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FURNISHING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of providing a house or room with furniture and other removable items such as shelves, carpets, appliances, etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("furnishing" is a kind of...):
interior decorating; interior decoration (the trade or act of decorating the interior of a building or room, especially with regard to color combination, paint, fabrics, carpeting, etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("furnishing" is a kind of...):
instrumentality; instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "furnishing"):
appointment; fitting ((usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel))
curtain; drape; drapery; mantle; pall (hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))
article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)
carpet; carpeting; rug (floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile))
Derivation:
furnish (provide or equip with furniture)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
Synonyms:
furnishing; trappings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("furnishing" is a kind of...):
accessory; accouterment; accoutrement (clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb furnish
