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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

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