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- [kouch or for 6, 14, kooch]
- /kaʊtʃ or for 6, 14, kutʃ/
- /kaʊtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kouch or for 6, 14, kooch]
- /kaʊtʃ or for 6, 14, kutʃ/
Definitions of couch word
- countable noun couch A couch is a long, comfortable seat for two or three people. 3
- countable noun couch A couch is a narrow bed which patients lie on while they are being examined or treated by a doctor. 3
- verb couch If a statement is couched in a particular style of language, it is expressed in that style of language. 3
- noun couch a piece of upholstered furniture, usually having a back and armrests, for seating more than one person 3
- noun couch a bed, esp one used in the daytime by the patients of a doctor or a psychoanalyst 3
- noun couch a frame upon which barley is malted 3
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Origin of couch
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (noun) Middle English couche < Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of coucher; (v.) Middle English couchen < Anglo-French, Old French coucher, Old French colcher < Latin collocāre to put into place, equivalent to col- col-1 + locāre to put, place; see locate
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Parts of speech for Couch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
couch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
couch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for couch
verb couch
- utter — to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
- put — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- phrase — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- word — Microsoft Word
noun couch
- sofa — a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- settee — a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.
- divan — a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed.
- chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
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