end table

noun

A small table placed beside a chair or at each end of a sofa.

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Meanings

nounend table (plural end tables)

plural end tables · alternative end-table

  1. A small table placed beside a chair or at each end of a sofa.

    The tiny rooms are fitted with a burgundy leather chair, an end table stacked with phone books, and an ugly orange payphone common here in Australia.

    2003, James Postell, Daytrips Eastern Austrailia

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
by-table

Translations

German Tischchen, Nebentisch
  • Tischchensmall table placed beside a chair or a sofa
  • Nebentischsmall table placed beside a chair or a sofa
  • Beitischsmall table placed beside a chair or a sofa
  • Beistelltischsmall table placed beside a chair or a sofa
  • Couchtischsmall table placed beside a chair or a sofa
  • Katzentischsmall table placed beside a chair or a sofa
  • Seitentischsmall table placed beside a chair or a sofa
Italian tavolino
  • tavolinosmall table placed beside a chair or a sofa
Polish niski stolik
  • niski stoliksmall table placed beside a chair or a sofa
Cite this entry
APA

end table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20table

MLA

“end table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20table. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “end table,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20table.

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