Thesaurus results for SQUAB

squab

noun

ˈskwäb

as in couch

a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters at one point Robinson Crusoe tells of making a rough-hewn squab with the skins of animals he had killed

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Recent Examples of squab Diners don’t receive a menu until the end of service, but servers explain each course in detail, often while pouring on finishing sauces, spooning caviar or sharing a sneak peek of future dishes, like the full squab in a roasting pan before it’s cut and plated. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025 Other poultry dishes may include squab cooked in a wood-fire oven or on a grill. —

Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 July 2025 The main difference is that Anderson probably devours a more refined preparation of squab. —

Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2025 This winter's menu features squab with wild rice, cranberry, beet, rosemary, goat cheese and red meadow sorrel. —

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Noun

As the vacation continued, the defendant would ask the victim to sit on the couch beside the defendant.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
However, the iconic couch gags are far less frequent these days.

— Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026