chairs
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Chairs is the plural of chair—seats with backs, typically for one person.
Beyond furniture, chairs can be people who preside over meetings or organizations: The committee chairs met to discuss the agenda.
As a verb, to chair is to lead such a body: She chairs the department.
Of the lower spine
- adjustableAble to be changed
- swivelRotating connection point
- meshInterlocking open weave
- armrestsHorizontal chair extensions
posture · backrest · reclining · kneeling · drafting · tilt · rolling · casters
Backless sitting furniture
- benchShared seating surface
- ottomanBackless cushioned seat
- reclinerAdjustable-back armchair
- sofaMulti-seat cushioned furniture
pew · rocker · barstool · throne · settee · beanbag · chaise · folding
Made softer or gentler
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- paddedFilled with soft material
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- cozyWarm and snug
soft · velvet · leather · overstuffed · foam · springy · contoured · deep-seated
Influential modernist design school
- EamesMidcentury furniture designer
- modernistAdvocate of experimental forms
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- sculpturalRelating to carved forms
mid-century · industrial · contemporary · vintage · iconic · bentwood · cantilever · molded
lumbar
Of the lower spine
- adjustableAble to be changed
- swivelRotating connection point
- meshInterlocking open weave
armrests · posture · backrest · reclining · kneeling · drafting · tilt · rolling · casters · headrest
stool
Backless sitting furniture
sofa · pew · rocker · barstool · throne · settee · beanbag · chaise · folding · director's
cushioned
Made softer or gentler
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- paddedFilled with soft material
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
cozy · soft · velvet · leather · overstuffed · foam · springy · contoured · deep-seated · tufted
Bauhaus
Influential modernist design school
- EamesMidcentury furniture designer
- modernistAdvocate of experimental forms
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
sculptural · mid-century · industrial · contemporary · vintage · iconic · bentwood · cantilever · molded · upholstered
chairman
Head of a board
- chairwomanFemale presiding officer
- presideLead a formal gathering
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
gavel · meeting · board · committee · presiding · tenure · emeritus · appointed · elected · department
chairsstanding desks
Elevated work surfaces for standing
stools · benches · bean bags · floor seating · hammocks
chairsstanding
Position, physical or social
floors · ground · standing room · lying down · beds
- 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
chair, armchair, wheelchair, chaired, chairperson, chairing, chairlift, wheelchairs, armchairs