tables
n. countablen. flat pieces of furniture with legs that you use for eating, writing, or working. They are common in homes, offices, and schools.
n. pieces of furniture consisting of a flat top supported by one or more legs, used as a surface for working, eating, or placing objects.
We need to move the tables to the back of the room.
The restaurant staff spent the morning cleaning the tables and setting out fresh flowers for the dinner service.
In many modern open-plan offices, traditional desks have been replaced by long communal tables to encourage spontaneous collaboration among team members.
The plural form of 'table'; also used to refer to systematic arrangements of data in rows and columns.
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fence the tables
To make a solemn address to those who present themselves to commune at the Lord's Supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service, in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are unworthy from approaching the table.
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turn the tables
To reverse a situation, so that the advantage has shifted to the party which was previously disadvantaged.