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Furniture

That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment.

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Bedstead 76% connected

A framework for supporting a bed.

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Bookcase 76% connected

A case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed doors.

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Buffet 76% connected

A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc., a sideboard.

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Bureau 76% connected

Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.

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Cabinet 76% connected

A hut; a cottage; a small house.

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Chest 76% connected

A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.

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Closet 76% connected

A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.

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Counter 76% connected

A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.

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Dresser 76% connected

One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.

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Etagere 76% connected

A piece of furniture having a number of uninclosed shelves or stages, one above another, for receiving articles of elegance or use.

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Fitment 76% connected

The act of fitting; that which is proper or becoming; equipment.

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Lamp 76% connected

A thin plate or lamina.

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Nest 76% connected

The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.

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Press 76% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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Seat 76% connected

The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like.

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Sectional 76% connected

Of or pertaining to a sections or distinct part of larger body or territory; local.

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Sideboard 76% connected

A piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and shelves for keeping or displaying articles of table service.

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Sleeper 76% connected

One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.

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Table 76% connected

A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab.

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Wardrobe 76% connected

A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes.

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Washstand 76% connected

A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person.

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Furnishing 76% connected

of Furnish

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