chair

chair
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. chairperson, -man, or -woman, convenor, coordinator, moderator, speaker, master of ceremonies, MC, emcee, toastmaster, roastmaster (sl.); seat (See furniture); professorship, judgeship, fellowship. See director.
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(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A single seat]
Syn. seat, stool, bench, armchair, place, room, space, throne, cathedra; see also bench 1 , couch , furniture , seat 1 .
Types of chairs include: stool, taboret, throne, faldstool, footstool, rocker, recliner, ottoman, wing chair, armchair, easy chair, wheel chair, highchair, roundabout; curule, bath, occasional, dining-room, desk, office, kitchen, lounge, beach, deck, lawn, period, portable, sedan, reclining, rocking, captain's, swivel, folding, bentwood, cane-seated, split-bottom; Duncan Phyfe, Hepplewhite, Breuer, Cromwell, Windsor, Morris, Queen Anne, X-legged Barcelona, Eames, S-squared Tugend hat, S-curved Brno.
2. [A position of authority]
Syn. seat, chairmanship, directorship, headship, throne, bench, position, endowed chair, professorship, tutorage, instructorship, readership, professorate, fellowship, tutorship; see also authority 3 .
3. [A person who presides]
Syn. chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, president, director, head, presiding officer, presider, administrator, toastmaster, speaker, moderator, prolocutor, monitor, leader, principal, captain, master of ceremonies, MC, emcee*; see also administrator .
4. [A death sentence; usually used with the]
Syn. execution, electric chair, electrocution, death chair, hot seat*, hot squat*, a burning*, Sing Sing siesta*; see also execution 2 .
• take the chair,
Syn. chair, preside, act as chair, moderate; see manage 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. seat stool, bench, rocker, easy chair, straight-backed chair.
WORD FIND
• armless, leather-made, with steel frame: Barcelona chair
• bench: settee, settle
• folding canvas chair: director’s chair
• high-backed with side wings: wing chair
• king’s: throne
• reclining: recliner
• sling, canvas: butterfly chair, sling chair
• spindle-backed, wooden: Windsor chair
• suspended on poles and carried: sedan
• tabletopped arm for writing, chair with: tablet chair
• wicker, with rounded back: basket chair
see couch
2. seat of authority office, appointment, fellowship.

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  • chair — [ ʃɛr ] n. f. • XVe; car 1080; lat. caro, carnis→ carné; acharner I ♦ 1 ♦ Substance molle du corps de l homme ou des animaux, essentiellement constituée des tissus musculaire et conjonctif (opposé à squelette). La chair et les os. Os dépouillés… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • chair — 1. (chêr) s. f. 1°   Toutes les parties molles du corps de l homme et des animaux, et plus particulièrement la partie rouge des muscles. Recevoir une blessure dans les chairs. •   Mais je n ai plus trouvé qu un horrible mélange D os et de chairs… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • chair — CHAIR. s. fém. Substance molle et sanguine, qui est entre la peau et les os de l animal. Chair vive, chair morte, chair ferme. Avoir un coup d épée dans les chairs. Avoir la chair bonne. On guérit aisément les blessures qui ne sont que dans les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • chair — CHAIR. s. f. Substance molle & sanguine qui est entre la peau & les os de l animal. Chair vive. chair morte. chair ferme. il a un coup d espée dans les chairs. il a la chair bonne, on guerit aisément ses blessures. il a la chair mauvaise, il est… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • chair — Chair, Caro, Ce que communéement disons Chair, Les Hebrieux dient Scheer. Parquoy semble que nous ayons laissé la premiere lettre, et nous soyons accoustumez à prononcer Cheer. Tous vendans chair cuite, Omnes popinarum institores, B. ex Seneca.… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Chair — (ch[^a]r), n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher s or professor s chair, Gr. ? down + ? seat, ? to sit, akin to E. sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Cathedral}, {chaise}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chair — [cher] n. [ME & OFr chaire < L cathedra: see CATHEDRA] 1. a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, having a back and, usually, four legs 2. a seat of authority or dignity 3. the position of a player in an instrumental section of a… …   English World dictionary

  • chair — ► NOUN 1) a separate seat for one person, with a back and four legs. 2) the person in charge of a meeting or an organization. 3) a professorship. 4) (the chair) US short for ELECTRIC CHAIR(Cf. ↑electric chair). ► …   English terms dictionary

  • Chair — Chair, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chairing}.] 1. To place in a chair. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. To function as chairperson of (a meeting, committee, etc.); as, he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chair — chair; chair·man·ship; chair·o·plane; chair·man; …   English syllables

  • chair — [n1] single seat furniture armchair, bench, cathedra, recliner, rocker, sling*; concept 443 chair [n2] person in or position of authority captain, chairperson, director, fellowship, helm, instructorship, leader, monitor, position of control,… …   New thesaurus

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