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Word entry · 5 letters

chair

Best crossword clue

"Office seat"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /t͡ʃɛə/Part of speech noun, verbSorted achirStarts with CEnds with R8 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the position of professor

Word origin

From Middle English chayere, chayer, chayre, from Old French chaiere, chaere, from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Partially displaced native stool and settle, which now have more specialised senses. Doublet of cathedra and chaise.

Used in a sentence

  • All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.
  • I sat on my chair to have dinner.
  • Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer8 curated clues

01Office seat5 letters
02Seat at a table5 letters
03Seat for one person5 letters
04Seat with a back5 letters
05Seat with legs5 letters
06Single-person seat5 letters
07Table companion5 letters
08Seat for one5 letters

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