Word

chair, n.
(chairs)
freq. cnt. 37

a seat for one person, with a support for the back
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 35 freq. cnt.: 35

chair

sample sentences

"he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

semantic pointers

hyponym

armchair barber chair chair of state chaise, chaise longue, daybed Eames chair fighting chair folding chair highchair, feeding chair ladder-back, ladder-back chair lawn chair, garden chair rocking chair, rocker straight chair, side chair swivel chair tablet-armed chair wheelchair

part meronym

back, backrest leg

hypernym

seat

the position of professor
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

chair professorship

sample sentences

"he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

professor

semantic pointers

hypernym

position, place, post, berth, spot, office, billet, situation

a particular seat in an orchestra
<noun.artifact>

chair

sample sentences

"he is second chair violin"

semantic pointers

hypernym

seat

an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

chair death chair electric chair hot seat

sample sentences

"the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"

semantic pointers

hypernym

instrument of execution

the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3

chair chairman chairperson chairwoman president

sample sentences

"address your remarks to the chairperson"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

chairmanship chairman

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

presidentship presidency presidency preside

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

chair chair

semantic pointers

hyponym

Kalon Tripa vice chairman

hypernym

presiding officer