chair
/t͡ʃɛɚ/noun, verb1 syllable
Chair means: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person.
Synonyms for chair9
noun, as in an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
noun, as in the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
noun, as in the position of professor
verb, as in act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
What does chair mean?7
noun
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person“the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair”
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization“address your remarks to the chairperson”
the position of professor“he was awarded an endowed chair in economics”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back“he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down”
a particular seat in an orchestra“he is second chair violin”
verb
preside over“John moderated the discussion”
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university“She chaired the department for many years”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with chair?52
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Chair in a sentence
- Hearing the news, he jumped out of his chair.unknown
- He found an old, broken chair and sat down at the piano.CK
- She was sitting in a chair, watching television.sundown
- Sitting on the chair, she listened to me.Jesse
- Go and get a chair from the next room, please.CK
- A desk stood in the centre, with a red leather swivel chair.fcbond
- It's a biggish chair, but it'll just barely fit through the doorway.papabear
- When he came to, he was tied to a chair in the basement.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of chair
as a noun
- plural
- chairs
as a verb
- past tense
- chaired
- present participle
- chairing
- third-person singular
- chairs
- past participle
- chaired