DINING TABLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A table at which meals are served

Example:

a feast was spread upon the board

Synonyms:

board; dining table

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dining table" is a kind of...):

table (a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dining table"):

dining-room table (dining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served)

dinner table (the dining table where dinner is served and eaten)

high table (a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform; seats are reserved for distinguished persons)

refectory table (a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles)

triclinium (a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome)