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
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  • Across residence halls, the regular rate to rent a single room at Sacramento State — not including meals — is about $1,600 per month under a nine-month agreement that includes winter break.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Some dogs may also seem less enthusiastic about meals if their food does not sit well with them.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 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
Noun
  • The rules require states to submit lists of eligible voters to the Postal Service and to use new ballot envelopes with digital bar codes that would allow the Postal Service to identify and reject ballots that don’t match those lists.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For the past several months, these common grocery foods have all landed on food recall lists.
    — Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of lists
Verb
  • The family soon moved to a one-bedroom cabin in the nearby town of Locust Ridge, a dwelling that figures proudly in Parton’s rags-to-riches lore.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Junior quarterback Austin Stennett figures to be better prepared for second season after growing three inches to 5-foot-11 and putting on 20 pounds.
    — Bill Scheibe, Chicago Tribune, 19 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
Noun
  • The pecan fall flavor trend is one of the biggest storylines on café and grocery menus this autumn, joining maple, apple and a few surprise flavors that are pushing pumpkin spice out of the spotlight.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Young adults are just getting choosier about when a drink is actually worth it, and the ripple effects are showing up in surveys, menus and social feeds.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of menus

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“Tables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tables. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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