| Main Entry: | furnish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decorate, supply |
Synonyms: |
accoutre, apparel, appoint, arm, array, clothe, endow, equip, feather a nest, fit, fit out, fix up, gear, line a nest, make habitable, outfit, provide, provision, purvey, rig, stock, store, turn out |
Antonyms: |
leave plain, unfurnish |
| Main Entry: | furnish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, reveal information |
Synonyms: |
afford, bestow, deliver, dispense, endow, feed, grant, hand, hand over, offer, present, provide, supply, transfer, turn over |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | furnishings |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appliances, furniture |
Synonyms: |
accessories, accouterments, appointments, décor, equipment, fittings, fixtures, gear, provisions, trappings |
| Main Entry: | furnishing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | household object |
Synonyms: |
accessory, accouterment, accoutrement, appliance, appointment, chattel, décor, equipment, fitting, fixture, furniture, gear, provision, trapping |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make room, lodging available |
Synonyms: |
board, contain, domicile, entertain, furnish, harbor, hold, house, put up, quarter, receive, rent, shelter, supply, take in, welcome |
Antonyms: |
turn away, turn out |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perform service |
Synonyms: |
afford, aid, arrange, assist, avail, benefit, bow, comfort, convenience, defer, favor, furnish, gratify, help, humor, indulge, oblige, pamper, please, provide, serve, settle, submit, suit, supply, support, sustain, yield |
Antonyms: |
bar, block, frustrate, hinder, impede, limit, obstruct, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | administer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispense something needed |
Synonyms: |
apply, apportion, authorize, bring, contribute, deal, deliver, disburse, distribute, dole out, execute, extend, furnish, give, impose, inflict, issue, measure out, mete out, offer, perform, portion, proffer, provide, regulate, serve, supply, tender |
Antonyms: |
deny, frustrate, refuse, withhold |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give money beforehand |
Synonyms: |
furnish, lend, loan, pay, provide |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Main Entry: | afford |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, produce |
Synonyms: |
bestow, furnish, grant, impart, offer, provide, render, supply, yield |
Antonyms: |
take away |
| Main Entry: | apparatus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equipment with a purpose |
Synonyms: |
accoutrement, appliance, black box, contraption, device, dingbat, doodad, doohickey, furnishings, gaff, gear, gimcrack, gimmick, gizmo, grabber, habiliments, idiot box, implement, jigger, job*, machine, machinery, means, mechanism, outfit, paraphernalia, provisions, setup, stuff, supplies, tackle, thingamajig, tools, utensils, whatchamacallit, whatsis, whosis, widget |