couches
Meaning of couches
plural noun
- a long upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on.
I sat in an armchair and they sat on the couch
- express (something) in language of a specified style.
the assurances were couched in general terms
- lay down.
two fair creatures, couched side by side in deepest grass
- lower (a spear) to the position for attack.
To arms! cried Mortimer, and couch'd his quiv'ring lance
- treat (a cataract) by pushing the lens of the eye downwards and backwards, out of line with the pupil.
cataracts, when simple, are to be couched
there were few problems of double vision in patients who had been couched for cataracts
- (in embroidery) fix (a thread) to a fabric by stitching it down flat with another thread.
gold and silver threads couched by hand
Middle English (as a noun denoting something to sleep on; as a verb in the sense ‘lay something down’): from Old French couche (noun), coucher (verb), from Latin collocare ‘place together’ (see collocate).
plural noun- a heavy cloth, typically linen, used to help bread dough keep its shape while it is proving.
transfer the baguette to a well-floured couche
French.
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Hyphenation of couches
couches
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- couches is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
couches synonyms
Meaning a long upholstered seat for more than one person, typically with a back and arms:
Meaning a long upholstered seat with a back and arms, for two or more people:
Meaning a long, low sofa without a back or arms:
Meaning a sofa with padded arms and back of the same height and curved outwards at the top:
Meaning resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem):
Meaning a low upholstered seat without a back or arms that typically serves also as a box, with the seat hinged to form a lid:
Meaning an ornamental writing desk with drawers and a sloping surface for writing:
Meaning a sofa made in sections that can be used separately as chairs:
Meaning a young unfledged pigeon:
Meaning convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct:
Meaning put into a particular form of words:
Meaning express (something spoken or written) in particular words:
Meaning place (a picture or photograph) in a frame:
Meaning express (a thought or comment) in a particular way:
Meaning express (an idea) in a concise or systematic way:
Meaning design or make in a particular form:
Meaning provide or give (a service, help, etc.):
Meaning transport or carry to a place:
Meaning share or exchange information, news, or ideas:
Meaning utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or an instruction:
Meaning express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing:
Meaning complete; absolute:
Meaning express (something) in words:
Words that rhyme with couches
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