nightstand
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
night (“the conventional time for a person to be in bed”) + stand (“an object which supports things”).[1]
NounEdit
nightstand (plural nightstands)
- (US) A small table or cabinet, typically with drawers, placed at the head side of a bed.
- Synonyms: bedside table, night table
- He always kept a full glass of water on the nightstand.
TranslationsEdit
small table placed at the head side of a bed
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Further readingEdit
- nightstand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “nightstand, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; Sept. 2003]