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

1. a table in the kitchen