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nightstand

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *steh₂-✻
  2. inherited from *standaną✻
  3. inherited from *standan✻
  4. inherited from standan
  5. inherited from stonden
  6. compounded as nightstand — “night + stand”

Definitions

  1. A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the…

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

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA