sofa
noun/ˈsəʊfə/
/ˈsəʊfə/
- a long comfortable seat with a back and arms, for two or more people to sit on
- She was curled up on the sofa.
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1- Amy collapsed on her overstuffed leather sofa.
- I fell asleep on the sofa.
- I might have to hide behind the sofa if the movie gets too scary!
- I spent the evening sprawled on the sofa, watching TV.
- The convertible sofa means that the apartment can sleep four.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- battered
- comfortable
- comfy
- …
- collapse on/onto
- flop (down) on/onto
- settle (down) on
- …
- bed
- cushion
- on the sofa
- the arm of a/the sofa
- the back of a/the sofa
- the edge of a/the sofa
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, based on Arabic ṣuffa.
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