WASH-HAND STAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wash-hand stand mean? 

• WASH-HAND STAND (noun)
  The noun WASH-HAND STAND has 1 sense:

1. furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: 'wash-hand stand' is a British term

  Familiarity information: WASH-HAND STAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WASH-HAND STAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: 'wash-hand stand' is a British term

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

wash-hand stand; washstand

Hypernyms ("wash-hand stand" is a kind of...):

article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)

 Context examples 

Found a screw-driver and some screws on the wash-hand stand.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)