"side table" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: side tables [plural], side-table [alternative], sidetable [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} side table (plural side tables)
  1. A small table intended to be placed beside a larger piece of furniture, such as a bed or sofa. Coordinate_terms: end table
    Sense id: en-side_table-en-noun-8HIh6xu7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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