rickety table

Frequency: 4.20.7 per million words

describes a table that is poorly made or in bad condition, and therefore weak and likely to collapse

ricketyADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

table

Examples (10)

  • The old café featured a rickety table in the quietest corner.
  • Be careful; that rickety table looks like it's about to fall apart.
  • He managed to balance his laptop precariously on the rickety table.
  • The children were told not to play near the rickety table in the attic.
  • If we put any more weight on this rickety table, it will surely collapse.
  • Despite its worn appearance, the rickety table served as a central gathering point.
  • They decided to replace the rickety table with a sturdier one next month.
  • I remember sketching designs on that very rickety table when I was a child.
  • The artist used the rickety table as a prop in his latest installation.
  • A sudden bump could send everything crashing down from that rickety table.