kitchen table
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Definition
Noun: A table located in a kitchen, typically used for food preparation, casual dining, or other household activities.
Usage
This term refers specifically to the piece of furniture. It is a compound noun where "kitchen" functions as a noun adjunct, modifying "table" to specify its typical location and primary use.
Examples
- We gathered around the kitchen table for breakfast.
- She left the mail on the kitchen table.
- The project required a large, sturdy kitchen table for spreading out the plans.
Advanced Usage
- "kitchen-table" (as an attributive adjective): Used to describe something as informal, domestic, or grassroots, often relating to politics or finance.
- They discussed kitchen-table issues like the cost of groceries.
- It was a kitchen-table business she started from home.
Variants and Related Words
- Table: The general piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs.
- Dining table: A table typically located in a separate dining room, often used for formal meals.
- Countertop / Worktop: A flat surface in a kitchen for preparing food, usually fixed to cabinets or walls, not a freestanding table.
Synonyms
- Breakfast table
- Kitchen worktable
Idioms and Phrases
- Kitchen-table talk: Conversation about practical, everyday concerns, especially of a family.
- The candidate's speech focused on kitchen-table talk, not abstract policies.
Noun
- a table in the kitchen