Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

washstand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: wash-stand
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing.

noun

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.

Dated

Example Sentences

"The less quality the more saleable they were. An abhorrent-looking stained oak wash-stand with a marble top and inset tiles, or a sideboard with bevelled mirrors in the back, or an enamelled wardrobe with stamped wood panels were much preferred to comparatively innocuous examples of the same articles in plain wood."
"Washstand in an Electric Garage. […] In a few garages arrangements are made for washing cars in any position on the storage floor, so that it is not necessary to move them on to and off the washrack."

Etymology

From wash + stand.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

washstands (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nightstand dry sink

Synonyms

commode washhand-stand washbasin basin washbowl lavatory wash-hand stand

Questions

What does washstand mean?: A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing.
Where does washstand come from?: From wash + stand.

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