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English Idioms :: chair
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chair - See: MUSICAL CHAIRS. |
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Traditional English :: chair
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chair - n. & v. --n. 1 a separate seat for one person, of various forms, usu. having a back and four legs.
2 a a professorship (offered the chair in physics). b a seat of authority, esp. on a board of directors. c a mayoralty.
3 a a chairperson. b the seat or office of a chairperson (will you take the chair?; I'm in the chair).
4 US = electric chair.
5 an iron or steel socket holding a railway rail in place.
6 hist. = sedan chair. --v.tr.
1 act as chairperson of or preside over (a meeting).
2 Brit. carry (a person) aloft in a chair or in a sitting position, in triumph.
3 install in a chair, esp. as a position of authority. chair-bed a chair that unfolds into a bed. chair-borne colloq. (of an administrator) not active. chair-car a railway carriage with chairs instead of long seats; a parlour car. chair-lift a series of chairs on an endless cable for carrying passengers up and down a mountain etc. take a chair sit down. [ME f. AF chaere, OF chaiere f. L cathedra f. Gk kathedra: see CATHEDRAL] |
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Related Words
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massage
accent
antique
arm
bean
bag
barber
wheel
battery
beach
butterfly
herman
miller
sleeper
silver
egg
computer
power
cover
barcelona
dining
sex
rocking
pad
restaurant
quickie
reclining
rental
video
game
glider
motorized
patio
office
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Most Often Usage
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massage chair
chair massage
accent chair
antique chair
arm chair
bean bag chair
barber chair
wheel chair battery
beach chair
butterfly chair
herman miller chair
sleeper chair
silver chair
egg chair
computer chair
power wheel chair
chair cover
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