divan
Ottoman council chamber
A divan is a long, low couch without a back or arms, often placed against a wall.
The word evokes lounging in Middle Eastern or Victorian settings: She reclined on the divan.
In some contexts, divan refers to a bed base or a type of sofa that converts to a bed.
Upholstered seating furniture
- setteeSmall upholstered seating furniture
- loveseatTwo-person sofa
- chesterfieldTufted sofa or formal overcoat
- davenportSofa or writing desk
daybed · chaise · sectional · futon · recliner · upholstery · tufted · cushion
Padded sleeping surface
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
- futonConvertible couch-bed
- daybedSeating that converts to sleeping
- sleeperOne at rest
pallet · cot · berth · bedstead · truckle · headboard · bedroll · canopy
Become less tense
Muslim royal ruler
- pashaOttoman high official
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- haremWives' sequestered quarters
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
Constantinople · Topkapi · Bosphorus · Suleiman · empire · vizier · turban · fez
- PersianOf or from Iran
- FarsiIran's native tongue
- coupletTwo successive verse lines
- odeLaudatory verse form
verse · quatrain · stanza · meter · lyricism · metaphor · imagery · Sufi
Constructing from components
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
chamber · session · advisory · governing · deliberation · consultation · convocation · legislature
couch
Upholstered seating furniture
- setteeSmall upholstered seating furniture
- loveseatTwo-person sofa
- chesterfieldTufted sofa or formal overcoat
davenport · daybed · chaise · sectional · futon · recliner · upholstery · tufted · cushion · armrest
mattress
Padded sleeping surface
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
- futonConvertible couch-bed
- daybedSeating that converts to sleeping
sleeper · pallet · cot · berth · bedstead · truckle · headboard · bedroll · canopy · hammock
relax
Become less tense
unwind · laze · rest · siesta · nap · sprawl · loaf · idle · chill · retreat
sultan
Muslim royal ruler
Istanbul · Constantinople · Topkapi · Bosphorus · Suleiman · empire · vizier · turban · fez · hookah
Rumi
ode · verse · quatrain · stanza · meter · lyricism · metaphor · imagery · Sufi · mysticism
assembly
Constructing from components
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- ministryClergy's work or state department
court · chamber · session · advisory · governing · deliberation · consultation · convocation · legislature · senate
- furniturebed, beds, chair, chairs, table
- furnishingschairs, sofa set, sofas, armchair, tables
- living room seatingsofa, couch, loveseat, sectional, sectional sofa
- old-fashionedantique, antiques, gramophone, phonograph, horse and buggy
- seatschair, armchair, dining chair, side chair, sofa
- sofassofa, couch, loveseat, sectional, settee
divanthrone
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
wingback chair · dining chair · office chair · armchair · sectional
divandesk chair
Seat for workstations
office chair · bar stool · stool · standing desk · pew