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table
What does table mean?
table (noun): an item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use table in a sentence?
- Set that dish on the table over there, please. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce table?
/ˈteɪbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “table” mean?
any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building
Not quite: that's what insulation means.
an item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs
Right! That's what “table” means.
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Not quite: that's what basis means.
a secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable
Not quite: that's what plot means.
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