<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table</li><li>such a piece of furniture specifically used for serving food to those seated at it</li><li>the food placed on a table to be eaten: She sets a good table</li><li>a group of persons at a table, as for a meal, game, or business transaction</li><li>a gaming table</li><li>a flat or plane surface; a level area</li><li>a tableland or plateau</li><li>a concise list or guide: The table of contents in the front of the book includes chapter names and page numbers</li><li>an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as in parallel columns, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form; a synopsis or scheme</li><li>the constellation Mensa</li><li>a flat and relatively thin piece of wood, stone, metal, or other hard substance, especially one artificially shaped for a particular purpose</li><li>a course or band, especially of masonry, having a distinctive form or position</li><li>a distinctively treated surface on a wall</li><li>a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions may be put</li><li>tables, the tablets on which certain collections of laws were anciently inscribed: the tables of the Decalogue</li><li>the laws themselves</li><li>Anatomy: the inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull</li><li>Music: a sounding board</li><li>Jewelry: the upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem</li><li>a gem with such a surface</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>tabled</li><li>tabling</li><li>to place (a card, money, etc.) on a table</li><li>to enter in or form into a table or list</li><li>to lay aside (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for future discussion, usually with a view to postponing or shelving the matter indefinitely</li><li>to present (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for discussion (British)</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp</li><li>suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking: table grapes</li></ul>