English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Chair

Chair (n.)

A movable single seat with a back.

Chair (n.)

An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself.

Chair (n.)

The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair.

Chair (n.)

A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig.

Chair (n.)

An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.

Chair (v. t.)

To place in a chair.

Chair (v. t.)

To carry publicly in a chair in triumph.