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e·quip·ment

equipment

 
 
pronunciation:
ih kwIp mnt
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: things made, or used, for a particular activity.
Ice skates, footballs, and golf clubs are different kinds of sporting equipment.
 
synonyms:
apparatus, gear, outfit
similar words:
appointments, machinery, provisions, rig, rigging, stuff, supplies, tackle, tools
definition 2: the act of equipping.
Desks and books will be needed for the equipment of the school.
synonyms:
furnishing, outfitting, provision, provisions
similar words:
preparation, readying, supplying
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adjective + (n.)equipment advanced, audio, costly, digital, efficient, electrical, electronic, existing, expensive, fancy, heavy, high-tech, inadequate, industrial, mechanical, medical, military, modern, necessary, obsolete, off-road, optical, optional, outdated, outdoor, patient, portable, proper, protective, related, sophisticated, standard, technical, technological, up-to-date, used [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)equipment acquire, buy, donate, equip, haul, install, invest, load, manufacture, monitor, operate, pack, process, purchase, rent, repair, store, test, upgrade
(n.)equipment + verb supply
noun + (n.)equipment Help aircraft, appliance, array, availability, camera, camping, clothing, communication, computer, construction, dollar, electronics, exercise, facility, factory, farm, fitness, furniture, gear, gym, handling, hardware, injection, installation, inventory, lab, laboratory, lighting, machinery, manufacturing, material, monitoring, navigation, personnel, piece, plant, playground, pollution, processing, purchase, rack, recording, repair, safety, satellite, ski, stereo, supply, telephone, testing, ton, tool, training, transportation, uniform, vehicle, video, voting, worth  [See all][See only the most frequent]
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