table

ta-ble · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, used for eating, writing, or working.

  2. 2.

    A set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To present formally for discussion or consideration.

  4. 4.

    (verb, US) To postpone discussion of something indefinitely.

Forms

plural: tables

Related words

See also: chart, desk, furniture
Synonyms: chart, counter, desk

Etymology

From Old French "table," from Latin "tabula" meaning "board, plank, flat piece." The word entered English in the 12th century. The sense of an arrangement of data in rows and columns dates from the 14th century.