Furniture vs. Furnishings

Furniturenoun

Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

‘The woman does not even have one stick of furniture moved in yet.’; ‘How much furniture did they leave behind?’; ‘A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture.’; ‘They bought a couple of pieces of furniture.’;

Furnishingsnoun

Furniture generally.

Furniturenoun

The harness, trappings etc. of a horse, hawk, or other animal.

Furnishingsnoun

The objects, other than furniture, that occupy an interior space.

Furniturenoun

Fittings, such as handles, of a door, coffin, or other wooden item.

Furnishingsnoun

Accessories used with a dress.

Furniturenoun

(firearms) The stock and forearm of a weapon.

Furnishingsnoun

Items of furniture and/or accessories by which something is equipped so as to be more useful, convenient, or comfortable.

Furniturenoun

The pieces of wood or metal put round pages of type to make proper margins and fill the spaces between the pages and the chase.

Furnishingsnoun

the furniture and appliances and other movable accessories (including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other building) livable.

Furniturenoun

(journalism) Any material on the page other than the text and pictures of stories.

Furnishingsnoun

accessory wearing apparel.

Furniturenoun

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

‘The form and all the furniture of the earth.’; ‘The thoughts which make the furniture of their minds.’;

Furnishingsnoun

the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable

Furniturenoun

Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc.

Furnishingsnoun

accessory wearing apparel

Furniturenoun

The necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a carriage, a ship, etc.

Furniturenoun

A mixed or compound stop in an organ; - sometimes called mixture.

Furniturenoun

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy;

‘they had too much furniture for the small apartment’; ‘there was only one piece of furniture in the room’;

Furniture

Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., chairs, stools, and sofas), eating (tables), and sleeping (e.g., beds). Furniture is also used to hold objects at a convenient height for work (as horizontal surfaces above the ground, such as tables and desks), or to store things (e.g., cupboards and shelves).