side table
side table noun: a small table intended to be placed beside a larger piece of furniture, such as a bed or sofa.
Noun
side table (plural side tables)
- A small table intended to be placed beside a larger piece of furniture, such as a bed or sofa.
- Upon the infinitely wise countrywoman’s suggestion, she goose-penned, from the edge of her bed, on a side table with cabriole legs, a love letter and took five minutes to reread it in a languorous but loud voice […]1969, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 2, in Ada, or, Ardor: A Family Chronicle, Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books, published 1970, →ISBN, part 1, page 15
- For his own soiree, Kane went for somewhat more conventional decorations: on a side table, Apothia candles glimmered like fireflies, guarding a taxidermied owl, while masses of delphiniums, hydrangeas, lilacs and old Dutch roses perfumed the air.2008 May 4, Armand Limnander, “Chow, Darling”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2018
Forms of side table
| plural | side tables |
|---|---|
| alternative form | side-table |
| alternative form | sidetable |
Questions about side table
- What does side table mean?
- Side table means a small table intended to be placed beside a larger piece of furniture, such as a bed or sofa.
- What part of speech is side table?
- Side table is a noun.
- What is the plural of side table?
- The plural of side table is side tables.
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