tables 1 of 2

noun

plural of table
1
as in counters
a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food we sat at the kitchen table, playing cards for hours on end

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as in meals
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time always offers a well-prepared table for his guests

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3
as in plateaus
a broad flat area of elevated land the area between the two canyons forms one broad table

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as in lists
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system the periodic table of chemical elements

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tables

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verb

present tense third-person singular of table
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as in figures

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as in shelves

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Recent Examples of tables
Noun
From here, details almost immediately begin to emerge from bag two, as tables and cabinetry take shape in weird and wonderful ways. — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Accommodations and gathering spaces are closely grouped to keep people together, including the long, family-style tables for meals and board games, daily activities, and nightly happy hours hosted by the property. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026 The space was bright, with peach and light colored wood walls, metal tables and dark merlot vinyl seating. — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 The inside of the restaurant looks like any other Texas barbecue joint with long, family-style tables. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 Traditional fabric inspection used to rely on human operators examining rolls on inspection tables, a process that typically catches only 60 to 70 percent of defects due to eye fatigue and high line speeds. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 The audience is seated at four tables that are initially designed to look like Passover Seder tables. — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 Here’s another example of a retro recipe that still holds up on tables today. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2026 Cars ease into place — grills, coolers and folding tables pulled from their trunks. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tables
  1. counters
  2. meals
  3. mesas
  4. lists
  5. figures
  6. shelves
  7. boards
  8. menus
Noun
  • Use hydrogen peroxide to clean counters, remove fabric stains, and sanitize wooden cutting boards.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Observed 0ppm sanitizer residue on multiple wiping cloth on multiple prep counters.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of counters
Noun
  • Losing access to free meals could require families to spend on average nearly $1,000 per student each school year, according to the Center for American Progress.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Guests in Red Level rooms (Gran Meliá’s premium service) can access a private club lounge for all-day snacks, meals, and drinks; dedicated check-in; a private concierge and a private terrace.
    — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of meals
Noun
  • Los Alamos, not far from Santa Fe, sits at the foot of Pajarito Mountain in a land of canyons and mesas.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Beginning in the late 1960s, artists abandoned galleries in favour of deserts, salt flats, mesas, and remote terrain, using these surroundings as both setting and material.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of mesas
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  • Maintaining voter lists is the responsibility of states, not the federal government, as the Constitution dictates that states control elections.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In their marathon 10-hour meeting Tuesday, the commissioners voted along party lines to approve 29% fewer Election Day and 6% fewer early voting centers compared to the November 2022 lists.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of lists
Verb
  • Johnson, a second-year back, figures to challenge Lloyd for carries in the Packers' backfield.
    — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But this season has been even more electric with Pete Crow-Armstrong’s dramatics, and October figures to be dialed up to 11 at Wrigley.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of figures
Verb
  • Clean the wood cabinet doors monthly and the interior shelves every three to six months.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The result was a fun cameo arc that ends on the image of Scorsese breaking down in tears after Matt shelves the iconic director’s dream project to save his own job — a turn that earned Scorsese his first acting nomination.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
Definition of shelves
Noun
  • Use hydrogen peroxide to clean counters, remove fabric stains, and sanitize wooden cutting boards.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
  • While executive boards debate high-level strategy and conference panels discuss theoretical disruptions, the daily tools sit largely underutilized on the ground.
    — Stacy L. Hambleton, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of boards
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  • And while many of the vehicles have Michelin written on their tires, so do the plaques and menus at many of the hotels and restaurants hosting luxurious pit stops.
    — Iain Macauley, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
  • At Ziya, the contemporary Indian fine dining restaurant, renowned chef Vineet Bhatia’s wizardry is evident in tasting menus that reinterpret regional flavours from around the country in exciting new formats.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of menus

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“Tables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tables. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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