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swivel chair

swiv·el chair
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [swiv-uh l chair]
    • /ˈswɪv əl tʃɛər/
    • /ˈswɪv.əl tʃeə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [swiv-uh l chair]
    • /ˈswɪv əl tʃɛər/

Definitions of swivel chair words

  • noun swivel chair a chair whose seat turns around horizontally on a swivel. 1
  • noun swivel chair seat that revolves 1
  • countable noun swivel chair A swivel chair is a chair whose seat can be turned around a central point to face in a different direction without moving the legs. 0
  • noun swivel chair a chair, the seat of which is joined to the legs by a swivel and which thus may be spun round 0
  • noun swivel chair a chair whose seat turns horizontally on a pivot in the base 0

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Origin of swivel chair

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Swivel chair

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

swivel chair popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

swivel chair usage trend in Literature

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