chair (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 7 senses of the word *chair*:
NOUN	artifact	chair	a seat for one person, with a support for the back
act	chair, professorship	the position of professor
person	chair, president, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson	the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
artifact	chair, electric chair, death chair, hot seat	an instrument of execution by electrocution
artifact	chair	a particular seat in an orchestra
VERB	social	chair, chairman	act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
communication	chair, moderate, lead	preside over

chair > pronunciation
Sounds	cheh'r
Rhymes	affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr...

English > *chair*: 7 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A seat for one person, with a support for the back.
Example	"he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"
Parts	back, backrest	A support that you can lean against while sitting
Parts	leg	One of the supports for a piece of furniture
Narrower	Eames chair	A chair designed by Charles Eames
	armchair	chair with a support on each side for arms
	barber chair	A large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers
	chair of state	A ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person
	chaise longue, chaise, daybed	A long chair
	fighting chair	A fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fish
	folding chair	A chair that can be folded flat for storage
	highchair, feeding chair	A chair for feeding a very young child
	ladder-back, ladder-back chair	A chair with a ladder-back
	lawn chair, garden chair	chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden
	rocking chair, rocker	A chair mounted on rockers
	straight chair, side chair	A straight-backed chair without arms
	swivel chair	A chair that swivels on its base
	tablet-armed chair	A chair with an arm that has been widened for writing
	wheelchair	A movable chair mounted on large wheels
Broader	seat	furniture that is designed for sitting on
Spanish	silla
Catalan	cadira, seient

English > *chair*: 7 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The position of professor.
Example	"he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
Synonym	professorship
Broader	position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation	A job in an organization
Spanish	cátedra
Catalan	càtedra

English > *chair*: 7 senses > noun 3, person
Meaning	The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization.
Example	"address your remarks to the chairperson"
Synonyms	president, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson
Narrower	Kalon Tripa	The chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the Tibetan government-in-exile
Narrower	vice chairman	One ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman
Broader	presiding officer	The leader of a group meeting
Spanish	moderador, presidenta, presidente
Catalan	moderadora, moderador, presidenta, president
Verbs	chair	preside over
Verbs	chair	act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

English > *chair*: 7 senses > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person.
Example	"the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
Synonyms	electric chair, death chair, hot seat
Broader	instrument of execution	An instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
Spanish	silla eléctrica, silla mortal, silla
Catalan	cadira elèctrica

English > *chair*: 7 senses > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	A particular seat in an orchestra.
Example	"he is second chair violin"
Broader	seat	Any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)

English > *chair*: 7 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"She chaired the department for many years"
Synonym	chairman
Broader	head, lead	Be in charge of
Spanish	dirigir, gobernar, presidente, presidir
Nouns	chair	the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

English > *chair*: 7 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	preside over.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Model	Sam and Sue chair
Synonyms	moderate, lead
Broader	hash out, discuss, talk over	speak with others about (something)
Spanish	dirigir, moderar
Nouns	chair	the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

HyperDic: chair