table

noun
ta·ble
tāʹbəl

Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.

Other meanings

An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
The board or table-like furniture on which a game is played, such as snooker, billiards or draughts.

A kind of

furniture

Kinds of table

altar
breakfast table
card table
coffee table
conference table
console table
counter
dressing table

Example sentences

“Someone left their phone on the table.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Place your phone face down on the table.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“They bring fresh ideas to the table.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old French "table".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “table” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.