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chair

/t͡ʃɛɚ/
nounverb

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

    “All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.”

  2. The post or position of chairperson.

    “The meeting began, with Mr Roberts in the chair.”

  3. The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.

    “My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.”

  4. A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.

Verb 3 meanings

  1. To act as chairperson at; to preside over.

    “Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.”

  2. To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.

  3. To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.

    “The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English chayere, chayer, chayre, from Old French chaiere, chaere, from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Partially displaced native stool and settle, which now have more specialised senses. Doublet of cathedra and chaise.

CHAIR at a glance

CHAIR has 5 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + I 1 + R 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,015 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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