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Meanings of wash-hand stand in English

Portuguese
pia
Catalan
lavabo
Spanish
palanganero

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

        pia
        Synonyms
        Examples for "washstand"
        Examples for "washstand"
        1
        She surveyed herself in the little glass over the box-washstand and wondered.
        The Girl from Montana
        2
        The carrier pigeon preened itself comfortably on the edge of the washstand.
        The Street of Seven Stars
        3
        She lit the candle on the washstand and handed him a paper.
        Big Brother
        4
        The good woman took him to the washstand and supplied his needs.
        A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
        5
        They locked it, and then pushed the washstand and chairs against it.
        Pixy's Holiday Journey
        Usage of wash-hand stand in English
        1
        Then a chair was flung over and the wash-hand stand tumbler smashed.
        The Invisible Man
        2
        Then he distinctly heard a movement across the room, near the wash-hand stand.
        The Invisible Man
        3
        There was a bed and a chair and a wash-hand stand; a mirror on the wall; all a man could need.
        Hornblower and the Crisis
        4
        Suddenly, with a start, he perceived a coiled and bloodstained bandage of linen rag hanging in mid-air, between him and the wash-hand stand.
        The Invisible Man
        5
        'Found a screwdriver and some screws on the wash-hand stand.
        The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Ho...
        6
        "Mind your own business, sir!" shouted Mr. Lewisham at the wash-hand stand.
        Love and Mr. Lewisham
        7
        "Of course, if you like," said Tom, staring: "that's your wash-hand stand under the window, second from your bed.
        The New McGuffey Fourth Reader
        Translations for wash-hand stand
        Portuguese
        pia