Dictionary Check: chair

"chair" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

noun

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

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

the position of professor

Example: "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
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noun

the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

Example: "address your remarks to the chairperson"
noun

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

Example: "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
noun

a particular seat in an orchestra

Example: "he is second chair violin"
verb

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

Example: "She chaired the department for many years"
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