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Sofa

A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends; -- much used as a comfortable piece of furniture.

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Convertible 76% connected

Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable.

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Divan 76% connected

A book; esp., a collection of poems written by one author; as, the divan of Hafiz.

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Settee 76% connected

A long seat with a back, -- made to accommodate several persons at once.

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Squab 76% connected

Fat; thick; plump; bulky.

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Tete-a-tete 76% connected

Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two persons.

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Vis-a-vis 76% connected

One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.

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Seat 76% connected

The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like.

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Couch 92% connected

To lay upon a bed or other resting place.

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Lounge 92% connected

To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

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Backplate noun · 78% connection

A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back; armor for the back.

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Bank noun · 78% connection

A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or court.

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Barouche noun · 78% connection

A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the outside for the driver, and two double seats on the inside arranged so that…

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Bolster noun · 78% connection

A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle.

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Book verb · 78% connection

To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be booked for Southampton;…

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Bottom adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the bottom; fundamental; lowest; under; as, bottom rock; the bottom board of a wagon box; bottom prices.

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Bottomed adjective · 78% connection

Having at the bottom, or as a bottom; resting upon a bottom; grounded; -- mostly, in composition; as, sharp-bottomed; well-bottomed.

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Breast noun · 78% connection

The seat of consciousness; the repository of thought and self-consciousness, or of secrets; the seat of the affections and passions; t…

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Cabinetwork noun · 78% connection

The art or occupation of working upon wooden furniture requiring nice workmanship; also, such furniture.

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Chasuble noun · 78% connection

The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a na…

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Clarence noun · 78% connection

A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a seat for the driver.

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Coach noun · 78% connection

A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, a…

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Confessional noun · 78% connection

The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the pr…

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Cover noun · 78% connection

A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for f…

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End verb · 78% connection

To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends.

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Enthrone verb · 78% connection

To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.

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Equipage noun · 78% connection

Furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental; especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel, fitting her for a voyage or for…

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Fringe noun · 78% connection

An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven…

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