table
[ tey-buh l ]
/ ˈteɪ bəl /
noun
verb (used with object), ta·bled, ta·bling.
adjective
of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking: table grapes.
Idioms for table
Origin of table
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English
tabule, variant of
tabula < Latin: plank, tablet; (v.) late Middle English: to record on a table, entertain at table, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM table
ta·ble·less, adjective un·ta·bled, adjectiveWords nearby table
tabi,
tabinet,
tabla,
tablas,
tablature,
table,
table bay,
table board,
table corn,
table cut,
table d'hôte
British Dictionary definitions for on the table
table
/ (ˈteɪbəl) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of table
tableful, noun tableless, adjectiveWord Origin for table
C12: via Old French from Latin
tabula a writing tablet
Medical definitions for on the table
table
[ tā′bəl ]
n.
An article of furniture supported by one or more vertical legs and having a flat horizontal surface.
An orderly arrangement of data, especially one in which the data are arranged in columns and rows in an essentially rectangular form.
An abbreviated list, as of contents; a synopsis.
The inner or outer flat layer of bones of the skull separated by the diploe.
Idioms and Phrases with on the table (1 of 2)
on the table
Up for discussion, as in There are two new proposals on the table. [Mid-1600s]
Postponed or put aside for later consideration, as in When they adjourned, three items were put on the table until the next meeting. [First half of 1700s] The table in both idioms is a figurative conference table. Also see lay one's cards on the table.
Idioms and Phrases with on the table (2 of 2)
table
see clear out (the table); lay one's cards on the table; on the table; set the table; turn the tables; under the table; wait at table.