Corbel-table
(n.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them |
Distance
(n.) The space between two objects |
Distance
(n.) Remoteness of place |
Distance
(n.) A space marked out in the last part of a race course. |
Distance
(n.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear |
Distance
(n.) Space between two antagonists in fencing. |
Distance
(n.) The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape. |
Distance
(n.) Ideal disjunction |
Distance
(n.) Length or interval of time |
Distance
(n.) The remoteness or reserve which respect requires |
Distance
(n.) A withholding of intimacy |
Distance
(n.) Remoteness in succession or relation |
Distance
(n.) The interval between two notes |
Distance
(v. t.) To place at a distance or remotely. |
Distance
(v. t.) To cause to appear as if at a distance |
Distance
(v. t.) To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3) |
Plane table
() See under Plane, a. |
Railway
(n.) A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure. |
Railway
(n.) The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property |
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 |
Tables d'hote
(pl. ) of Table d'hote |
Underground Railroad
Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
| 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 |
cable railway
funicular
funicular railway | a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
car railcar
railway car
railroad car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad, three cars had jumped the rails |
| 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 |
cog railway
rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
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 |
elevated railway
elevated railroad
elevated
el
overhead railway | a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
| 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 |
line railway line
rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
locomotive
engine locomotive engine
railway locomotive | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
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 |
railroad track
railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
railway
railroad
railroad line
railway line railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
| railway junction | a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross |
railway station
railroad station
railroad terminal
train station
train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
| 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 |
| scenic railway | small railway in an amusement park |
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 |