nightstand

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 References

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• night stand
• night-stand

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

nightstand (plural nightstands)

1. A bedside table or cabinet.

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

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[edit] References

• Notes:

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