Couch vs. Bench

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.

Benchnoun

A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.

Benchnoun

(legal) The people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary.

Benchnoun

The place where the judges sit.

Benchnoun

The dignity of holding an official seat.

Benchnoun

(sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.

Benchnoun

The number of players on a team able to participate, expressed in terms of length.

Benchnoun

A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.

Benchnoun

(weightlifting) A horizontal padded surface, usually with a weight rack, used for support during exercise.

Benchnoun

(surveying) A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.

Benchnoun

A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.

Benchnoun

(geology) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.

Benchnoun

A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.

Benchnoun

A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.

Benchnoun

A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.

Benchnoun

(weightlifting) The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.

Benchverb

To remove a player from play.

Benchverb

To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.

Benchverb

(slang) To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.

Benchverb

(transitive) To furnish with benches.

Benchverb

(transitive) To place on a bench or seat of honour.

Benchverb

To lift by bench pressing

Benchverb

alternative spelling of bentsh

Benchnoun

A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.

Benchnoun

A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.

Benchnoun

The seat where judges sit in court.

Benchnoun

The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.

Benchnoun

A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; - so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.

Benchnoun

A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.

Benchverb

To furnish with benches.

Benchverb

To place on a bench or seat of honor.

Benchverb

To sit on a seat of justice.

Benchnoun

a long seat for more than one person

Benchnoun

the reserve players on a team;

Benchnoun

a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

Benchnoun

persons who administer justice

Benchnoun

a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic

Benchnoun

the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively

Benchverb

take out of a game; of players

Benchverb

exhibit on a bench;

Benchnoun

a long seat for several people, typically made of wood or stone

Benchnoun

a long work table in a workshop or laboratory

Benchnoun

a judge's seat in a law court.

Benchnoun

the office of judge or magistrate

Benchnoun

a judge or magistrate presiding over a particular case.

Benchnoun

a long seat in Parliament for politicians of a specified party

Benchnoun

the politicians occupying a specified bench in Parliament

Benchnoun

a seat at the side of a sports field for coaches, substitutes, and players not taking part in a game

Benchnoun

a flat ledge in masonry or on sloping ground.

Benchverb

exhibit (a dog) at a show

Benchverb

withdraw (a sports player) from play

Benchverb

short for bench press (verb)