furnishing
[ fur-ni-shing ]
/ ˈfɜr nɪ ʃɪŋ /
noun
furnishings,
- furniture, carpeting, etc., for a house or room.
- articles or accessories of dress: men's furnishings.
that with which anything is furnished.
Words nearby furnishing
furmenty,
furmint,
furnace,
furness,
furnish,
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furnit.,
furniture,
furniture beetle,
furnivall
Definition for furnishing (2 of 2)
furnish
[ fur-nish ]
/ ˈfɜr nɪʃ /
verb (used with object)
to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
to provide or supply (often followed by with): The delay furnished me with the time I needed.
noun
paper pulp and any ingredients added to it prior to its introduction into a papermaking machine.
Origin of furnish
1400–50; late Middle English
furnisshen < Old French
furniss-, long stem of
furnir to accomplish, furnish < Germanic; compare Old High German
frumjan to provide
SYNONYMS FOR furnish
1, 2
rig,
outfit, deck out.
Furnish,
appoint,
equip all refer to providing something necessary.
Furnish emphasizes the idea of providing necessary or customary services or appliances in living quarters:
to furnish board; a room meagerly furnished with a bed, desk, and a wooden chair.
Appoint (now found only in
well-appointed ) means to furnish completely with all requisites or accessories or in an elegant style:
a well-appointed house.
Equip means to supply with necessary materials or apparatus for some service, action, or undertaking; it emphasizes preparation:
to equip a vessel, a soldier.
OTHER WORDS FROM furnish
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British Dictionary definitions for furnishing
furnish
/ (ˈfɜːnɪʃ) /
verb (tr)
to provide (a house, room, etc) with furniture, carpets, etc
to equip with what is necessary; fit out
to give; supply
the records furnished the information required
Derived forms of furnish
furnisher, nounWord Origin for furnish
C15: from Old French
fournir, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German
frummen to carry out