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ta·ble

table

 
 
pronunciation:
teI bl
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A table is a piece of furniture. It has a flat top and legs that hold the top up. We often use a table when we eat or study or make something. We also use a table as a place to put things.
Only four people can sit at our kitchen table.
 
similar words:
coffee table, desk
definition 2: A table is a thing that shows pieces of information so that people can see and understand them easily. A table has rows that go across and columns that go up and down. The lines of the rows and columns cross each other and make boxes where the pieces of information can be shown.
The teacher uses a table to record her students' grades.
 
synonyms:
chart
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