English noun: chair |
1. | chair (artifact) a seat for one person, with a support for the back |
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| Samples | He put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down.
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| Broader (hypernym) | seat |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | armchair, barber chair, chair of state, chaise, chaise longue, daybed, Eames chair, feeding chair, fighting chair, folding chair, garden chair, highchair, ladder-back, ladder-back chair, lawn chair, rocker, rocking chair, side chair, straight chair, swivel chair, tablet-armed chair, wheelchair |
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| Part holonym | back, backrest, leg |
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2. | chair (act) the position of professor |
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| Samples | He was awarded an endowed chair in economics.
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| Synonyms | professorship |
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| Broader (hypernym) | berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot |
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3. | chair (person) the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization |
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| Samples | Address your remarks to the chairperson.
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| Synonyms | chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, president |
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| Broader (hypernym) | presiding officer |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Kalon Tripa, vice chairman |
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4. | chair (artifact) an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person |
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| Samples | The murderer was sentenced to die in the chair.
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| Synonyms | death chair, electric chair, hot seat |
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| Broader (hypernym) | instrument of execution |
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5. | chair (artifact) a particular seat in an orchestra |
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| Samples | He is second chair violin.
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| Broader (hypernym) | seat |
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