Chair vs. Choir

Chair vs. Choir — Is There a Difference?
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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.
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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

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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 down

Chairnoun

the position of professor;

he was awarded an endowed chair in economics

Chairnoun

the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization;

address your remarks to the chairperson

Chairnoun

an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair;

the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair

Chairverb

act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university;

She chaired the department for many years

Chairverb

preside over;

John moderated the discussion