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Synonyms

nightstand

American  
[nahyt-stand] / ˈnaɪtˌstænd /

noun

  1. night table.

Etymology

Origin of nightstand

First recorded in 1960–65; night + stand

Example Sentences

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Slamming it closed, I toss it on my nightstand, which knocks off the folder of Pops’s puzzles, which of course lands on its end, dumping the loose paper every which way.

From Literature

I sweep my fingertips over my nightstand, raking the thick coating of dust on the top.

From Literature

I pull the red dictionary from the stack of books on the nightstand.

From Literature

A few rows down, I spot Mom sitting on her bed, rifling through the drawer of her pine nightstand.

From Literature

Leave a book on the nightstand and the phone in the kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal

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