Definitions for chairs
cha·irs

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1. chairs

   A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest. They may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials, and may be padded or upholstered in various colors and fabrics. Chairs vary in design. An armchair has armrests fixed to the seat; a recliner is upholstered and features a mechanism that lowers the chair's back and raises into place a footrest; a rocking chair has legs fixed to two long curved slats; and a wheelchair has wheels fixed to an axis under the seat.

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1. chairsnoun

   Plural noun of the word chair.

   The chairs in the school hall were used for assembly, parent teacher meetings, concerts, lunch time and other purposes.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on August 3, 2016  

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1. CHAIRS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chairs is ranked #58735 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Chairs surname appeared 345 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Chairs.
   
   68.1% or 235 total occurrences were Black.
   19.4% or 67 total occurrences were White.
   6.6% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   4.3% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'chairs' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4841

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'chairs' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2686

Anagrams for chairs »

1. rachis

2. Sirach

How to pronounce chairs?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say chairs in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chairs in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chairs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of chairs in a Sentence

1. Princess Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco:

   I have made a great discovery. What I love belongs to me. Not the chairs and tables in my house, but the masterpieces of the world. It is only a question of loving them enough.

2. Sylvia Mackey:

   As the disease progresses and they become less mobile, they need lift chairs, things they need to help them move around. And the staff can't shoulder that physically themselves. They need equipment to help.

3. Cara Soulia:

   It would have been an odd sight if you didn't know what was going on in the world. But given the current situation, it was such a heart warming moment, all of these families in our community are still making the effort to be together, even if it means sitting in strange groupings of lawn chairs, six feet apart. The photograph I took of these people was the most significant one I've taken thus far on the project.

4. Noah Schwarz:

   In certain groups you are going to see some impressive numbers this year reflecting the robust M&A market and in an attempt to keep top bankers happy and not moving, there have been so many situations of musical chairs in 2015 - more trades than I have seen in a long time.

5. Jaskaran Sahota from London:

   Unfortunately, brown people got a seat at the table and kicked down the other chairs. What they should have done was dismantle it or bring more chairs. That's what I see when I see Priti Patel. Priti Patel took the benefits of BAME and none of the responsibility.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairs
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html