ADJ
- comfortable, comfy, cushioned, padded, plush, soft, upholstered
- hard, uncomfortable
- deep, low
- high-backed, straight-backed, wing-backed, winged
- rush-seated, tubular
- rickety
- reclining, swivel
- He lay back in the reclining chair and went to sleep. She returned to the swivel chair behind her desk
- folding
- matching
- a dining table and four matching chairs
- empty
- 'Please, be my guest.' He gestured towards an empty chair
- antique
- mahogany, plastic, steel, wooden
- dining, fireside, kitchen
QUANT
- row
- set
- a set of antique mahogany dining chairs
VERB + CHAIR
- draw up, pull up
- ' Can I join you? '' Yes, pull up a chair. '
- pull out
- He pulled out a chair for her
- have, take
- Come in and take a chair
- give sb
- He gave her his chair
- push back
- He pushed back his chair and got to his feet
- collapse into/onto, flop (back/down) in/into/on/onto, lower yourself into, settle (back) in/into/on, sink (back/down) into, slump (back/down) in/into, sit (down) in/on
- She dropped her bags and flopped down into the nearest chair
- lean back in, lie back in, lounge (back) in, recline (back) in, relax (back) in, sprawl/be sprawled in
- He put his feet up on the desk and lay back in his chair
- lean forward in
- straighten (up) in
- They straightened in their chairs when the manager burst in
- get out of, get up from/off, jump (up) from/out of, leap out of/from, rise from
- He got up from his chair to address the meeting
- rock backwards and forwards in/on, shift (about) in, tip back
- He was shifting about uneasily in his chair. She tipped her chair back and fixed her gaze full upon him
- swivel (on), swivel (round) in
- She swivelled round in her chair and picked up the phone
CHAIR + VERB
- be placed, stand
- A chair stood facing the window
- swivel
- fall over, tip up, topple over
- creak
- The chair creaked every time I moved
CHAIR + NOUN
- arm, back, leg, seat
- cover, frame
- lift
- A chair lift carried us to the top of the ski run
PREP
- into a/the ~
- He sank into his chair and opened the letter
- in a/the ~
- She leaned back in her chair and lit a cigarette
- on a/the ~
- A cat was asleep on the chair
PHRASES
- the arm/back/edge/leg of a chair
- She gripped the arm of her chair as she spoke. He sat nervously on the edge of his chair
VERB + CHAIR
- occupy, take
- Anne took the chair (= was chairperson) in Carol's absence
- address (sth to)
- Please address your questions to the chair
- appoint sb (as), elect sb (as)
PREP
- in the ~
- Paul Ryan was in the chair (= was chairman) at today's meeting
VERB + CHAIR
- hold, occupy
- He held the Chair of Botany at Cambridge University for thirty years
- appoint sb to
- relinquish, resign
- endow, establish
- A private benefactor endowed the new Chair of Japanese Literature
