chair
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Is chair a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (often with definite article, also written Chair) Clipping of chairperson.Examples: "Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions."; "The Chair behaves himself like a Busby amongst so many school-boys[…]and takes a little too much on him."; "It can hardly be conceived that the Chair would fail to gain the support of the House."abbreviationalt-ofclippingoftenwith-definite-article
2. (usually with definite article) The post or position of chairperson.Examples: "The meeting began, with Mr Roberts in the chair."usuallywith-definite-article
3. (music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.Examples: "My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops."
4. (rail transport) A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.Examples: "The wooden or steel keys used to secure bull-head rails in their chairs are usually driven in the direction of the traffic, so that the effects of rail-creep may be made use of to wedge the keys more firmly, rather than to encourage them to drop out."
5. (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.physical
6. (informal, with the) Ellipsis of electric chair (“device used for performing execution”).Examples: "The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's the chair for him."; ""It was me. And I'm glad, damned glad, I didn't croak him. With this slick guy after me, it would be me for the chair.""; "'All for a pig of a man who should have gone to the chair.'"abbreviationalt-ofellipsisinformal
verb (English)
1. (glassblowing)Examples: "Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting."; "Greenwood told RAIL she was disappointed that Parliamentary rules prevented her from chairing the TSC [Transport Select Committee] beyond last December's General Election, [...] She added: "I'm gutted I'm no longer able to chair the committee, I'm not going to lie. But I know it's in good hands and I'm still able to play my part as a member in the work we're doing."transitive
2. (transitive) To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.Examples: "The time you won your town the race We chaired you through the marketplace."transitive
3. (transitive, Wales, UK) To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.Examples: "The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod."UKWalestransitive
name (English)
1. (often with definite article) Chairperson.Examples: "Please address all questions through the Chair."oftenwith-definite-article
name (English)
1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf of the Gossip Girl series.Examples: "His skill renders Becker's portrayal of Prince Grimaldi, a lover and future husband, futile in the wake of Chair (Chuck and Blair)."; "We can already tell which idyllic couples obsessive fans will fantasize about like Chair (Chuck and Blaire of "Gossip Girl") and Jim and Pam of "The Office.""; "Although Josh Schwartz suggests that “Chair” or “Dair” fans are embroiled in a “battle” on Twitter, the users of the Gossip Girl FanForum do not appear to engage with each other directly."slang
Definition source: Wiktionary