Seat definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SEAT, n. [L. sedes, situs.] 1. That on which one sits ... throne; chair of state; tribunal; post of authority; as the seat of justice; judgment-seat. 3. Mansion; residence; dwelling; abode; as Italy the seat of empire. The Greeks sent colonies to seek a new seat in Gaul. In Albe he shall fix his royal ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CHAIR, n. 1. A movable seat; a frame with a bottom made of different materials, used ... and anciently a kind of pulpit in churches. 2. A seat of justice or of authority; as a chair of state. 3. A seat for a professor, or his office; as the professors chair. 4. The seat for a speaker or presiding officer of a public council ... the old councilors were laid aside. Curule chair, an ivory seat placed on a car, used by the prime magistrates of Rome. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a seat for one person, with a support for the back; " ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BENCH, n. 1. A long seat,usually of board or plank, differing from a stool in its greater length. 2. The seat where judges sit in court; the seat of justice. Hence, 3. The persons who sit as judges ... causes. BENCH, v.t. To furnish with benches. 1. To seat on a bench. 2. v.i. To sit on a seat of justice. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a long seat for more than one person 2: a level shelf ...
Seat worm definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Seat Seat, n. [OE. sete, Icel. s[ae]ti; akin to Sw ... post; a situation. Where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is. --Rev. ii. 13. He that builds a fair house upon an ill seat committeth himself to prison. --Bacon. A seat of plenty, content, and tranquillity. --Macaulay. 3. That part ...
window seat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a bench or similar seat built into a window recess Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1745 1. a seat built into a window recess 2. a seat next to a window (as in a bus or airplane ... in which panes of glass are set for windows. Window seat, a seat arranged in the recess of a window. See Window ...
Key seat definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Key Key (k[=e]), n ... into a lower key. --Cowper. Key bed. Same as Key seat. Key bolt, a bolt which has a mortise near the ... of a position or country. (Mil.) See Key, 4. Key seat (Mach.), a bed or groove to receive a key which ... piece which is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also key seat. Key wrench (Mach.), an adjustable wrench in which the movable ... into a lower key. --Cowper. Key bed. Same as Key seat. Key bolt, a bolt which has a mortise near ...
jump seat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a folding seat in an automobile Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1864 1. a movable carriage seat 2. a folding seat between the front and rear seats of a passenger automobile ... flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels. Jump seat. (a) A movable carriage seat. (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may ...
seat belt definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident [syn: seat belt, seatbelt] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1932 an arrangement ... of straps designed to hold a person steady in a seat (as in an airplane or automobile) Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also seatbelt(seat belts) A seat belt is a strap attached to a seat in ...
driving seat definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary 1. In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driving seat is the seat where the person who is driving the vehicle sits. He got into the driving seat and started the engine. = driver's seat N-SING: usu the N 2. If you say that someone is in the driving seat, you mean that they are in control in a ...
... rest on the feet; as fowls. 3. To occupy a seat or place in an official capacity. The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. Matthew 23. 4. To be in a state of rest ... any assembly or council as a member; to have a seat. 14. To be in a local position. The wind sits ... to place one's self on a chair or other seat; as, to sit down at a meal. 2. To begin ... a sick person. SIT, v.t. 1. To keep the seat upon. He sits a horse well. [This phrase is elliptical ... for another hour" [syn: sit, sit around] 3: take a seat [syn: sit down, sit] [ant: arise, get up, rise, ...
county seat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the town or city that is the seat of government for a county [syn: county seat, county courthouse] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1803 a town that is the seat of county administration Webster's 1913 Dictionary 3. A count ... are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.] County seat, a county town. [U.S.] County sessions, the general quarter ... shire town. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (county seats) A county seat is the same as a county town. (AM) N-COUNT
ejector seat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the ... an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute [syn: ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (ejector seats) An ejector seat is a special seat which can throw the pilot out of a fast ...
hot seat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair" [syn: electric chair, chair, death chair, hot seat] 2: a difficult position where you are subjected to stress ... Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you are in the hot seat, you are responsible for making important and difficult decisions. (INFORMAL) He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive. PHRASE: usu in/into PHR Moby Thesaurus ... chair, the gallows, the gas chamber, the guillotine, the hot seat, the rope, tree
ejection seat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the ... an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute [syn: ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1945 an emergency escape seat for propelling an occupant out and away from an airplane ... bolt-hole, breeches buoy, buoy, cork jacket, ejection capsule, ejector seat, emergency exit, escape hatch, fire escape, inflatable slide, life ...
box seat definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a special seat in a theater or grandstand box 2: the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" [syn: box, box seat] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1842 1. box II,4b 2. a. a seat in a box (as in a theater or grandstand) b ...