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seat
(s/i/t )

noun (n)

  • a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)(noun.location)
    Example:
    He booked their seats in advance.
    Synonym:
    place
    source: wordnet30
  • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rea
    source: wordnet30
  • furniture that is designed for sitting on(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    There were not enough seats for all the guests.
    source: wordnet30
  • any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He dusted off the seat before sitting down.
    source: wordnet30
  • a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based(noun.location)
    Example:
    The brain is said to be the seat of reason.
    source: wordnet30
  • the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    He was elected to a seat in the Senate.
    source: wordnet30
  • a part of a machine that supports or guides another part(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • the cloth covering for the buttocks(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The seat of his pants was worn through.
    source: wordnet30
  • The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • show to a seat; assign a seat for(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith.
    Synonym:
    sit, sit down
    source: wordnet30
  • be able to seat(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The theater seats 2,000.
    source: wordnet30
  • place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    induct, invest
    source: wordnet30
  • put a seat on a chair(verb.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • provide with seats(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Seat a concert hall.
    source: wordnet30
  • place or attach firmly in or on a base(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Seat the camera on the tripod.
    source: wordnet30
  • place in or on a seat(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The mother seated the toddler on the high chair.
    source: wordnet30
  • To place on a seat; to cause to sit down; as, to seat one's self.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To rest; to lie down.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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