furniture
• noun 1 the movable articles that are used to make a room or building suitable for living or working in, such as tables, chairs, or desks. 2 the small accessories or fittings that are required for a particular task or function: door furniture. — PHRASES a part of the furniture informal a person or thing that has become so familiar as to be unnoticed. — ORIGIN French fourniture, from fournir ‘to furnish’.
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