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 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
- 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
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