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FURNISHING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does furnishing mean? 

FURNISHING (noun)
  The noun FURNISHING has 3 senses:

1. (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
2. (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
3. the act of decorating a house or room

  Familiarity information: FURNISHING used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


FURNISHING (noun)


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Meaning:

(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

furnishing; trappings

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)


Sense 2furnishing [BACK TO TOP]

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 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))


Sense 3furnishing [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

The act of decorating a house or room

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("furnishing" is a kind of...):

interior decoration; interior design (the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior)


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