chair vs barber chair

barber chair vs chair

chair and barber chair both are nouns.

chair is a verb but barber chair is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chair	Yes	No	Yes	No
barber chair	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, barber chair is a hyponym of chair; that is, barber chair is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chair:

chair: a seat for one person, with a support for the back
barber chair: a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers

Other hyponyms of chair include armchair, 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)	barber chair (noun)
the position of professor	a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers
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)	barber chair (verb)
preside over
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

Difference between chair and barber chair

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