nightstand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nightstand.wav

Word forms

nightstand nightstands night stand night-stand

Etymology

From night (“the conventional time for a person to be in bed”) + stand (“an object which supports things”).

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