seat

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. chair, bench, howdah, etc. (see furniture); site, location, abode; villa, estate; membership; informal, buttocks, rump (see rear).

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A structure on which one may sit]

Syn. bench, settee, sofa, couch, settle, pew, chair, stool, bleacher, thwart; see also furniture .

2. [Space in which one may sit]

Syn. situation, chair, accommodation; see place 2 .

3. [*The buttocks]

Syn. rear, rear end*, behind, breech; see rump .

4. [An official situation]

Syn. post, position, office, chair, place; see also job 1 , profession 1 , trade 2 .

5. [A place of support, usually a surface]

Syn. bed, fitting, bottom; see foundation 2 , support 2 .

• have or [m1]• take a seat,

Syn. be seated, sit down, occupy a place; see sit 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. chair bench, couch, sofa, recliner, lounge, loveseat, stool, settee, throne, perch.

2. center core, location, capital, heart, hub, headquarters, place.

3. buttocks rear, behind, rump, derriere, posterior, *tush, *duff.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting: buttock (used in plural), derriere, posterior, rump. Informal: backside, behind, bottom, rear1. Slang: bun (used in plural), fanny, tush. Chiefly British: bum2. See OVER. 2. The lowest or supporting part or structure: base1, basis, bed, bottom, foot, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, groundwork, substratum, underpinning (often used in plural). See OVER. 3. A place of concentrated activity, influence, or importance: center, focus, headquarters, heart, hub. See EDGE. II verb 1. To cause to take a sitting position: sit (down). See RISE. 2. To place securely in a position or condition: ensconce, establish, fix, install, settle. See PUT IN.