nightstand

See also: night-stand and night stand

English

Alternative forms
  • night stand, night-stand

Etymology

night (“the conventional time for a person to be in bed”) +‎ stand (“an object which supports things”).[1]

Noun

nightstand (plural nightstands)

  1. (US) A small table or cabinet, usually with two drawers one above the other or one drawer and a lower shelf, placed beside the head of a bed.
    Synonyms: bedside table, night table
    He always kept a full glass of water on the nightstand.

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References
  1. “nightstand, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; Sept. 2003]

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