nightstand

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: night-stand and night stand

English

[edit]
A contemporary nightstand.
A contemporary nightstand.

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

Noun

[edit]

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.
    He always kept a full glass of water on the nightstand.

Synonyms

[edit]

Hypernyms

[edit]
[edit]

Translations

[edit]

References

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

Further reading

[edit]