By-interest
(n.) Self-interest |
Corbel-table
(n.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them |
Interest
(n.) To engage the attention of |
Interest
(n.) To be concerned with or engaged in |
Interest
(n.) To cause or permit to share. |
Interest
(n.) Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object |
Interest
(n.) Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility |
Interest
(n.) Advantage, personal or general |
Interest
(n.) Premium paid for the use of money, -- usually reckoned as a percentage |
Interest
(n.) Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered. |
Interest
(n.) The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively |
Plane table
() See under Plane, a. |
Self-interest
(n.) Private interest |
Table
(n.) A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board |
Table
(n.) A thin, flat piece of wood, stone, metal, or other material, on which anything is cut, traced, written, or painted |
Table
(n.) a memorandum book. |
Table
(n.) Any smooth, flat surface upon which an inscription, a drawing, or the like, may be produced. |
Table
(n.) Hence, in a great variety of applications: A condensed statement which may be comprehended by the eye in a single view |
Table
(n.) A view of the contents of a work |
Table
(n.) A list of substances and their properties |
Table
(n.) Any collection and arrangement in a condensed form of many particulars or values, for ready reference, as of weights, measures, currency, specific gravities, etc. |
Table
(n.) The arrangement or disposition of the lines which appear on the inside of the hand. |
Table
(n.) An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board, or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in eating, writing, or working. |
Table
(n.) Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of |
Table
(n.) The company assembled round a table. |
Table
(n.) One of the two, external and internal, layers of compact bone, separated by diploe, in the walls of the cranium. |
Table
(n.) A stringcourse which includes an offset |
Table
(n.) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played. |
Table
(n.) One of the divisions of a backgammon board |
Table
(n.) The games of backgammon and of draughts. |
Table
(n.) A circular plate of crown glass. |
Table
(n.) The upper flat surface of a diamond or other precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles. |
Table
(n.) A plane surface, supposed to be transparent and perpendicular to the horizon |
Table
(n.) The part of a machine tool on which the work rests and is fastened. |
Table
(v. t.) To form into a table or catalogue |
Table
(v. t.) To delineate, as on a table |
Table
(v. t.) To supply with food |
Table
(v. t.) To insert, as one piece of timber into another, by alternate scores or projections from the middle, to prevent slipping |
Table
(v. t.) To lay or place on a table, as money. |
Table
(v. t.) In parliamentary usage, to lay on the table |
Table
(v. t.) To enter upon the docket |
Table
(v. t.) To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the boltrope. |
Table
(v. i.) To live at the table of another |
Table d'hote
() A common table for guests at a hotel |
Table-land
(n.) A broad, level, elevated area of land |
Time-table
(n.) A tabular statement of the time at which, or within which, several things are to take place, as the recitations in a school, the departure and arrival of railroad trains or other public conveyances, the rise and fall of the tides, etc. |
Time-table
(n.) A plane surface divided in one direction with lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other with lines representing miles, and having diagonals (usually movable strings) representing the speed and position of various trains. |
Time-table
(n.) A table showing the notation, length, or duration of the several notes. |
Water table
() A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, -- generally used in the United States for the first table above the surface of the ground (see Table, n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the foundation and the beginning of the upper wall. |
pastime
interest pursuit | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly), sailing is her favorite pastime, his main pastime is gambling, he counts reading among his interests, they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits |
| table game | a game that is played on a table |
table tennis
Ping-Pong | a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball |
altar communion table
Lord's table | the table in Christian churches where communion is given |
| breakfast table | a table where breakfast is eaten |
| card table | a small light table with folding legs, can be folded for storage |
| card table | a table for playing cards (as in a casino) |
coffee table
cocktail table | low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served |
| coffee-table book | an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table |
conference table
council table
council board | the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting |
console table
console | a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall |
| diningoom table | diningoom furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served |
dining table
board | a table at which meals are served, he helped her clear the dining table, a feast was spread upon the board |
| dinner table | the dining table where dinner is served and eaten |
drafting table
drawing table | a worktable with adjustable top |
dressing table
dresser vanity
toilet table | low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup |
| drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
| gaming table | a table used for gambling, may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips |
| gateleg table | a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged legs |
| high table | a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform, seats are reserved for distinguished persons |
| kitchen table | a table in the kitchen |
napkin
table napkin
serviette | a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing |
| operating table | table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation |
| Parsons table | a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners, the top and the legs are the same width |
| pedestal table | a table supported by a single central column |
| pier table | a low table set below a pier glass |
pinball machine
pin table | game equipment on which pinball is played, in Britain they call a pinball machine a pin table |
| plane table | surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod, used to sight and map topographical details |
pool table
billiard table
snooker table | game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played |
| refectory table | a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles |
Round Table
King Arthur's Round Table | (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights |
secretary
writing table
escritoire
secretaire | a desk used for writing |
service
table service | tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table |
| table | a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs, it was a sturdy table |
| table | a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it, I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant |
| table knife | a knife used for eating at dining table |
| table lamp | a lamp that sits on a table |
table linen
napery | linens for the dining table |
table mat
hot pad | a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table |
| table saw | a circular saw mounted under a table or bench so that the blade of the saw projects up through a slot |
table-tennis table
ping-pong table
pingpong table | a table used for playing table tennis |
table-tennis racquet
table-tennis bat
pingpong paddle | paddle used to play table tennis |
| tea table | a small table for serving afternoon tea |
tilt-top table
tip-top table
tip table | a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be tilted to a vertical position |
| trestle table | a table supported on trestles |
worktable
work table | a table designed for a particular task |
egoism
egocentrism
self-interest
selfoncern
selfenteredness | concern for your own interests and welfare |
opportunism
self-interest self-seeking
expedience | taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others |
sake
interest | a reason for wanting something done, for your sake, died for the sake of his country, in the interest of safety, in the common interest |
| interest interestingness | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.), they said nothing of great interest, primary colors can add interest to a room |