sofa
noun /ˈsəʊfə/
  /ˈsəʊfə/
 - a long comfortable seat with a back and arms, for two or more people to sit on
enlarge imageExtra Examplessynonym settee, couchTopics Houses and homesa1- She was curled up on the sofa.
 - 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. 
