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chair

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Synonyms: char, cair, chain, choir, clair, hair, chait, thair, chai, charr, chir

Antonyms: char, cair, chain, choir, clair, hair, chait, thair, chai, charr, chir

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Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|furniture for sitting}} 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.
  2. {{senseid|en|chairperson}}{{lb|en|often with definite article, also written ''[[Chair]]''}} {{clipping of|en|chairperson}}.
  3. {{lb|en|usually with definite article}} The post or position of chairperson.
  4. {{senseid|en|orchestra position}} {{lb|en|music}} The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
  5. {{senseid|en|rail-to-sleeper hardware}} {{lb|en|rail transport}} A [[cast-iron]] [[component]] used on [[railway]]s to support [[bullhead rail]]s and secure them to the [[sleeper]]s.
  6. {{senseid|en|conformer of cyclohexane}} {{lb|en|organic compound|physical chemistry}} One of two possible [[conformer]]s of [[cyclohexane]] rings (the other being [[boat]]), shaped roughly like a chair.
  7. {{senseid|en|electric chair}} {{lb|en|informal|with ''the''}} {{ellipsis of|en|electric chair|t=device used for performing execution}}.
  8. {{senseid|en|distinguished professorship}} {{lb|en|education}} A [[distinguished]] [[professorship]] at a university.
  9. {{senseid|en|gig as conveyance}} A [[vehicle]] for one person; either a [[sedan]] borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a [[gig]].
  10. {{senseid|en|office of authority such as bishopry}} The seat or office of a person in [[authority]], such as a [[judge]] or [[bishop]].
  11. An assigned position in a [[beauty salon]] or [[barbershop]].
  12. {{lb|en|glassblowing}} {{rfdef|en}} <!-- team of glassblower + assistants? -->

Verb

  1. {{senseid|en|act as chairperson}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To act as [[chairperson]] at; to [[preside]] over.
  2. {{senseid|en|carry on shoulders}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[carry]] in a [[seated]] [[position]] upon one's [[shoulders]], especially in [[celebration]] or [[victory]].
  3. {{senseid|en|give award for poetry}} {{lb|en|transitive|Wales|UK}} To [[award]] a chair to (a winning [[poet]]) at a [[Welsh]] [[eisteddfod]].

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