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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ
a piece of furniture that has a soft and comfortable area for two or more people to sit or rest on
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The family gathered on the couch to watch their favorite movie.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻž, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ āĻļāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯āĻž
a long, narrow bed or reclining seat used for patients to lie on during psychiatric or psychoanalytic sessions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The therapist 's office had a leather couch for sessions.
āĻĨā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ°, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ
a thin, even layer of paint or varnish applied as a base coat before adding other layers in artwork or finishing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A light couch of varnish was used before the final coat.
āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to couch
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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
to express something using specific words, phrasing, or style
Transitive: to couch sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The agreement was couched in legal language.
āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
