electric chair

E e

Definitions of electric chair words

noun electric chair execution apparatus 1
countable noun electric chair The electric chair is a method of killing criminals, used especially in the United States, in which a person is strapped to a special chair and killed by a powerful electric current. 0
noun electric chair an apparatus in the form of a chair, used in electrocuting persons sentenced to death 0
noun electric chair the death sentence by electrocution 0

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?