nightstand

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English[edit]

A contemporary nightstand.
A contemporary nightstand.

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

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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.

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

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