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An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
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All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.
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The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
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My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.
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An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices.
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One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
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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.