furniture
part of speech
noun (furniture, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
Furniture is the large movable things in a room that make it usable, like tables, chairs, beds, sofas and wardrobes. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means the vessels and fittings of the Tabernacle, such as the ark, table, lampstand and altar. Later it also means the tools and gear of a work, such as the yokes and fittings of oxen, or the Temple vessels. Interpretation: Tradition sees each item of the Tabernacle as holy and made exactly to the pattern God showed Moses. The Levites who cared for the Temple furniture were seen as guarding what was holy. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and safety: heavy furniture like bookcases and drawers should be fixed to the wall so it cannot tip over; do not climb on furniture. In maths and design lessons: measuring furniture and planning a room. In history: furniture used to be made by hand from wood. Phrases: a piece of furniture, garden furniture, school furniture, rearrange the furniture.
examples
- the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the ark-cover that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the Tent; (Torah EXO.31.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the Tent, and all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets; (Torah EXO.39.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- According to all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture thereof, even so shall ye make it. (Torah EXO.25.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. (Writings 1CH.9.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Araunah said unto David: 'Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him; behold the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing-instruments and the furniture of the oxen for the wood.' (Prophets 2SA.24.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- We bought new furniture for my bedroom. tree →
- A chair is a piece of furniture. tree →
- Don't climb on the furniture. tree →
- The furniture was covered with sheets. tree →
- Heavy furniture should be fixed to the wall. tree →
- My dolls' house has tiny furniture. tree →
- We moved the furniture to make space for dancing. tree →
- Garden furniture stays outside. tree →
- I saw handsome furniture, many books, and a chaos of newspapers. tree →
note
Uncountable: never «furnitures» or «a furniture». Say «a piece of furniture» or «some furniture», and «much furniture», not «many». Verb: furnish (put furniture in a room).
In the corpora
- Blind dogs manage well using their noses if the furniture stays in the same place.
- Standing on chairs, buckets or furniture that wobble causes many falls at home, so use a proper step stool.
- Furniture and televisions that tip over injure many young children every year.
- Many injuries at home come from falls and from heavy things falling on children, so windows, balconies and furniture need care.
- Never lean out of an upstairs window or sit on a windowsill, and keep furniture away from windows.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «furniture» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.