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1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Systemic means affecting the whole of something. [FORMAL ] □  The economy is locked in a systemic crisis.

2 ADJ Systemic chemicals or drugs are absorbed into the whole of an organism such as a plant or person, rather than being applied to one area. [TECHNICAL ]

sy s|tems a na|lyst (systems analysts ) N‑COUNT A systems analyst is someone whose job is to decide what computer equipment and software a company needs, and to provide it.

Tt

T , t /tiː / (T's, t's ) N‑VAR T is the twentieth letter of the English alphabet.

ta /tɑː / CONVENTION Ta means 'thank you'. [BRIT , INFORMAL , FORMULAE ]

tab /tæ b/ (tabs )

1 N‑COUNT A tab is a small piece of cloth or paper that is attached to something, usually with information about that thing written on it. □  A stupid medical clerk had slipped the wrong tab on his X-ray.

2 N‑COUNT A tab is the total cost of goods or services that you have to pay, or the bill for those goods or services. [mainly AM ] □  At least one estimate puts the total tab at $7 million.

3 N‑COUNT A tab is a metal strip that you pull off the top of a can of drink in order to open it.

4 N‑COUNT A tab is a drug, especially one that is sold illegally, which is in tablet form. [INFORMAL ] □ [+ of ] He was prosecuted for possessing a hundred tabs of ecstasy

5 PHRASE If someone keeps tabs on you, they make sure that they always know where you are and what you are doing, often in order to control you. [INFORMAL ]

6 PHRASE If you pick up the tab , you pay a bill on behalf of a group of people or provide the money that is needed for something. [INFORMAL ] □  Pollard picked up the tab for dinner that night.

Ta|bas|co /tæbæ skoʊ/ N‑UNCOUNT Tabasco is a hot spicy sauce made from peppers. [TRADEMARK ]

tab|by /tæ bi/ (tabbies ) N‑COUNT A tabby or a tabby cat is a cat whose fur has dark stripes on a lighter background.

tab|er|nac|le /tæ bə ^r næk ^ə l/ (tabernacles )

1 N‑COUNT [oft in names] A tabernacle is a church used by certain Christian Protestant groups and by Mormons.

2 N‑PROPER The Tabernacle was a small tent which contained the most holy writings of the ancient Jews and which they took with them when they were travelling.

ta|ble ◆◆◇ /te I b ^ə l/ (tables , tabling , tabled )

1 N‑COUNT A table is a piece of furniture with a flat top that you put things on or sit at. □  She was sitting at the kitchen table eating a currant bun. □  I placed his drink on the small table at his elbow.

2 VERB If someone tables a proposal, they say formally that they want it to be discussed at a meeting. [mainly BRIT ] □ [V n] They've tabled a motion criticising the Government for doing nothing about the problem.

3 VERB If someone tables a proposal or plan which has been put forward, they decide to discuss it or deal with it at a later date, rather than straight away. [AM ] □ [V n] We will table that for later.

4 N‑COUNT A table is a written set of facts and figures arranged in columns and rows. □  Consult the table on page 104. □  Other research supports the figures in Table 3.3.

5 → see also coffee table , dressing table , negotiating table , round table , tea table

6 PHRASE If you put something on the table , you present it at a meeting for it to be discussed. □  This is one of the best packages we've put on the table in years.

7 PHRASE If you turn the tables on someone, you change the situation completely, so that instead of them causing problems for you, you are causing problems for them. □  The only question is whether the President can use his extraordinary political skills to turn the tables on his opponents.

8to put your cards on the table → see card SYNONYMS table NOUN 1

counter:We were sitting on stools at the counter having coffee.

bench:…the laboratory bench.