washstand
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Definition of washstand
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing.
“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.”
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noun
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A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing.
“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.”
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(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.
“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.”
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Etymology
From wash + stand.
Words you can make from washstand
139 playable · top: HANDSAWS (15 pts)
Best play handsaws 15 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
29 words- AWASH 11 pts
- SHAWN 11 pts
- SHAWS 11 pts
- SHWAS 11 pts
- SWASH 11 pts
- SWATH 11 pts
- THAWS 11 pts
- WHATS 11 pts
- DAWNS 9 pts
- DAWTS 9 pts
- HADST 9 pts
- HANDS 9 pts
- SHADS 9 pts
- WANDS 9 pts
- HANSA 8 pts
- HANTS 8 pts
- SNASH 8 pts
- SNATH 8 pts
- SNAWS 8 pts
- STASH 8 pts
- SWANS 8 pts
- SWATS 8 pts
- WANTS 8 pts
- WASTS 8 pts
- NADAS 6 pts
- SANDS 6 pts
- STAND 6 pts
- ANTAS 5 pts
- STANS 5 pts
4-letter words
51 words- HAWS 10 pts
- HWAN 10 pts
- SHAW 10 pts
- SHWA 10 pts
- THAW 10 pts
- WAAH 10 pts
- WASH 10 pts
- WHAT 10 pts
- DAHS 8 pts
- DASH 8 pts
- DAWN 8 pts
- DAWS 8 pts
- DAWT 8 pts
- HAND 8 pts
- SHAD 8 pts
- WADS 8 pts
- WAND 8 pts
- AAHS 7 pts
- AWNS 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HAST 7 pts
- HATS 7 pts
- SASH 7 pts
- SAWN 7 pts
- SAWS 7 pts
- SHAT 7 pts
- SNAW 7 pts
- STAW 7 pts
- SWAN 7 pts
- SWAT 7 pts
- TAWS 7 pts
- THAN 7 pts
- TWAS 7 pts
- WANS 7 pts
- WANT 7 pts
- WAST 7 pts
- WATS 7 pts
- ANDS 5 pts
- DANS 5 pts
- DATA 5 pts
- NADA 5 pts
- SAND 5 pts
- TADS 5 pts
- ANAS 4 pts
- ANSA 4 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- SANS 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
- TASS 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- HAW 9 pts
- WHA 9 pts
- DAH 7 pts
- DAW 7 pts
- HAD 7 pts
- WAD 7 pts
- AAH 6 pts
- AHA 6 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- AWA 6 pts
- AWN 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- NAW 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- SAW 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- TAW 6 pts
- TWA 6 pts
- WAN 6 pts
- WAS 6 pts
- WAT 6 pts
- ADS 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DAS 4 pts
- SAD 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
2-letter words
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