dining tables

Where families gather

Dining tables are tables designed for eating meals, typically large enough to seat multiple people and positioned as the central furniture in a dining room or eating area.

The phrase emphasizes the table's function, distinguishing it from coffee tables, work tables, or other surfaces: We need a dining table that seats eight.

Dining tables range from formal wooden pieces to casual kitchen sets.

Related

place setting · round · drop leaf · family · gather · wooden · benches · extension · mahogany · breakfast · meal · reclaimed wood · seating · marble · buffet · candles · legs · glass top

Categories
Opposites
furniture function/purpose

dining tablesdesks

Flat-topped work furniture

counters · kitchen islands · coffee tables · end tables · nightstands

domestic space assignment

dining tablesbedside tables

Small furniture beside mattresses

living room furniture · patio furniture

formality of eating

dining tablesTV trays

Folding stands for eating

lap trays · coffee tables · breakfast bars · picnic tables

Family

table, dinner, dine, diner, dining, dinners, dinnertime, dined, diners

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G