Chair vs. Choir
Difference Between Chair and Choir
Chairnoun
An item of furniture used to sit on or in comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.Choirnoun
Singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together.
The church choir practices Thursday nights.Chairnoun
(music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.Choirnoun
(architecture) The part of a church where the choir assembles for song.
Chairnoun
(rail transport) An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices.
Choirnoun
One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.
Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.Chairnoun
(chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
Choirnoun
Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.
Chairnoun
A distinguished professorship at a university.
Choirnoun
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
Chairnoun
A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.
Choirnoun
a family of similar musical instrument playing together
Chairverb
(transitive) to act as chairperson at; to preside over
Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.Choirnoun
the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave
Chairverb
(transitive) to carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory
Choirverb
sing in a choir
Chairverb
to award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod
The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod.Chairnoun
a seat for one person, with a support for the back;
he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat downChairnoun
the position of professor;
he was awarded an endowed chair in economicsChairnoun
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization;
address your remarks to the chairpersonChairnoun
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair;
the murderer was sentenced to die in the chairChairverb
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university;
She chaired the department for many yearsChairverb
preside over;
John moderated the discussion
