furnishing

«furnishing» in Mova's school dictionary: Furniture, carpets, curtains and other things in a room… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (furnishings); also the -ing form of furnish

meaning for a pupil

1) (usually plural) Furniture, carpets, curtains and other things in a room or house. tree →

2) Putting furniture into a room or house. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and adverts: «soft furnishings» are cushions, curtains and rugs. When moving house, people are «furnishing» the new home. In maths, shopping problems may list furnishings with prices.

examples

• The furnishings in the room were old and dusty. tree →
• Soft furnishings include cushions and curtains. tree →
• They are furnishing their new flat. tree →
• The castle's furnishings were grand. tree →
• We bought new furnishings for the bedroom. tree →
• Fire safety rules cover furnishings too. tree →
• This barrel of nails is my whole fortune, which I wish to give as my contribution towards the bride’s house furnishing.” tree →

note

Usually plural: furnishings. Verb: furnish (to put furniture in). «Furnished» flat = with furniture.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «furnishing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.