noun
table
TAY-bul/ˈteɪbl/
A raised flat surface used as furniture.
The family places dishes on the flat wooden table.
Etymology
Tabula named a flat board or slab, often used for writing or games. The furniture sense preserves that flat working surface as a top supported on legs.
In context
put a telephone on the table,
Tears into about 20 tiny pieces, puts them on a table in front of his son.
More examples
- Please set the plates on the table.
- We push two tables together for the craft project.
- Our family gathers around the table for Sunday dinner.
- The whole table laughs at Grandpa's joke.
Forms
table · tables
tabletop noun — The flat upper surface of a table.