[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"table"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/tabular array"]tabular array[/URL]] [*]a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table" [*]a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it; "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant" [*]flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/mesa"]mesa[/URL]] [*]a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks" [*]food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/board"]board[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/postpone"]postpone[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/prorogue"]prorogue[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/hold over"]hold over[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/put over"]put over[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/shelve"]shelve[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/set back"]set back[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/defer"]defer[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/remit"]remit[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/put off"]put off[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/table"]http://www.word.sc/table[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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