# tables

Pronunciation: say "TAY-buhlz" /ˈteɪbl̩z/

## Noun

1. Plural of table. — plural of table
   - Simple: Plural of table. Use this form when you mean more than one table.
   - _The restaurant set out extra tables for the evening rush._
   - _All the tables in the library were taken by noon._
3. The board game backgammon.
   - Simple: The board game backgammon, played with dice and round playing pieces.
   - _The two old friends settled in for a long evening of tables._
   - _He kept a worn board for tables in the corner cabinet._
4. Any backgammon-like board game played on a board marked with two rows of twelve vertical points.
   - Simple: Any board game like backgammon, played on a board with two rows of twelve marks called points.
   - _In the corner of the tavern, two sailors sat over a game of tables, arguing about every throw of the dice._
   - _Anyone who knows backgammon can pick up other kinds of tables quickly, since the board stays the same._
5. The four quarters, or the two halves, into which a backgammon board is divided.
   - Simple: The halves or quarter sections that a backgammon board is divided into.
   - _Checkers travel from the outer tables toward the player's home._
   - _Each of the board's four tables holds six points._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of table. — third-person singular simple present indicative of table
   - Simple: The form of table used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _He tables the proposal whenever the budget comes up._
   - _The board tables any motion that lacks a second._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tables (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).