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Tableful
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| table (ˈteɪbəl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a flat horizontal slab or board, usually supported by one or more legs, on which objects may be placedRelated: mensal |
| 2. | a. such a slab or board on which food is served: we were six at table |
| b. (as modifier): table linen | |
| c. (in combination): a tablecloth | |
| 3. | food as served in a particular household or restaurant: a good table |
| 4. | such a piece of furniture specially designed for any of various purposes: a backgammon table; bird table |
| 5. | a. a company of persons assembled for a meal, game, etc |
| b. (as modifier): table talk | |
| 6. | any flat or level area, such as a plateau |
| 7. | a rectangular panel set below or above the face of a wall |
| 8. | architect another name for cordon |
| 9. | an upper horizontal facet of a cut gem |
| 10. | music the sounding board of a violin, guitar, or similar stringed instrument |
| 11. | a. an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, usually in parallel columns, to display data or relations: a table of contents |
| b. See multiplication table | |
| 12. | a tablet on which laws were inscribed by the ancient Romans, the Hebrews, etc |
| 13. | palmistry an area of the palm's surface bounded by four lines |
| 14. | printing a slab of smooth metal on which ink is rolled to its proper consistency |
| 15. | a. either of the two bony plates that form the inner and outer parts of the flat bones of the cranium |
| b. any thin flat plate, esp of bone | |
| 16. | on the table put forward for discussion and acceptance: we currently have our final offer on the table |
| 17. | turn the tables on someone to cause a complete reversal of circumstances, esp to defeat or get the better of someone who was previously in a stronger position |
| —vb | |
| 18. | to place on a table |
| 19. | (Brit) to submit (a bill, etc) for consideration by a legislative body |
| 20. | (US) to suspend discussion of (a bill, etc) indefinitely or for some time |
| 21. | to enter in or form into a list; tabulate |
| Related: mensal | |
| [C12: via Old French from Latin tabula a writing tablet] | |
| 'tableful | |
| —n | |
| 'tableless | |
| —adj | |
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