coffee table
coffee table noun: a long, low table, often placed in front of a sofa or seating area in a living room.
Noun
coffee table (plural coffee tables)
- A long, low table, often placed in front of a sofa or seating area in a living room.
- We were just settling ourselves around the coffee-table, when several friends from the parsonage arrived.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 26
- Synonyms:
- occasional table
- A table from which coffee is served.
coffee table meaning in Arabic, Indonesian and Thai
coffee table in Arabic
- type of table
- طَاوِلَةُ قَهْوَة ṭāwilatu qahwa, طَاوِلَةُ لِلْقَهْوَة ṭāwilatu lilqahwa
coffee table in Indonesian
- type of table
- meja kopi
coffee table in Thai
- type of table
- โต๊ะกาแฟ dtó-gaa-fɛɛ
Synonyms of coffee table
Forms of coffee table
| plural | coffee tables |
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Origin of coffee table
From coffee + table.
Words formed from coffee table
Questions about coffee table
- What does coffee table mean?
- Coffee table means a long, low table, often placed in front of a sofa or seating area in a living room.
- What is coffee table in Arabic?
- Coffee table in Arabic is طَاوِلَةُ قَهْوَة (ṭāwilatu qahwa), طَاوِلَةُ لِلْقَهْوَة (ṭāwilatu lilqahwa). See Coffee table meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is coffee table?
- Coffee table is a noun.
- What is the plural of coffee table?
- The plural of coffee table is coffee tables.
Words near coffee table in the dictionary
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