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chair vs straight chair

straight chair vs chair

chair and straight chair both are nouns.

chair is a verb but straight chair is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chair Yes No Yes No
straight chair Yes No No No
As nouns, straight chair is a hyponym of chair; that is, straight chair is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chair:
  • chair: a seat for one person, with a support for the back
  • straight chair: a straight-backed chair without arms
Other hyponyms of chair include armchair, 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, swivel chair, tablet-armed chair, wheelchair, dental chair, voyeuse.
chair (noun) straight chair (noun)
the position of professor a straight-backed chair without 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) straight chair (verb)
preside over
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
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