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means vs furnishing

furnishing vs means

means and furnishing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
means Yes No No No
furnishing Yes No No No
As nouns, furnishing is a hyponym of means; that is, furnishing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than means:
  • means: an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
  • furnishing: (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
Other hyponyms of means include ceramic, connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion, container, conveyance, transport, device, equipment, hardware, ironware, implement, system, toilet articles, toiletry, arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system, medium.
means (noun) furnishing (noun)
to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end the act of providing a house or room with furniture and other removable items such as shelves, carpets, appliances, etc.
an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
considerable capital (wealth or income) (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
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