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Definition of cheiri

"cheiri" is probably misspelled. Trying chair instead Definition of chair

1. chair [ n ] a seat for one person, with a support for the back
Examples: "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"

Used in print:

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

It should be installed over a door that is in_full_view of everyone , and a chair should be placed under it , a_little to one side .

Those who are too weak , should climb_on the chair and , starting at the top of the chin , let themselves slowly down .

(Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)

At about the time the Marsden enterprise was getting under_way , the Vail_Light_and_Lumber_Company started construction of a chair stock factory on the site of the present Bennington_Co-operative_Creamery , intending to use its surplus power for generating electricity .

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

Scotty 's father sat sprawled in his chair , angular , alert as a cricket , looking about at the huge stainless-steel appointments of the room with an expression of proprietorship .

He was able , now , to sit for hours in a chair in the living_room and stare out at the bleak yard without moving .

Synonyms chair Related Terms seat armchair swivel_chair folding_chair wheelchair chaise_longue throne tablet-armed_chair ladder-back lawn_chair fighting_chair rocking_chair eames_chair straight_chair highchair barber_chair leg back

2. chair [ n ] the position of professor
Examples: "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"

Used in print:

(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)

In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist .

He was , however , fortunate in his contact with Prof._J._G._L._Manthey ( 1769 - 1842 ) , teacher of chemistry , who , in_addition to his academic chair , was also proprietor of the `` Lion_Pharmacy '' in Copenhagen where Oersted assisted him .

Synonyms chair professorship Related Terms position

3. chair [ n ] the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
Examples: "address your remarks to the chairperson"

Synonyms chairman president chair chairperson chairwoman Related Terms presiding_officer vice_chairman kalon_tripa preside

4. chair [ v ] preside over
Examples: "John moderated the discussion"

Synonyms moderate lead chair Related Terms discuss lead

5. chair [ v ] act as president
Examples: "preside over companies and corporations"

Synonyms preside chair Related Terms control president president President_of_the_United_States President_of_the_United_States meet

6. chair [ v ] act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
Examples: "She chaired the department for many years"

Synonyms chairman chair Related Terms head president

7. chair [ n ] an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair
Examples: "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"

Synonyms electric_chair hot_seat death_chair chair Related Terms instrument_of_execution

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