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Word of the Day

seat

• 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"
• 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?"
• furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"
• 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"
• a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
• the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason"
• the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body; "he was elected to a seat in the Senate"
• a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
• the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through"
• show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
• be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
• place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
• put a seat on a chair
• provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"
• place or attach firmly in or on a base; "seat the camera on the tripod"
• place in or on a seat; "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair"