fitting
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
- UK
:
instalación
- Then Jamie brings in that most crucial of fittings... a custom-built door that's as strong as the cell.
For three years in a row, they've been caught using dish soap for lubricant and hotel key cards to test fittings in planes.
- For three years in a row, they've been caught using dish soap for lubricant and hotel key cards to test fittings in planes.
Examples
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Then you decide on the details and fittings you want.
Blog text (3) -
All your amenities, fixtures, fittings, washer-dryer...
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We managed to find it in the downstairs, in the light fitting downstairs.
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The fittings alone could go for a few million.
Fiction book (2002) -
In contrast to the yellowing walls, all the fixtures and fittings looked brand new.
Fiction book (2000) -
A gift from Chayla's grandparents, it was a lovely thing made of fruitwood with brass fittings.
Fiction book (1992) -
By all means, put on new coats of paint, fix the internal fittings, modify the internal layout to create worklofts, but leave the rest as it is.
Academic text (2009) -
Suddenly he saw the worn fittings, the stained bulkheads, and the trash underfoot.
Fiction book (1991) -
Now first, I want you to clean out the head and the bilge and the storage compartments, and then I want you to swab down the decks, box up the hatches, and when you're through with that, I want all these fittings polished on deck.
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The hotel room was equipped with luxurious fittings, including a beautiful chandelier and elegant curtains.
Synonyms
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7.1
The furniture and equipment in a room or building, like in a hotel
A piece of furniture or equipment fixed in a room, like built-in shelves
Compounds
- Specialized
Work that installs and fixes pipes and machines for steam, heating or cooling systems
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fitting for items of furniture comes from the verb fit, which means 'to be the right size' or 'to place in the right spot', so fittings are the parts that 'fit' into a room and become part of its fixed furniture.