furniture

noun fur·ni·ture \ ˈfər-ni-chər \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of furniture

: equipment that is necessary, useful, or desirable: such as

a archaic : the trappings of a horse

b : movable articles used in readying an area (such as a room or patio) for occupancy or use

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Examples of furniture in a Sentence

They bought some new furniture for the house.
The office furniture is wearing out.
a large piece of furniture

Recent Examples of furniture from the Web

The rummage sale features furniture, jewelry, collectibles, housewares, tools, books, toys, linens, sporting goods and craft supplies.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Valley Edition," 10 Apr. 2018
Brady's cornucopia of paintings, furniture, tapestries, all manner of face masks, sculptures and figurines collected from across the globe are wonderfully displayed.

— elizabeth zach, chicagotribune.com, "Cuernavaca: A side trip into opulence, only an hour away from Mexico's capital," 9 Apr. 2018
Over 250 vendors with antiques, vintage jewelry and furniture, primitives, architectural elements, mid-century collectibles, American and memorabilia.

— rasputin todd, Cincinnati.com, "Things to do this week in Cincinnati: April 9-15," 9 Apr. 2018
As far as chic hotel hangouts go, the Palmer project rings somewhat familiar — cabanas, shallow ledge pool, modern furniture, stone fire pits, etc.

— justin phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, "Check out the sweeping views from Napa’s only rooftop bar," 6 Apr. 2018
Areas of specialty among the panel of appraisers include military items, furniture, silver, collectibles, dolls, toys, children's items, fine jewelry and more, the news release reported.

— kim chatelain, NOLA.com, "You can 'Ask An Appraiser' to value items at Covington event on April 22," 6 Apr. 2018
In a video posted to YouTube on Thursday, a dozen GM Korea workers entered the CEO’s office and removed furniture, including a desk and conference table.

— don reisinger, Fortune, "Watch as GM Korea Employees Storm and Destroy CEO's Office," 6 Apr. 2018
Clothing, shoes, toys, games, books, furniture, play sets, equipment and more.

— lisa peklo, Howard County Times, "Student players, national stars team for Jazz at the Ridge [West Friendship]," 5 Apr. 2018
The area off Bear Street houses the district's bus fleet, its own mechanic and a Costco-like warehouse stocked with 6,000 items including furniture, school supplies, and engineering and mechanical equipment.

— priscella vega, latimes.com, "Newport-Mesa’s 6,000-item warehouse is like a city within the school district," 5 Apr. 2018

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