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nightstand

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈnaɪtˌstænd// UK //nˈaɪtstænd// night·stand

n. a small table next to a bed. You use it to keep things like a lamp, a book, or your phone close at hand.

n. a small table or cabinet placed beside a bed for the storage of personal items or the placement of a lamp. Often used in the plural to refer to a pair of tables on either side of a bed.


SIMPLE

I keep my alarm clock on the nightstand.

CONTEXTUAL

She reached for her glasses on the nightstand before turning off the lamp and going to sleep.

COMPLEX

The bedroom was furnished with a simple oak nightstand that provided just enough space for a reading lamp and a small stack of travel guides.

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