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bedstand

American  
[bed-stand] / ˈbɛdˌstænd /

noun

  1. night table.


Etymology

Origin of bedstand

bed + stand

Example Sentences

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I reach for a plastic cup on the bedstand beside her purse.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

Gently, I place her glasses and book on her bedstand and turn out the lights.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Trigger found its control switch on the bedstand and shut it off.

From Legacy by Schmitz, James H.

I lay down on it and reached over to my bedstand to grab my laptop.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory

She broke away and reached for the bedstand.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory

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