seat : Idioms & Phrases

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balloon seat

  • noun a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs)
    balloon seat.
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bell seat

  • noun a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs)
    balloon seat.
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bicycle seat

  • noun a seat for the rider of a bicycle
    saddle.
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box seat

  • noun a special seat in a theater or grandstand box
  • noun the driver's seat on a coach
    box.
    • an armed guard sat in the box with the driver
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bucket seat

  • noun a low single seat as in cars or planes
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car seat

  • noun a seat in a car
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country seat

Coun"try seat`
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  1. A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city.
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County seat

  • noun the town or city that is the seat of government for a county
    county courthouse.
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  • a county town . U.S.
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death seat

  • noun the car seat beside the driver of an automobile; believed to be the most dangerous place to sit in a car in case of an accident
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deep-seated

  • adjective satellite (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
    ingrained; deep-rooted; planted; implanted.
    • deep-rooted prejudice
    • deep-seated differences of opinion
    • implanted convictions
    • ingrained habits of a lifetime
    • a deeply planted need
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dickey-seat

  • noun a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
    dickey; dickie; dicky; dickie-seat; dickey-seat.
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dickie-seat

  • noun a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
    dickey; dickie; dicky; dickie-seat; dickey-seat.
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dicky-seat

  • noun a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
    dickey; dickie; dicky; dickie-seat; dickey-seat.
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ejection seat

  • noun a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
    ejection seat; capsule.
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ejector seat

  • noun a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
    ejection seat; capsule.
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Hair seating

  • haircloth for seats of chairs, etc.
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hot seat

  • noun an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
    electric chair; chair; death chair.
    • the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair
  • noun a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism
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Hunting seat

  • a hunting lodge. Gray.
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Judgment seat

  • the seat or bench on which judges sit in court; hence, a court; a tribunal. "We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ." Rom. xiv. 10.
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Jump seat

  • noun a folding seat in an automobile
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  • . (a) A movable carriage seat . (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.
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Key seat

  • (Mach.), a bed or groove to receive a key which prevents one part from turning on the other.
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love seat

  • noun small sofa that seats two people
    vis-a-vis; loveseat; tete-a-tete.
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Manor house, or Manor seat

  • the house belonging to a manor.
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Mercy seat

  • noun the throne of God
  • noun the golden covering of the ark of the covenant
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  • (Bib.), the golden cover or lid of the Ark of the Covenant. See Ark, 2.
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plane seat

  • noun a seat on a commercial airliner
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potty seat

  • noun toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children
    potty chair.
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ringside seat

  • noun first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring
    ringside.
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rumble seat

  • noun a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars
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  • a seat in the rear of an automobile, outside the passenger cabin, which folds out from the body
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saddle seat

  • noun a chair seat that is slightly concave and sometimes has a thickened ridge in the center
    • the saddle seat fitted his buttocks nicely
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seat belt

  • noun a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident
    seatbelt.
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seat cushion

  • noun a cushion that makes a seat more comfortable
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Seat worm

  • (Zoöl.), the pinworm.
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seating area

  • noun an area that includes places where several people can sit
    seating; seating area; seats.
    • there is seating for 40 students in this classroom
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seating capacity

  • noun the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc.
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seating room

  • noun an area that includes places where several people can sit
    seating; seating area; seats.
    • there is seating for 40 students in this classroom
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sliding seat

  • noun rower's seat that slides fore and aft
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tiered seat

  • noun seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front
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toilet seat

  • noun the hinged seat on a toilet
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Valve seat

  • . (Mach.) (a) The fixed surface on which a valve rests or against which it presses. (b) A part or piece on which such a surface is formed.
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Window seat

  • noun a bench or similar seat built into a window recess
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  • a seat arranged in the recess of a window. See Window stool, under Stool.
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