Poker Definition–noun | 1. | a person or thing that pokes. | | 2. | a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire. | |
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Table Definition–noun | 1. | an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table. | | 2. | such a piece of furniture specifically used for serving food to those seated at it. | | 3. | the food placed on a table to be eaten: She sets a good table. | | 4. | a group of persons at a table, as for a meal, game, or business transaction. | <
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td class="dnindex">6. | a flat or plane surface; a level area. | | 7. | a tableland or plateau. | | 8. | a concise list or guide: a table of contents. | | 9. | an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as in parallel columns, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form; a synopsis or scheme. | | 10. | (initial capital letter ) Astronomy. the constellation Mensa. | | 11. | a flat and relatively thin piece of wood, stone, metal, or other hard substance, esp. one art
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ificially shaped for a particular purpose. | | 12. | Architecture. | a. | a course or band, esp. of masonry, having a distinctive form or position. | | b. | a distinctively treated surface on a wall. | | | 13. | a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions may be put. | | 14. | tables, | a. | the tablets on which certain collections of laws were anciently inscribed: the tables of the Decalogue. | | | 15. | Anatomy. the inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull. | | 16. | Music. a sounding board. | | 17. | Jewelry. | a. | the upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem. | | b. | a gem with such a surface. | | –verb (used with object) | 18. | to place (a card, money, etc.) on a table. | | 19. | to enter in or form into a table or list. | | 20. | Parliamentary Procedure. | a. | Chiefly U.S. to lay aside (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for future discussion, usually with a view to postponing or shelving the matter indefinitely. | | b. | British. to present (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for discussion. | | –adjective | 21. | of, pertaining to, or for use on a table: a table lamp. | | 22. | suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking: table grapes. | —Idioms | 23. | on the table, Parliamentary Procedure. | b. | British. submitted for consideration. | | | 24. | turn the tables, to cause a reversal of an existing situation, esp. with regard to gaining the upper hand over a competitor, rival, antagonist, etc.: Fortune turned the tables and we won. We turned
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the tables on them and undersold them by 50 percent. | | 25. | under the table, | b. | as a bribe; secretly: She gave money under the table to get the apartment. | | | 26. | wait (on) table, to work as a waiter or waitress: He worked his way through college by waiting table. Also, wait tables. | |
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