<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed</li><li>a long, cushioned seat, usually without arms or back, placed against a wall, as in Asian countries</li><li>a council of state in Turkey and other countries of the Middle East</li><li>any council, committee, or commission</li><li>(in the Middle East) a council chamber, judgment hall, audience chamber, or bureau of state</li><li>a large building used for some official or public purpose, as a custom house</li><li>a smoking room, as in connection with a tobacco shop</li><li>a collection of poems, especially a collection in Arabic or Persian of poems by one poet</li></ul>