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night·stand

(nīt′stănd′)

A small table or stand placed at a bedside. Also called night table.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

nightstand

(ˈnaɪtˌstænd)

a small bedside cabinet or table

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

night′ ta`ble

a small table set next to a bed.

[1780–90]

Translations

طَاوِلَة بِجَانِب السَرير

noční stolek

natbord

Nachttisch

κομοδίνο

mesita de noche velador burómesa de nochemesilla de noche

yöpöytä

table de chevet

noćni ormarić

comodino tavolino da letto

ベッドサイドテーブル

침대 곁의 보조 탁자

nachtkastje

nattbord

stolik nocny

criado mudo mesa de cabeceira

прикроватный столик тумбочка

nattduksbord

โต๊ะข้างเตียงนอน

komodin

bàn để đầu giường

床头柜

nightstand

→ طَاوِلَة بِجَانِب السَرير noční stolek natbord Nachttisch κομοδίνο mesita de noche yöpöytä table de chevet noćni ormarić tavolino da letto ベッドサイドテーブル 침대 곁의 보조 탁자 nachtkastje nattbord stolik nocny criado mudo, mesa de cabeceira прикроватный столик nattduksbord โต๊ะข้างเตียงนอน komodin bàn để đầu giường 床头柜

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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