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chair vs armchair

armchair vs chair

chair and armchair both are nouns.

chair is a verb but armchair is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chair Yes No Yes No
armchair Yes No No No
As nouns, armchair is a hyponym of chair; that is, armchair is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chair:
  • chair: a seat for one person, with a support for the back
  • armchair: chair with a support on each side for arms
Other hyponyms of chair include barber chair, chair of state, chaise, chaise longue, daybed, Eames chair, fighting chair, folding chair, feeding chair, highchair, ladder-back, ladder-back chair, garden chair, lawn chair, rocker, rocking chair, side chair, straight chair, swivel chair, tablet-armed chair, wheelchair, dental chair, voyeuse.
chair (noun) armchair (noun)
the position of professor chair with a support on each side for arms
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
a particular seat in an orchestra
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
chair (verb) armchair (verb)
preside over
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
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