Phrase Hound found 447 phrases and 177 compound words that contain table. The most common are listed below. Open table in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 447
- table of contentsA list of titles of the parts of a book or document, organized in the order in which the parts appear.
- under the tableSecret; covert; undisclosed.
- periodic tableA tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).
- off the tableBeyond consideration.
- round tableA conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views.
- set the tableTo arrange plates, etc. for a meal.
- table tennisA game or sport (similar to tennis) that involves the hitting of a light plastic ball with rackets (called paddles, or bats in Britain) across a table fashioned like a miniature tennis court.
- dining tableA table, usually in a dining room or dining hall, on which meals are served.
- pool tableA table used for playing pool.
- water tableThe level, underground, below which the ground is saturated with water.
- above the tableOutside the fictional reality of the game; in real life.
- hash tableAn associative array implemented as a vector, the indexes into which are the result of applying a hash function to the key.
- table-topAlternative form of tabletop: The flat, horizontal upper surface of a table.
- dinner tableA table on which dinner (or other food) is served and eaten, particularly in a home.
- table lampA lamp designed to be used on tables.
- coffee tableA long, low table, often placed in front of a sofa or seating area in a living room.
- Poker table
- read the tableSynonym of read the room: To understand the emotions and thoughts of the people present, especially to determine the kind of speech or actions that would be appropriate or inappropriate.
- table of deathA table with an array of spikes above it, used in escapology performances, where the performer is restrained on the table and must escape before the spikes are released and allowed to fall.
- clear the tableTo remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal.
- end tableA small table placed beside a chair or at each end of a sofa.
- head of the tableThe most prominent, authoritative seat at a dining or conference table, typically located at one of the short ends of a rectangular table, and symbolizing power, leadership, and control.
- setting the tablepresent participle and gerund of set the table
- bottom of the tableFinishing in last place in the standings in a league or tournament.
- kitchen tableOf a polyamory relationship, in which all the partners know each other and live or socialize casually together.
Compound words 177
- turntableA circular rotating platform.
- tabletopThe flat, horizontal upper surface of a table.
- tableclothA cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.
- tabulateTo arrange in tabular form; to arrange into a table.
- tablespaceA storage location where the actual data underlying the objects in a database can be kept.
- tablelandA relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain.
- tablelessWithout a table or tables.
- retableA table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.
- wavetableA collection of many single-cycle waveforms with subtly changing harmonic contents, sometimes based on a sample of a real musical instrument, used in sound synthesis.
- worktableA table designed for work of a specific type.