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 Dictionary entry overview: What does table mean? 

• TABLE (noun)
  The noun TABLE has 6 senses:

1. a set of data arranged in rows and columns

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

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

4. flat tableland with steep edges

5. a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game

6. food or meals in general

  Familiarity information: TABLE used as a noun is common.

• TABLE (verb)
  The verb TABLE has 2 senses:

1. hold back to a later time

2. arrange or enter in tabular form

  Familiarity information: TABLE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TABLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A set of data arranged in rows and columns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

table; tabular array

Context example:

see table 1

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"):

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

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)

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 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

it was a sturdy table

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))

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

tabletop (the top horizontal work surface of a table)

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

booth (a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches)

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)

gaming table (a table used for gambling; may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips)

altar; communion table; Lord's table (the table in Christian churches where communion is given)

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)

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)

gueridon (a small round table)

console; console table (a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall)

Instance hyponyms:

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant

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 4

Meaning:

Flat tableland with steep edges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

mesa; table

Context example:

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

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

plateau; tableland (a relatively flat highland)

Derivation:

tabular (flat; like a table in form)

Sense 5

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks

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

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

Sense 6

Meaning:

Food or meals in general

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

board; table

Context example:

room and board

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))

• TABLE (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hold back to a later time

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

let's postpone the exam

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:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Arrange or enter in tabular form

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

table; tabularise; tabularize; tabulate

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

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Further discoveries would likely add a new row on the table.

(IUPAC proposes four new chemical element names, Wikinews)

It may seem strange that salt can make the ocean denser, but you can see for yourself how this works by adding plain old table salt to a glass of water.

(Ganymede may harbor 'club sandwich' of oceans and ice, NASA)

But the Sutton Island salts are different: For one thing, they're mineral salts, not table salt.

(NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds an Ancient Oasis on Mars, NASA)

During a CT scan, you lie still on a table.

(CT Scans, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

That equals about 1 teaspoon of table salt a day.

(Dietary Sodium, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

You are speaking what you have been told at your uncle's table.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

To test for allodynia the researchers had participants sit at a table facing a barrier that blocked their view of their arms.

(Study identifies gene that makes gentle touch feel painful after injury, National Institutes of Health)

“You’ve been on deck, Mr. Van Weyden,” Wolf Larsen said, the following morning at the breakfast-table, “How do things look?”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

And now the two sat down to the table together, but the miller’s wife was frightened to death, and went to bed and took all the keys with her.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Mr. Knightley had another reason for avoiding a table in the shade.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)