| VERB | contact | lounge | sit or recline comfortably |
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| stative | lounge, loiter, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around | be about | |
| NOUN | artifact | lounge, sofa, couch | an upholstered seat for more than one person |
| artifact | lounge, waiting room, waiting area | a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait |
| Sounds | law'njh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | scrounge | |
| Meaning | An upholstered seat for more than one person. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | sofa, couch | |
| Narrower | convertible, sofa bed | A sofa that can be converted into a bed |
| daybed, divan bed | An armless couch | |
| divan | A long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall) | |
| love seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vis | small sofa that seats two people | |
| settee | A small sofa | |
| squab | A soft padded sofa | |
| Broader | seat | furniture that is designed for sitting on |
| Spanish | diván, sillón, sofá | |
| Catalan | sofà | |
| Verbs | lounge | sit or recline comfortably |
| Meaning | A room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | waiting room, waiting area | |
| Narrower | cloakroom | A private lounge off of a legislative chamber |
| departure lounge | lounge where passengers can await departure | |
| Broader | room | An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling |
| Spanish | estancia, sala de espera | |
| Catalan | lounge, sala d'espera | |
| Meaning | Sit or recline comfortably. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The children lounge in the rocking chair; There lounge some children in the rocking chair | |
| Broader | sit, sit down | Be seated |
| Spanish | arrellanado, empoltronarse | |
| Nouns | lounge | an upholstered seat for more than one person |
| lounger | an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it | |
| lounger | an article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure wear | |
| Meaning | Be about. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | loiter, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around | |
| Narrower | prowl, lurch | loiter about, with no apparent aim |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | acechar, dar vueltas, demorarse, entretenerse, holgazanear, merodear, perder el tiempo, permanecer, pulular, quedarse, vagar | |
| Catalan | demorar-se, dropejar, entretenir-se, gandulejar, pul·lular, voltar | |
| Nouns | lounger | someone who wastes time |
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