Tables

//ˈteɪbl̩z// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of table form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Backgammon. plural, plural-only

    "Hervor proceeded to the court of King Gudmund, and there one day as she was playing at tables with the king, one of the servants chanced to take up and draw Tirfing, which shone like a sunbeam."

  3. 3
    The halves or quarters of a backgammon board. plural, plural-only
  4. 4
    Any backgammon-like board game, played on a board with two rows of 12 vertical markings called "points". plural, plural-only
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of table form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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celestial navigationchronometerdead reckoningfixincreaseloran

Example

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"Although the fork entered society on the tables of rich people, many members of royalty, such as Elizabeth I of England and Louis XIV of France, ate with their fingers."

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turn tables

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