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bedstand

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[bed-stand] / ˈbɛdˌstænd /

noun

  1. night table.


Etymology

Origin of bedstand

bed + stand

Example Sentences

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

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

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

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory

At once a soft chiming sounded from the miniature ComWeb on the bedstand.

From Legacy by Schmitz, James H.

She broke away and reached for the bedstand.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory