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  • 71lay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, gently ▪ neatly ▪ He laid the clothes neatly on his bed. ▪ aside, down ▪ …

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  • 72table — tableless, adj. /tay beuhl/, n., v., tabled, tabling, adj. n. 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… …

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  • 73table — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece of furniture ADJECTIVE ▪ big, high, huge, large, long ▪ little, low, small ▪ …

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  • 74lay — I verb 1) Curtis laid the newspaper on the table Syn: put (down), place, set (down), deposit, rest, position, shove; informal stick, dump, park, plonk; Brit.; informal bung 2) I d lay money on it …

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  • 75table — /ˈteɪbəl / (say taybuhl) noun 1. an article of furniture consisting of a flat top resting on legs or on a pillar. 2. such an article of furniture designed for the playing of any various games: a billiard table. 3. the board at or round which… …

  • 76table — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at, playing games on, etc. 2 a flat surface serving a specified purpose (altar table; bird table). 3 a food provided …

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  • 77table — {{11}}table (n.) late 12c., board, slab, plate, from O.Fr. table board, plank, writing table, picture (11c.), and late O.E. tabele, from W.Gmc. *tabal (Cf. O.H.G. zabel, Ger. Tafel), both from L. tabula a board, plank, table, originally small… …

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  • 78Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles — The women s singles Table Tennis event is a part of the Table Tennis program and is taking place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22.78 athletes from 42 countries are taking part in… …

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  • 79table — ta•ble [[t]ˈteɪ bəl[/t]] n. v. bled, bling, adj. 1) fur an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports 2) fur such a piece of furniture used for serving food to those seated at it 3) the …

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  • 80table — See: AT THE TABLE or AT TABLE, COFFEE TABLE, PUT ONE S CARDS ON THE TABLE or LAY ONE S CARDS ON THE TABLE, TURN THE TABLES, WAIT AT TABLE or WAIT ON TABLE …

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