tabletop — the flat upper surface of a table
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the flat upper surface of a table
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈteɪbəlˌtɑːp/
Korean meaning: 테이블의 평평한 윗면
Korean pronunciation: 테이-블-탑 (강세: 테이)
Example Sentences
- My cat knocked over everything on the tabletop in just 3 seconds.
- The tabletop was so shiny that I mistook it for a mirror.
- We played a tabletop role-playing game all night long.
tabletop
NOUN//ˈteɪbəlˌtɑːp//
the flat upper surface of a table

💡 Concept
Polishing the flat table surface

🎵 Rhyme
From tabletop to laptop to desktop - all in sync!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈteɪbəlˌtɑːp/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈteɪbəlˌtɒp/
🌳Etymology
Roottable
Suffix-top
Origin
table(테이블)과 top(위쪽)이 결합된 합성어로, 14세기경부터 사용되기 시작했습니다. 테이블의 표면을 가리키는 단순하고 직관적인 표현입니다.
🎵Rhyme
desktoplaptoprooftop
desktop
laptop
rooftop
🔗Collocations
wooden tabletop
glass tabletop
tabletop game
tabletop exercise
clean the tabletop
tabletop display
marble tabletop
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat knocked over everything on the tabletop in just 3 seconds.”
😄 Fun example
“The tabletop was so shiny that I mistook it for a mirror.”
“We played a tabletop role-playing game all night long.”
“The coffee stain on the tabletop tells the story of many late-night study sessions.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
table surfacedesktoptable topwork surface
Antonyms
table legtable baseunderneath
Related
furnituredeskcounterworkspacesurface
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