chair

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

chairs

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

chair

past (v2)

chaired

past participle (v3)

chaired

present participle

chairing

3rd person singular

chairs

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 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.

   • I sat on my chair to have dinner.
   • All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.

2. 2.Clipping of chairperson.

   • It can hardly be conceived that the Chair would fail to gain the support of the House.
   • Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions.
   • The Chair behaves himself like a Busby amongst so many school-boys[…]and takes a little too much on him.

3. 3.The post or position of chairperson.

   • The meeting began, with Mr Roberts in the chair.

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

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

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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

   • Dama ben Netina, the gentile "Mayor" of first-century Ashkelon, was once chairing a meeting of the City Council.
   • Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.

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

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

   • The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod.

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