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chair
What does chair mean?
chair (noun): an item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use chair in a sentence?
- All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- I sat on my chair to have dinner. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce chair?
/tʃɛɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does chair come from?
From Middle English chayere, chayer, chayre, from Old French chaiere, chaere.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “chair” mean?
an item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person
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a path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight
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a long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work
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an activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal
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