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Furniture Vocabulary - Explanation

The document provides definitions for various types of furniture commonly found in homes and workplaces. Key items include chairs, tables, couches, cupboards, and beds, each serving specific purposes for comfort and organization. Additional terms like lamps, bookcases, and wardrobes are also defined to enhance understanding of household furnishings.

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Furniture Vocabulary - Explanation

The document provides definitions for various types of furniture commonly found in homes and workplaces. Key items include chairs, tables, couches, cupboards, and beds, each serving specific purposes for comfort and organization. Additional terms like lamps, bookcases, and wardrobes are also defined to enhance understanding of household furnishings.

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VOCABULARY:

• Furniture: movable objects that are used to make a room suitable for
living or working.
• Chair: a seat for one person, with a back and typically four legs.
• Table: a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs that can
be used to set things or food on.
• Couch or sofa: a large piece of furniture for seating multiple people,
mostly used in living rooms.
• Cupboard: a piece of furniture with doors and shelves for storing
dishes, food, or other items.
• Shelf: a flat piece of wood or another rigid material that is connected
to a wall or built into a piece of furniture and used to hold things.
• Drawer: a sliding compartment in a piece of furniture or a recess in a
wall, where items can be kept.
• Bed: furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress.
• Desk: a type of table typically with drawers, at which one can read,
write, or do other work.
• Cabinet: a box-shaped storage compartment with doors, used mainly
for storing household items.
• Lamp: a device for giving light, either one that stands on the floor or
one that rests on a desk or a table.
• Armchair: a comfortable chair with side supports for a person's arms.
• Coffee table: a small, low table on which magazines can be placed,
and coffee or cocktails are served.
• Bookcase: a set of shelves for books.
• Entertainment center: a large wall with shelves designed to house a
television, stereo, DVD player, and other entertainment equipment.
• Side table: a small table usually placed beside a chair or at the end of
a sofa.
• Fireplace: a safe structure inside a building that contains a fire for
warmth and decoration. People use it to stay warm and create a cozy
atmosphere in their homes.
• Dining table: a table on which meals are served in a dining room.
• Dining chair: a chair that is used at a dining table.
• Nightstand: a small table that is kept at the side of a bed.
• Wardrobe: a place to keep clothes.
• Dresser: kind of wardrobe, but with drawers; also known as a chest of
drawers.
• Bunk bed: a type of bed in which one-bed frame is stacked on top of
another.

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