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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

01“Office seat”5 letters
02“Seat at a table”5 letters
03“Seat for one person”5 letters
04“Seat with a back”5 letters
05“Seat with legs”5 letters
06“Single-person seat”5 letters
07“Table companion”5 letters
08“Seat for one”5 letters

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