WASHSTAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does washstand mean? 

• WASHSTAND (noun)
  The noun WASHSTAND has 2 senses:

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

2. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face

  Familiarity information: WASHSTAND used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WASHSTAND (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 ("washstand" is a kind of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

A bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

basin; lavatory; washbasin; washbowl; washstand

Context example:

he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face

Hypernyms ("washstand" is a kind of...):

sink (plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe)

 Context examples 

He held out the tiny glass, and I half filled it from the water-bottle on the washstand.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

"I have found it all out," said he, setting his candle down on the washstand; "it is as I thought."

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

"Hold the candle," said Mr. Rochester, and I took it: he fetched a basin of water from the washstand: "Hold that," said he.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

I returned, sought the sponge on the washstand, the salts in my drawer, and once more retraced my steps.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

I was spared the trouble of answering, for Bessie seemed in too great a hurry to listen to explanations; she hauled me to the washstand, inflicted a merciless, but happily brief scrub on my face and hands with soap, water, and a coarse towel; disciplined my head with a bristly brush, denuded me of my pinafore, and then hurrying me to the top of the stairs, bid me go down directly, as I was wanted in the breakfast-room.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)