chair's
Belonging to furniture sat upon
Chair's is the possessive form of chair.
It attributes something to a chair: The chair's legs were wobbly.
It also serves as a contraction of "chair is" or "chair has": The chair's broken, The chair's been moved.
Context determines which meaning applies.
Place for sitting
- backrestVertical chair support
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- armrestChair's lateral support
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
upholstery · frame · wooden · recliner · swivel · rocking · folding · dining
Location or stance
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- rolePosition or part
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- tenureProtected employment status
appointment · responsibility · gavel · meeting · board · committee · department · faculty
Senior academic post
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- holderOne who possesses
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- facultyInherent power or ability
department · research · university · named · funded · scholarly · tenure · appointment
seat
Place for sitting
cushion · upholstery · frame · wooden · recliner · swivel · rocking · folding · dining · office
position
Location or stance
tenure · appointment · responsibility · gavel · meeting · board · committee · department · faculty · presiding
professorship
Senior academic post
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- holderOne who possesses
- distinguishedNotable and respected
faculty · department · research · university · named · funded · scholarly · tenure · appointment · foundation
electric
Powered by current
sentence · warden · voltage · straps · witness · chamber · lethal · correctional · capital · punishment
chair'ssitter's
Belonging to childcare provider
occupant's · user's · floor's · table's · desk's
chair'smember's
Belonging to an enrollee
subordinate's · participant's · delegate's · secretary's · treasurer's
- rocking chairSeat on curved runners
- high chairRaised seat for babies
- musical chairsCompetitive seat-grabbing game
- office chairWorkplace seating furniture
- folding chairHinged portable seating
- electric chairElectrocution execution device
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