Thesaurus results for DAVENPORT

davenport

noun

ˈda-vᵊn-ˌpȯrt

as in couch

a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters we seated ourselves on the davenport while we waited for him to get ready

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Recent Examples of davenport A decade later, the rollicking races were inspired by a different davenport, an eponym for a large, upholstered sofa like those manufactured by the A.H. Davenport Co. furniture company in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. —

oregonlive, 30 July 2022 Especially if your grandparents liked wall-to-wall gray wool carpeting, dark colonial-style furniture and the odd splash of color from a banana-leaf patterned davenport – or a loud Hawaiian bowling shirt. —

Mark Gauert, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Mar. 2021

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Noun

There’s a seating area with couches and games including Monopoly, Jenga, dominoes, and Uno that my kids loved.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
During a recent trip to Tokyo, my husband and I—both new to the city—checked into a room with a comfortable wall-to-wall couch, a king-size bed with city views, and thoughtful details like a lovely tea set and a deep soaking tub.

— Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026