equipment

equipment
n
1. apparatus, gear, accouterments, furnishings, furniture, appurtenances, appointments; tools, contrivances, machinery; implements, appliances, utensils, conveniences; fixtures, fittings, paraphernalia, habiliments, Inf. things; outfit, outfitting, turnout, rig; supplies, material, wherewithal; caparison, harness, trappings, tack, tackle, rigging; All Mil. arms, armaments, munitions, materiel.
2. belongings, effects, chattels; kit, duffel; bags, baggage, bag and baggage, luggage.
3. provision, providing, supply, supplying, accouter-ment, furnishing, furnishment; outfitting, fitting out; arrangement; preparation, preparing, readying.
4. knowledge, expertise, technique, Inf. know-how, Sl. savvy; experience, background, qualifications; ability, capability, capacity, makings, Sl. the stuff, Sl. the goods, Sl. what it takes; talent, flair, gift, knack, instinct, faculty, genius.

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