nightstand

noun

night·​stand ˈnīt-ˌstand How to pronounce nightstand (audio)

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Instead of haphazardly stuffing them into your nightstand drawer, place them in a whimsical Hay tin container. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025 Perfectly Matching Furniture While there is a time and place for a pair of nightstands or set of bedside lamps, there is more than one way to create a cohesive space. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025 However, the pineapple on his nightstand remained unsolved. Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 But a nightstand closet or a kitchen drawer, those are the places curious kids look and often fatal accidents happen. Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nightstand

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nightstand was circa 1852

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“Nightstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightstand. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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