furniture

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UK /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ US /ˈfɝnɪt͡ʃɚ/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

antique, period

The museum displays beautiful antique furniture from the Victorian era in its main gallery.

modern

fine

The hotel lobby was decorated with fine furniture that impressed every guest who walked in.

cheap, second-hand | foam-filled, upholstered | bedroom, garden, office, outdoor | cane, pine, rattan, wooden, etc.

QUANT

piece

VERB + FURNITURE

arrange, move around, rearrange

After moving to the apartment, we spent the afternoon arranging the furniture in the living room.

Definitions

noun

Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

The woman does not even have one stick of furniture moved in yet.

How much furniture did they leave behind?

The harness, trappings etc. of a horse, hawk, or other animal.

We commend a horse because he is strong and nimble,[…]and not for his furniture: a greyhound for his swiftnesse, not for his collar: a hawke for her wing, not for her cranes or bells.

Amongst the rich this part of a hawk's furniture is ornamented with embroidery, handsome silver aigrettes, tassels and other decorations.

Fittings, such as handles, of a door, coffin, or other wooden item.

[…]a new universal pistol, one to be carried by each man, with a 9-inch barrel of musket-bore and an iron ramrod carried in the holster; the furniture was reduced to just a brass trigger guard (no butt-plate), and some were fitted with Nock's lock.

An accompanying enhancing feature, or features collectively; embellishment, decoration, trimming.

A Scythian Shepherd, so imbelliſhed With Natures pride, and richeſt furniture? His looks do menace heauen & dare the Gods, His fiery eies are fixt vpon the earth.

The stock and forearm of a weapon.

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Idioms & Phrases

save the furniture

To salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party.

[S]winging progressives were keen to consolidate the diving Labor vote and save the furniture so that a reasonably-sized progressive opposition party could live to fight another da

move furniture

To engage someone physically; to brawl.

My guy, I'm telling you. If you hit me, I mean, we gonna be moving some furniture.

Example Bank

The woman does not even have one stick of furniture moved in yet.

Wiktionary

How much furniture did they leave behind?

Wiktionary

A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture.

Wiktionary

I got him to help me when I moved the furniture.

Tatoeba · #24104

The furniture was dusty.

Tatoeba · #24105

All the furniture was covered with dust.

Tatoeba · #24106

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, furniture is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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