"nightstand" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nightstand.wav Forms: nightstands [plural]
Etymology: From night (“the conventional time for a person to be in bed”) + stand (“an object which supports things”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|night|stand|gloss1=the conventional time for a person to be in bed|gloss2=an object which supports things}} night (“the conventional time for a person to be in bed”) + stand (“an object which supports things”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nightstand (plural nightstands)
  1. (US) A small table or cabinet, usually with two drawers one above the other or one drawer and a lower shelf, placed beside the head of a bed. Tags: US Categories (topical): Furniture Synonyms: bedside table, night table, night stand, night-stand Hypernyms: end table, side table Related terms: washstand (english: sometimes coinstantial) Translations (small table placed beside the head of a bed): مِنْضَدة اَلسَّرِير (alt: minḍada(t) as-sarīr) (Arabic), كُمَدينة (kumadīna) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), нощно шкафче (noštno škafče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), tauleta de nit [feminine] (Catalan), comodí [masculine] (Catalan), 床頭櫃 (Chinese Mandarin), 床头柜 (chuángtóuguì) (Chinese Mandarin), noční stolek [masculine] (Czech), natbord [neuter] (Danish), nachtkastje [neuter] (Dutch), noktotablo (Esperanto), yöpöytä (Finnish), table de nuit [feminine] (French), table de chevet [feminine] (French), liseuse [feminine] (French), Nachttisch [masculine] (German), κομοδίνο (komodíno) [neuter] (Greek), éjjeliszekrény (Hungarian), náttborð (Icelandic), litotableto (Ido), bord cois leapa [masculine] (Irish), bord éadain [masculine] (Irish), comodino [masculine] (Italian), ナイトテーブル (naito tēburu) (Japanese), ナイトスタンド (naitosutando) (Japanese), тумбочка (tumboçka) (Kazakh), 나이트스탠드 (naiteuseutaendeu) (Korean), 침실용 탁자 (chimsiryong takja) (Korean), на́ткасна (nátkasna) [feminine] (Macedonian), nattbord [neuter] (Norwegian), taula de nuech [feminine] (Occitan), nakastlik [masculine] (Polish), szafka nocna [feminine] (Polish), criado-mudo [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), mesinha-de-cabeceira [feminine] (Portuguese), mesa-de-cabeceira [feminine] (Portuguese), măsuță de noapte [feminine] (Romanian), ту́мбочка (túmbočka) [feminine] (Russian), nočný stolík [masculine] (Slovak), mesa de noche [feminine] (Spanish), mesita de noche [feminine] (Spanish), buró [Mexico, masculine] (Spanish), mesilla de noche [Spain, feminine] (Spanish), mesita de luz [Argentina, feminine] (Spanish), velador [Chile, masculine] (Spanish), nochero [Colombia] (Spanish), mesa nocturna [feminine] (Spanish), mesilla [feminine] (Spanish), mesa de luz [Argentina, Uruguay, feminine] (Spanish), mesa lumínica [feminine] (Spanish), nattduksbord (Swedish), sängbord (Swedish), komodin (Turkish), bwrdd erchwyn [North, masculine] (Welsh), byrddau erchwyn [masculine, plural] (Welsh), bord erchwyn [South, feminine] (Welsh), bordydd ercwhyn [feminine, plural] (Welsh), בעטטישל (bettishl) (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "word": "كُمَدينة"
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "word": "nachtkastje"
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "word": "noktotablo"
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "word": "yöpöytä"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "table de nuit"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "table de chevet"
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "liseuse"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Nachttisch"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "komodíno",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "κομοδίνο"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "word": "éjjeliszekrény"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "word": "náttborð"
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "bord cois leapa"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "bord éadain"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "word": "comodino"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "naito tēburu",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "word": "ナイトテーブル"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "naitosutando",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "tumboçka",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "naiteuseutaendeu",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "word": "나이트스탠드"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chimsiryong takja",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "word": "침실용 탁자"
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "word": "taula de nuech"
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "szafka nocna"
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "criado-mudo"
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "word": "mesinha-de-cabeceira"
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          "word": "măsuță de noapte"
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          "word": "nočný stolík"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "word": "velador"
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "word": "nochero"
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "word": "mesa nocturna"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "code": "es",
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          "word": "mesa de luz"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "word": "mesa lumínica"
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "word": "nattduksbord"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bwrdd erchwyn"
        },
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "byrddau erchwyn"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
            "South",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bord erchwyn"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "bordydd ercwhyn"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "bettishl",
          "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
          "word": "בעטטישל"
        }
      ]
    }
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        "plural"
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      "word": "end table"
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      "word": "side table"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "word": "washstand"
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        "Terms with Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Ido translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Kazakh translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian translations",
        "Terms with Occitan translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Slovak translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations",
        "Terms with Yiddish translations",
        "en:Furniture"
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          "text": "He always kept a full glass of water on the nightstand.",
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        }
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        ],
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          "shelf"
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          "head"
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    {
      "word": "bedside table"
    },
    {
      "word": "night table"
    },
    {
      "word": "night stand"
    },
    {
      "word": "night-stand"
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    {
      "alt": "minḍada(t) as-sarīr",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "مِنْضَدة اَلسَّرِير"
    },
    {
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kumadīna",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "Hijazi-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "كُمَدينة"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "noštno škafče",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "нощно шкафче"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tauleta de nit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "comodí"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "床頭櫃"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chuángtóuguì",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "床头柜"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "noční stolek"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "natbord"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nachtkastje"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "noktotablo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "yöpöytä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "table de nuit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "table de chevet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "liseuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nachttisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "komodíno",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κομοδίνο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "éjjeliszekrény"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "náttborð"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "litotableto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bord cois leapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bord éadain"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "comodino"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "naito tēburu",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "ナイトテーブル"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "naitosutando",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "ナイトスタンド"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "tumboçka",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "тумбочка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "naiteuseutaendeu",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "나이트스탠드"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chimsiryong takja",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "침실용 탁자"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nátkasna",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "на́ткасна"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nattbord"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "taula de nuech"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nakastlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "szafka nocna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "criado-mudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mesinha-de-cabeceira"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mesa-de-cabeceira"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "măsuță de noapte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "túmbočka",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ту́мбочка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nočný stolík"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mesa de noche"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mesita de noche"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "buró"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mesilla de noche"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mesita de luz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "Chile",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "velador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "Colombia"
      ],
      "word": "nochero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mesa nocturna"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mesilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Uruguay",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mesa de luz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mesa lumínica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "nattduksbord"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "sängbord"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "komodin"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "North",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bwrdd erchwyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "byrddau erchwyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "South",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bord erchwyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bordydd ercwhyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "bettishl",
      "sense": "small table placed beside the head of a bed",
      "word": "בעטטישל"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nightstand"
}

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