couch
1. an upholstered seat for more than one person (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
sofa, lounge
• Derivationally related forms:
lounge (for: lounge)
• Hypernyms:
seat
• Hyponyms:
convertible, sofa bed, daybed, divan bed, divan,
love seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vis, settee, squab
2. a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
• Hypernyms:
flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat,
priming coat, undercoat
3. a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
• Hypernyms:
bed
formulate in a particular style or language (Freq. 1)
- I wouldn't put it that way
- She cast her request in very polite language
• Syn:
frame, redact, cast, put
• Derivationally related forms:
cast (for: cast), redaction (for: redact), frame (for: frame)
• Hypernyms:
give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
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