(US) A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.
He always kept a full glass of water on the nightstand.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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