chair

/t‍ʃˈe‍ə/

/ˈtʃɛɹ/

Chair

furniture with a back and often four legs that a person can use for sitting

the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

synonyms : chairman

the position that a university professor has

an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

a particular seat in an orchestra

to chair

MAIN VERB

to act as the chairperson of a committee or meeting

synonyms : lead

act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

synonyms : chairman

Examples

1. The classroom has rows of chairs for students.

2. Our dining table has four chairs around it.

3. We moved our chairs a little nearer.

4. They need another chair for the guests.