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table setting

table setting noun: a place setting.

Noun

table setting (plural table settings)

  1. A place setting.
    Synonyms:
    dinner service
  2. (also, figuratively) The act of setting the table.
    • "Winterfell" does a lot of work in a short amount of time, but unlike some previous episodes that engaged in significant table setting, it never feels too rushed or like characters are being given short shrift in the effort to hurry to the next beat.2019 April 14, Alex McLevy, “Winter is Here on Game of Thrones’ Final Season Premiere (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2020

Synonyms of table setting

Forms of table setting

pluraltable settings

Questions about table setting

What does table setting mean?
Table setting means a place setting.
What part of speech is table setting?
Table setting is a noun.
What is the plural of table setting?
The plural of table setting is table settings.

Words near table setting in the dictionary

  1. table sauces
  2. table saw
  3. table saws
  4. table scrap
  5. table scraps
  6. table setting
  7. table settings
  8. table shower
  9. table showers
  10. table shuffleboard
  11. table soccer

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