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sofa
What does sofa mean?
sofa (noun): an upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use sofa in a sentence?
- He bought a big sofa two days before his relatives arrived. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce sofa?
/ˈsoʊfə/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does sofa come from?
Borrowed from French sofa, ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “a long seat made of stone or brick, covered with rich carpets and cushions and used for sitting”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of sofa?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “sofa” mean?
the territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc
Not quite: that's what country means.
the performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade
Not quite: that's what score means.
an upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people
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all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience
Not quite: that's what lore means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “sofa”?
night
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couch
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place
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money
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