A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

equipment Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with E » equinoctial point ... erred » equipment


equip
verb
    equipped, equipping
    1. To fit out or provide someone or something with the necessary tools, supplies, abilities, etc.
      Thesaurus: supply, provide, stock, furnish, outfit, arm, prepare, implement.
Derivative: equipment
    The clothes, machines, tools or instruments, etc necessary for a particular kind of work or activity.
      Thesaurus: supplies, furnishings, accessories, accoutrements, equipage, material, gear, things, stuff, implements, appurtenances.
    formal
    The act of equipping.
Etymology: 16c: from French équiper, from earlier French eschiper to fit out a ship.



Click Here