"washstand" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-washstand.wav Forms: washstands [plural]
Etymology: From wash + stand. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wash|stand}} wash + stand Head templates: {{en-noun}} washstand (plural washstands)
  1. (furniture) A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing. Categories (topical): Furniture Synonyms: commode Coordinate_terms (table): dry sink Translations (table for washing): مَغْسَلَة (maḡsala) [feminine] (Arabic), rentamans [masculine] (Catalan), 盥洗臺 (Chinese Mandarin), 盥洗台 (guànxǐtái) (Chinese Mandarin), 臉盆架 (Chinese Mandarin), 脸盆架 (liǎnpénjià) (Chinese Mandarin), wastafel [feminine] (Dutch), pesuteline (Finnish), pesupöytä (Finnish), Waschtisch [masculine] (German), mosdóállvány (Hungarian), porta catino [masculine] (Italian), porta bacinella [masculine] (Italian), умыва́льная (umyválʹnaja) [feminine] (Russian), умыва́льня (umyválʹnja) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-washstand-en-noun-papH-t32 Topics: furniture, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'table': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'table for washing': 85 15
  2. (dated) In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water run off. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-washstand-en-noun-lTx4~IwB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: washhand-stand Related terms: nightstand (english: sometimes coinstantial)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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