Standard Lemma guide

tabletop

adj · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Suitable for use on top of a table.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Taking place on top of a table.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • tabletop photography
  • tabletop gaming

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The flat, horizontal upper surface of a table.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: furniture, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: top, part, portion

4

noun

Meaning 4

A fixed item resembling a table, used for performing skateboarding tricks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skateboarding, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A photograph of an object or product placed on a table.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: advertising, arts, business, hobbies, lifestyle, marketing, photography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Ellipsis of tabletop game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Qualifier: roleplaying games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To play tabletop games.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Qualifier: roleplaying games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

the top horizontal work surface of a table

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: work surface

Narrower terms: countertop

History

Etymology

From table + top.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: за маса (za masa) — suitable for use on the top of a table
  • Finnish: pöytä- — suitable for use on the top of a table
  • French: de table — suitable for use on the top of a table
  • Polish: blatowy — suitable for use on the top of a table
  • Russian: насто́льный (nastólʹnyj) — suitable for use on the top of a table
  • Thai: วางโต๊ะ — suitable for use on the top of a table
  • Thai: ตั้งโต๊ะ (dtâng-dtó) — suitable for use on the top of a table
  • Thai: กระดาน (grà-daan) — suitable for use on the top of a table
  • Afrikaans: tafelblad — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Danish: bordplade — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Dutch: tafelblad — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Finnish: pöytälevy — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • German: Tischplatte — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Hungarian: asztallap — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Karelian: stolalauta — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bordplate — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bordplate — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Polish: blat — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Russian: столе́шница (stoléšnica) — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Swedish: bordsskiva — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Thai: พื้นโต๊ะ — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Turkish: masa tablası — horizontal upper surface of a table
  • Ukrainian: стільни́ця (stilʹnýcja) — horizontal upper surface of a table