Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "chair" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

couch relaxer stand stool table

Typical Location

airport auditorium bedroom building church confession corner cubicle dentist desk floor friend's house furniture store kitchen living room lobby motel neighbor's house office porch rest area room school room show synagogue theatre university

Capable Of

facing door head committee stand alone touching wall

Causes Desire

sit

Created By

carpenter

Derived Terms

Adirondack chair Barcelona chair Cape Cod chair Cromwellian chair Eames chair Elijah chair French chair Gainsborough chair Glastonbury chair Judas chair Laurentian chair Martha Washington chair Mendlesham chair Merlin chair Morris chair Muskoka chair Roman chair Roorkee chair Savonarola chair Windsor chair X-chair almost fall of one's chair almost fall off one's chair arm-chair armchair banana chair bar chair barber chair barber-chair basket chair bath chair beach chair bedchair birth chair birthing chair boatswain's chair booster chair bosun's chair bowl chair butterfly chair camping chair cantilever chair chair bed chair conformation chair days chair force chair lift chair mat chair organ chair plug chair rail chair seat chair seater chair time chair umpire chair up chair-lift chairback chairborne chairbound chaircover chairdrobe chairfast chairfolk chairful chairholder chairhood chairlady chairless chairlift chairlike chairmaker chairmaking chairman chairness chairobics chairoplane chairperson chairship chairside chairward chairwarmer chairwise chairwoman chairwork close chair club chair co-chair cochair confessional chair cricket chair cuck chair deck chair deck-chair desk chair dining chair ear chair easy chair easy-chair elbow chair elbow-chair electric chair empty chair endowed chair fall off one's chair farthingale chair feeding chair fighting chair fireman's chair knot first chair flag chair folding chair fountain chair game chair gaming chair geri chair geriatric chair gestatorial chair give someone the chair grandfather chair grandfather's chair guest chair half-chair headchair high chair highchair hot chair hoverchair ice cream chair ice-cream chair invalid chair kneeling chair lady's chair lawn chair lounge chair massage chair mercy chair monk chair monk's chair musical chairs nearly fall off one's chair night chair nursing chair office chair papasan chair patio chair peacock chair planter's chair pool chair potty chair powerchair pull up a chair pushchair reception chair revolving chair rocking chair rocking chair money rocking-chair rocking-chair money rolling chair rotating chair rout chair sedan chair semi-easy chair shower chair side chair sledge chair slipper chair smoker's chair socialism of the chair socialist of the chair soda fountain chair spectator chair stairchair steamer chair step chair stepchair sunchair swivel chair swivel-chair take a chair take the chair tiger chair tramp chair tub chair vice chair vice-chair walking chair wheelchair wing chair wingback chair

Distinct From

couch sofa table

Etymologically Related To

settle stool

Has Part

four legs legs

Context

chemistry music rail transport slang uk wales

Has Property

soft or hard

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

berth discuss hash out head instrument of execution lead office place position post presiding officer seat situation talk over

Type Of (IsA)

better than what use commortable to sit furniture furniture market category hexalateral object non powered device place seat stool

Located Near

desk table

Made Of

wood

Manner Of

head

Part Of

funiture

Receives Action

fixed found at desk found in building found in convent found in hotel found in house found in lounge found in monestary found in motel found in office found in store

Related Terms

bench couch loveseat settee sofa stool

Related Terms

apparatus arm arm rests arms arms legs around around table at table at tables award back back legs basic basic furniture below below table bench beneath beneath table block boat bottom bottoms boy brown butt butt holder by desk carry celebration chairperson comfortable companion conformer couch cushion cushions cyclohexane desk desks device dining dining room dining rooms distinguished down eisteddfod feet for one for sitting four four leg four legged four legs furnishing furniture furniture sit gig holder houses in it instrument iron item kitchen kitchen seat lazy lazy boy leg legged legs legs back legs seat lets lets seat like like sofa living living room loveseat material near table object office office furnishing place place sit poet position preside professorship rail railway recliner rests rocking rocking furniture room rooms sat sat in sat on sat upon seat seat furniture seat legs seat sofa seated seating seating furniture seating instrument seating item seating place seating thing seating tool sedan settee shoulders simpler single single seat sir sir on sit sit furniture sit in sit on sit upon siting sitting sitting apparatus sitting device sitting down sitting furniture sitting in sitting material sitting object sitting on sitting place sitting seat sitting surface sitting thing sitting tool sleeper small small couch smaller sofa sofa loveseat stool surface swivels table table and table companion table seat tables tool under under table upon used used sit used sitting useful vehicle victory welsh where where sit windsor with table wood wooden you sit

Synonym Network

electric chair moderate president professorship stool

Used For

block door electrocuting condemend leading meeting offer hospitality people person to seat reach high cupboards relaxing in rest legs resting reupholstering seat sit at table sit down sitting sitting down sleep in stand on

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.