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Coordinate Terms: 2 senses of altar

Sense 1

altar, communion table, Lord's table -- (the table in Christian churches where communion is given)
-> table -- (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table")
=> altar, communion table, Lord's table -- (the table in Christian churches where communion is given)
=> booth -- (a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches)
=> breakfast table -- (a table where breakfast is eaten)
=> card table -- (a small light table with folding legs; can be folded for storage)
=> card table -- (a table for playing cards (as in a casino))
=> coffee table, cocktail table -- (low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served)
=> conference table, council table, council board -- (the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting)
=> console table, console -- (a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall)
=> counter -- (table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted)
=> desk -- (a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments)
=> dressing table, dresser, vanity, toilet table -- (low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup)
=> drop-leaf table -- (a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface)
=> gaming table -- (a table used for gambling; may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips)
=> gueridon -- (a small round table)
=> kitchen table -- (a table in the kitchen)
=> operating table -- (table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation)
=> Parsons table -- (a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners; the top and the legs are the same width)
=> pedestal table -- (a table supported by a single central column)
=> pier table -- (a low table set below a pier glass)
=> platen -- (work table of a machine tool)
=> pool table, billiard table, snooker table -- (game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played)
HAS INSTANCE=> Round Table, King Arthur's Round Table -- ((legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights)
=> stand -- (a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand")
=> table-tennis table, ping-pong table, pingpong table -- (a table used for playing table tennis)
=> tea table -- (a small table for serving afternoon tea)
=> trestle table -- (a table supported on trestles)
=> worktable, work table -- (a table designed for a particular task)

Sense 2
altar -- (a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made)
-> structure, construction -- (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")
=> airdock, hangar, repair shed -- (a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained)
=> altar -- (a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made)
=> arcade, colonnade -- (a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns)
=> arch -- ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)
=> area -- (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants")
=> balcony -- (a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet)
=> balcony -- (an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium)
=> bascule -- (a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw))
=> boarding -- (a structure of boards)
=> body -- (the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted")
=> bridge, span -- (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
=> building, edifice -- (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice")
=> building complex, complex -- (a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures)
=> catchment -- (a structure in which water is collected)
=> coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix -- (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope")
=> colonnade -- (structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns)
=> column, pillar -- (a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument))
=> corner, quoin -- ((architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone)
=> cross -- (a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece)
=> deathtrap -- (any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed)
=> defensive structure, defense, defence -- (a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses")
=> door -- (a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us")
=> entablature -- ((architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof)
=> erection -- (a structure that has been erected)
=> establishment -- (a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence)
=> floor, level, storey, story -- (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?")
=> fountain -- (a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises)
=> house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle -- (an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed")
=> housing, lodging, living accommodations -- (structures collectively in which people are housed)
=> hull -- (the frame or body of ship)
=> jungle gym -- (a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play)
=> lamination -- (a layered structure)
=> landing, landing place -- (structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods)
=> lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory -- (a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings)
=> masonry -- (structure built of stone or brick by a mason)
=> memorial, monument -- (a structure erected to commemorate persons or events)
=> mound, hill -- (structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind")
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta -- (any structure that makes progress difficult)
=> partition, divider -- (a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another))
=> platform, weapons platform -- (any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons)
=> porch -- (a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance)
=> post and lintel -- (a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel))
=> prefab -- (a prefabricated structure)
=> projection -- (any structure that branches out from a central support)
=> public works -- (structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use)
=> set-back, setoff, offset -- (structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly)
=> shelter -- (a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)
=> shoebox -- (a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment))
=> signboard, sign -- (structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards")
=> stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium -- (a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments)
=> superstructure -- (structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck)
=> supporting structure -- (a structure that serves to support something)
=> tower -- (a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building)
=> transept -- (structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles)
=> trestlework -- (a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g.)
=> vaulting -- ((architecture) a vaulted structure; "arches and vaulting")
=> ways, shipway, slipway -- (structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired)
=> wellhead -- (a structure built over a well)
=> wind tunnel -- (a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft)
=> honeycomb -- (a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae)
=> balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance -- (equality of distribution)