Chair

/t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Chair

noun

  1. An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.

    "All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair."

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

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

  3. An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices.
  4. One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
  5. A distinguished professorship at a university.

verb

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

    "Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting."

  2. To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
  3. To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.

    "The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod."

Anagrams of Chair

Words You Can Make

16 words can be made from the letters in "chair":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "chair" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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