What does furniture mean?
Definitions for furniture
ˈfɜr nɪ tʃərfur·ni·ture
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Princeton's WordNet
furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture(noun)
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
"they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
Wiktionary
furniture(Noun)
The harness, trappings etc. of a horse or other animal.
Etymology: From fourniture, from fournir.
furniture(Noun)
An item, or, used collectively, items, usually in a room, which enhance the room's characteristics, functionally and/or decoratively.
The woman does not even have one stick of furniture moved in yet.
Etymology: From fourniture, from fournir.
furniture(Noun)
Equipment worn by a falcon or hawk to facilitate handling by the falconer / austringer, e.g. jesses
Etymology: From fourniture, from fournir.
Webster Dictionary
Furniture(verb)
that with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment
Etymology: [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]
Furniture(verb)
articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc
Etymology: [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]
Furniture(verb)
the necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a carriage, a ship, etc
Etymology: [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]
Furniture(verb)
the masts and rigging of a ship
Etymology: [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]
Furniture(verb)
the mountings of a gun
Etymology: [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]
Furniture(verb)
builders' hardware such as locks, door and window trimmings
Etymology: [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]
Furniture(verb)
pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height than the type, placed around the pages or other matter in a form, and, with the quoins, serving to secure the form in its place in the chase
Etymology: [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]
Furniture(verb)
a mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes called mixture
Etymology: [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]
Freebase
Furniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping. Furniture is also used to hold objects at a convenient height for work, or to store things. Furniture can be a product of design and is considered a form of decorative art. In addition to furniture's functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose. It can be made from many materials, including metal, plastic, and wood. Furniture can be made using a variety of woodworking joints which often reflect the local culture.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Furniture
fur′ni-tūr, n. movables, either for use or ornament, with which a house is equipped: equipage, the trappings of a horse, &c.: decorations: the necessary appendages in some arts, &c.: (print.) the pieces of wood or metal put round pages of type to make proper margins and fill the spaces between the pages and the chase. [Fr. fourniture.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
furniture
The rigging, sails, spars, anchors, cables, boats, tackle, provisions, and every article with which a ship is fitted out. The insurance risk may continue on them when put on shore, during a repair.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
furniture
In a military sense, applies to certain articles which are allowed in barracks, to which are added household utensils, etc. Horse furniture, are ornaments and embellishments which are adopted by military men when they are mounted for service or parade, consisting chiefly of housings, saddle-cloth, etc.
Editors Contribution
furniture
A type of product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and style.
The furniture is so varied these days, the style is amazing, so vibrant, modern and fresh.
Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'furniture' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3015
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'furniture' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1947
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'furniture' in Nouns Frequency: #1229
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of furniture in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of furniture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of furniture in a Sentence
One of our neighbors, her furniture was left but her pillows were stolen, then another neighbor, her side table was stolen.
You are safer practicing the drop, cover and hold on maneuver under a sturdy piece of furniture like a strong desk or table.
A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to need, and the rest he can put away in the lumber room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.
Imagine a house with all the furniture and people taken out — you're left with an empty shell that is easier to populate than just building a house from scratch, in the same way, decellularized dermis provides a scaffold that the body can try to populate with its own cells. The good thing about decellularized dermis is that it has a structure and composition that the human body is already used to — the body responds more favorably to what it is used to than what it isn't.
Alfred E. Neuman, The Half-Wit and Wisdom of Alfred E. Neuman (MAD magazine):
We live in a world where lemonade is made from aritificial flavoring and furniture polish is made from real lemons
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- اثاث, مَفْرُوشات, أثاث المنزلArabic
- mebelAzerbaijani
- мэбляBelarusian
- мебелBulgarian
- nábytekCzech
- møbel, inventarDanish
- Möbelstück, MöbelGerman
- έπιπλα, έπιπλοGreek
- mebloEsperanto
- mobiliario, muebleSpanish
- mööbelEstonian
- altzariak, altzariBasque
- مبلمان, مبل, اسبابPersian
- huonekalutFinnish
- innbúgv, húsgøgnFaroese
- mobilier, meuble, meublesFrench
- moble, mobiliarioGalician
- רָהִיטHebrew
- फ़र्नीचर, असबाब, फर्नीचरHindi
- bútor, bútordarabHungarian
- կահույքArmenian
- húsgagnIcelandic
- mobilio, mobiliaItalian
- רהיטיםHebrew
- 家具Japanese
- ავეჯიGeorgian
- жиһазKazakh
- គ្រឿងតុទូKhmer
- 가구, 家具Korean
- мебель, эмерекKyrgyz
- supellexLatin
- baldas, baldaiLithuanian
- mēbelesLatvian
- мебелMacedonian
- тавилга, гэрийн хогшил, гэрийн тавил, тавилMongolian
- perabotMalay
- għamaraMaltese
- ပရိဘောဂBurmese
- møbel, møblerNorwegian
- meubelstuk, meubelDutch
- møbel, møblarNorwegian Nynorsk
- mebelPolish
- mobíliaPortuguese
- mobilăRomanian
- мебель, [[предмет]] [[мебельRussian
- намјештај, namještaj, nameštaj, намештајSerbo-Croatian
- nábytokSlovak
- pohištvoSlovene
- mobiljeAlbanian
- möbelSwedish
- fanichaSwahili
- мебелTajik
- เฟอร์นิเจอร์Thai
- mebelTurkmen
- muweblesTagalog
- mobilya, möbleTurkish
- мебел, мебельTatar
- мебліUkrainian
- فرنیچرUrdu
- mebelUzbek
- đồ đạcVietnamese
- möbs, möbem, möbVolapük
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