parts of "table"):

tableware (articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware))

tabletop (the top horizontal work surface of a table)

leg (one of the supports for a piece of furniture)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "table"):

work table; worktable (a table designed for a particular task)

trestle table (a table supported on trestles)

tea table (a small table for serving afternoon tea)

ping-pong table; pingpong table; table-tennis table (a table used for playing table tennis)

stand (a small table for holding articles of various kinds)

billiard table; pool table; snooker table (game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played)

platen (work table of a machine tool)

pier table (a low table set below a pier glass)

pedestal table (a table supported by a single central column)

Parsons table (a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners; the top and the legs are the same width)

operating table (table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation)

kitchen table (a table in the kitchen)

gueridon (a small round table)

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; can be folded for storage)

card table (a table for playing cards (as in a casino))

cocktail table; coffee table (low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served)

conference table; council board; council table (the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting)

console; console table (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)

dresser; dressing table; toilet table; vanity (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; may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips)

Instance hyponyms:

King Arthur's Round Table; Round Table ((legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it

Example:

I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("table" is a kind of...):

article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "table"):

board; dining table (a table at which meals are served)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Food or meals in general

Example:

room and board

Synonyms:

board; table

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("table" is a kind of...):

fare (the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "table"):

training table (planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall))

Sense 4

Meaning:

A set of data arranged in rows and columns

Example:

see table 1

Synonyms:

table; tabular array

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("table" is a kind of...):

array (an orderly arrangement)

Meronyms (members of "table"):

row (a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side)

column (a vertical array of numbers or other information)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "table"):

periodic table ((chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law)

file allocation table (the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk))

calendar (a tabular array of the days (usually for one year))

actuarial table; statistical table (a table of statistical data)

contents; table of contents (a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start)

correlation table (a two-way tabulation of the relations between correlates; row headings are the scores on one variable and column headings are the scores on the second variables and a cell shows how many times the score on that row was associated with the score in that column)

Derivation:

tabular (of or pertaining to or arranged in table form)

tabulate (arrange or enter in tabular form)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game

Example:

he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("table" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Flat tableland with steep edges

Example:

the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water

Synonyms:

mesa; table

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("table" is a kind of...):

plateau; tableland (a relatively flat highland)

Derivation:

tabular (flat; like a table in form)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arrange or enter in tabular form

Synonyms:

table; tabularise; tabularize; tabulate

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "table" is one way to...):

arrange; set (adapt for performance in a different way)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hold back to a later time

Example:

let's postpone the exam

Synonyms:

defer; hold over; postpone; prorogue; put off; put over; remit; set back; shelve; table

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "table" is one way to...):

delay (act later than planned, scheduled, or required)

"Table" entails doing...:

reschedule (assign a new time and place for an event)

call off; cancel; scratch; scrub (postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "table"):

call (stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather)

hold (stop dealing with)

suspend (render temporarily ineffective)

probate (put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence)

reprieve; respite (postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s something PP

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 Context examples: 

One of the doctor's medical books lay open on the table, half of the leaves gutted out, I suppose, for pipelights.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Next they turned to the business table.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

I threw the letter on the table, and covered my face with my hands.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

The patient lays on a table and is moved through a donut-shaped machine.

(Helical tomotherapy, NCI Dictionary)

He unfolded a paper and laid it upon the table.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Then you lie still on a table while the camera makes images.

(Nuclear Scans, NIH)

Holmes and I glanced at each other, and Hall Pycroft took a step towards the table.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Approach the table," said he; and I wheeled it to his couch.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

He replaced the notebook upon the table.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The window at which he stood was at the other end of the room from where the two ladies were sitting, and though nearer to Captain Wentworth's table, not very near.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)