Conch vs. Couch

Conchnoun

A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.

Conchnoun

The shell of this sea animal.

Conchnoun

A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.

Conchnoun

(architecture) The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.

Conchnoun

synonym of concher

Conchverb

To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.

Conchverb

To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.

Conchnoun

A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large size. Strombus gigas is the large pink West Indian conch. The large king, queen, and cameo conchs are of the genus Cassis. See Cameo and cameo conch.

Conchnoun

In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet.

Conchnoun

One of the white natives of the Bahama Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys; - so called from the commonness of the conch there, or because they use it for food.

Conchnoun

See Concha, n.

Conchnoun

The external ear. See Concha, n., 2.

Conchnoun

any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip

Conch

Conch () is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a high spire and a noticeable siphonal canal (in other words, the shell comes to a noticeable point at both ends).

Couchnoun

An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person.

Couchnoun

A bed, a resting-place.

Couchnoun

A preliminary layer, as of colour or size.

Couchnoun

(brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.

Couchnoun

, a species of persistent grass, Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.

Couchverb

To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).

Couchverb

(archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.

Couchverb

To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.

Couchverb

(transitive) To lay something upon a bed or other resting place.

Couchverb

(transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.

Couchverb

(transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.

Couchverb

(transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of attack.

Couchverb

In the treatment of a cataract in the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.

Couchverb

To transfer (for example, sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt blanket for further drying.

Couchverb

To attach a thread onto fabric with small stitches in order to add texture.

Couchverb

To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.

Couchverb

To lay upon a bed or other resting place.

Couchverb

To arrange or dispose as in a bed; - sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun.

Couchverb

To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.

Couchverb

To transfer (as sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for further drying.

Couchverb

To conceal; to include or involve darkly.

Couchverb

To arrange; to place; to inlay.

Couchverb

To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase; - used with in and under.

Couchverb

To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract.

Couchverb

To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie.

Couchverb

To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.

Couchverb

To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.

Couchnoun

A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge.

Couchnoun

Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc.

Couchnoun

A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch of malt.

Couchnoun

A preliminary layer, as of color, size, etc.

Couchnoun

an upholstered seat for more than one person

Couchnoun

a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

Couchnoun

a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment

Couchverb

formulate in a particular style or language;

Couchnoun

a long upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on

Couchnoun

a reclining seat with a headrest at one end on which a psychoanalyst's subject or doctor's patient lies while undergoing treatment

Couchnoun

a coarse grass with long creeping roots, which can be a serious weed in gardens.

Couchverb

express (something) in language of a specified style

Couchverb

lay down

Couchverb

lower (a spear) to the position for attack

Couchverb

treat (a cataract) by pushing the lens of the eye downwards and backwards, out of line with the pupil.

Couchverb

(in embroidery) fix (a thread) to a fabric by stitching it down flat with another thread

Couch

A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, futon, or chesterfield (see Etymology below), is a piece of furniture for seating two or three people. It is commonly found in the form of a bench, with upholstered armrests, and often fitted with springs and tailored cushions.