| addition table |
a table that can be used to find the sum of two numbers. |
| altar |
a raised structure, often a table or platform, upon or at which sacrifices or other religious ceremonies are performed. |
| arm wrestling |
a contest in which each of two opponents places either the right or the left elbow on a table with the forearm vertical, clasps the opponent's hand, and tries to force the opponent's hand back until it touches the table; Indian wrestling. |
| Arthur |
in legend, esp. as codified by Thomas Malory in the sixteenth-century Morte d'Arthur, the King of Britain and the leader of the Knights of the Round Table. |
| atomic number |
the factor that determines the relative position of an element in the periodic table. [1/2 definitions] |
| bagatelle |
a game played with balls and cues on a table with holes at one end. [1/3 definitions] |
| balkline |
a line parallel and close to one end of a billiard table, from behind which the opening shot is made. |
| billiards |
(used with a sing. verb) a game played on a cloth-covered rectangular table that has a cushioned rim, in which players use a long cue stick to drive hard balls against one another or into pockets at the edges and corners of the table. (Cf. pool2.) |
| box score |
a statistical summary in table form of each player's performance in a game, esp. baseball or basketball. |
| buffet2 |
a meal at which diners help themselves to food laid out on a large table or buffet. [1/4 definitions] |
| card table |
a small square table with folding legs, designed for playing card games. |
| case knife |
a table knife. [1/2 definitions] |
| cassino |
a game of cards in which cards that are face up on the table can be claimed by players with matching cards in their hands. |
| centerpiece |
an ornament or decoration occupying a central location, esp. the center of a dining table. |
| Chablis |
a very dry white Burgundy table wine. |
| chafing dish |
a lidded dish or pot, supported on a metal frame with a candle or other heating device beneath it, and used to cook food at the table or keep it hot. |
| chardonnay |
(often cap.) a dry white table wine. [1/2 definitions] |
| chart |
to display on a table or graph [1/6 definitions] |
| Chianti |
a dry Italian table wine, usu. red. |
| chronology |
a chronological list or table, arranged according to the sequence in which things happened. [1/3 definitions] |
| claret |
any of various dry red table wines. [1/2 definitions] |