noun. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) he booked their seats in advance|he sat in someone else's place |
noun. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on he deserves a good kick in the butt|are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing? Synonym: arse, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, hindquarters, hind end, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, fundament, fanny, derriere, can, buttocks |
noun. furniture that is designed for sitting on there were not enough seats for all the guests |
noun. any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) he dusted off the seat before sitting down |
noun. a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) |
noun. the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based the brain is said to be the seat of reason |
noun. the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body he was elected to a seat in the Senate |
noun. a part of a machine that supports or guides another part |
noun. the cloth covering for the buttocks the seat of his pants was worn through |
verb. show to a seat; assign a seat for The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith |
verb. be able to seat The theater seats 2,000 |
verb. place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy |
verb. put a seat on a chair |
verb. provide with seats seat a concert hall |
verb. place or attach firmly in or on a base seat the camera on the tripod |
verb. place in or on a seat the mother seated the toddler on the high chair |
