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chair vs chaise

chaise vs chair

chair and chaise both are nouns.

chair is a verb but chaise is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chair Yes No Yes No
chaise Yes No No No
As nouns, chaise is a hyponym of chair; that is, chaise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chair:
  • chair: a seat for one person, with a support for the back
  • chaise: a long chair; for reclining
Other hyponyms of chair include armchair, barber chair, chair of state, 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) chaise (noun)
the position of professor a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
a seat for one person, with a support for the back a long chair; for reclining
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) chaise (verb)
preside over
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
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