setting table
Arranging dining places
Setting table, or setting the table, is preparing a table for a meal by arranging plates, utensils, glasses, and napkins in their proper positions.
The phrase works as a noun or verb: The kids helped with setting table before dinner.
Table setting refers to either the act or the arrangement itself.
- platesFlat eating dishes
- napkinsMealtime wiping cloths
- silverwareMetal eating utensils
- forksMulti-pronged eating implements
- salad forkUtensil for leafy courses
knives · butter knife · spoons · glasses · water glass · tablecloth · placemats · centerpiece · candles · dinnerware · china · goblets · folding · arranging · hosting · dinner · dinner party · guests
- routinesmorning routine, habits, routines, morning routines, procedures
- daily activitiescooking, cleaning, eating, sleeping, bathing
- home routinesmorning routine, weekly cleaning, chores, cleaning, laundry
- hospitality gesturesgreeting, warm reception, opening door, gift giving, invitation
- pinsetterspinspotter, rack
- pinsetter partspinsetter, reset button
meal preparation sequence
setting tablecleaning up
Removing dirt, disorder
doing dishes · washing dishes · loading dishwasher · cooking · food preparation
setting, table, setter, setters, resets, resetting, preset, presets, subset