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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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(often with definite article, also written Chair) Clipping of chairperson.
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(usually with definite article) The post or position of chairperson.
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(music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
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(rail transport) A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.
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(organic chemistry, physical chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
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(informal, with the) Ellipsis of electric chair (“device used for performing execution”).
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(education) A distinguished professorship at a university.
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A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.
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The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop.
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An assigned position in a beauty salon or barbershop.