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table

n. 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

n. a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it; "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant"

file

n. a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

file

n. (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form

allotment, allocation

n. a share set aside for a specific purpose

board, table

n. food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"

table, tabular array

n. a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1"

table, mesa

n. flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water"

allotment, apportionment, allocation, parceling, parcelling

n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"

table, billiard table, pool table, snooker table

n. game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played

file, file away

v. place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please"

file, smooth with a file

v. smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"

file, walk in file

v. proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom"

charge, file, lodge

v. file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"

file, register, file for, register officially, place on public record, put on record

v. record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"

table, set back, remit, put off, defer, hold over, postpone, shelve, put over

v. hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

bar

n. a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"

allowance

n. an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"

allotment, apportionment, allocation, parceling, parcelling

n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"

grant, assignment

n. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

stipend

n. a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

victuals, commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, food supply, food stock, food supplies

n. a stock or supply of foods

allowance

n. an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"

quota

n. a proportional share assigned to each participant

part, share, portion, percentage

n. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

dole

n. a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given

allotment, allocation

n. a share set aside for a specific purpose

grate, scrape

v. scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"

rasp, scrape with a rasp

v. scrape with a rasp

scour, abrade

v. rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"

scrub, scour

v. clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"

whet, sharpen by rubbing

v. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

walk, hoof, foot, hoof it, leg it, go on foot

v. use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

step, take a step

v. shift or move by taking a step; "step back"

set, arrange

v. adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"

index

v. list in an index

temporize

v. draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"

lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

stamp, pigeonhole, stereotype

v. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"

file in

v. enter by marching in a file

file out

v. march out, in a file

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

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