tabletop
Americannoun
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a surface forming or suggesting the top of a table.
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a photograph of an arrangement of objects on top of a table.
adjective
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intended for use on the top of a table or the like.
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noting or relating to an arrangement of objects, especially miniatures or models, as would be appropriate to the top of a table.
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noting or relating to a type of game that requires the physical presence of players and the manipulation of game pieces, in contrast to video games.
Etymology
Origin of tabletop
Example Sentences
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There I propped my backpack on the tabletop like a protective barrier and rested my cheek against the cool wood while I waited for my heart to stop racing.
From Literature
Phones rattled against the tabletop with constant texts.
From Los Angeles Times
The consultant is at the front of the room with a flip-chart indicating tabletop topics and instructions.
“There’s this huge national pride going that has never really stopped,” says Matthew W. Sivils, a professor of English at Iowa State University who has studied Travellers and owns more than 800 tabletop games himself.
He reaches into his pocket and tosses a few bills and coins on the tabletop.
From Literature
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