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ALL meanings of well-seated

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  • noun well-seated something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits. 1
  • noun well-seated the part of a chair, sofa, or the like, on which one sits. 1
  • noun well-seated the part of the body on which one sits; the buttocks. 1
  • noun well-seated the part of the garment covering it: the seat of one's pants. 1
  • noun well-seated a manner of or posture used in sitting, as on a horse. 1
  • noun well-seated something on which the base of an object rests. 1
  • noun well-seated the base itself. 1
  • noun well-seated a place in which something belongs, occurs, or is established; site; location. 1
  • noun well-seated a place in which administrative power or the like is centered: the seat of the government. 1
  • noun well-seated a part of the body considered as the place in which an emotion or function is centered: The heart is the seat of passion. 1
  • noun well-seated the office or authority of a king, bishop, etc.: the episcopal seat. 1
  • noun well-seated a space in which a spectator or patron may sit; accommodation for sitting, as in a theater or stadium. 1
  • noun well-seated right of admittance to such a space, especially as indicated by a ticket. 1
  • noun well-seated a right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body: to hold a seat in the senate. 1
  • noun well-seated a right to the privileges of membership in a stock exchange or the like. 1
  • verb with object well-seated to place on a seat or seats; cause to sit down. 1
  • verb with object well-seated to usher to a seat or find a seat for: to be seated in the front row. 1
  • verb with object well-seated to have seats for; accommodate with seats: a theater that seats 1200 people. 1
  • verb with object well-seated to put a seat on or into (a chair, garment, etc.). 1
  • verb with object well-seated to install in a position or office of authority, in a legislative body, etc. 1
  • verb with object well-seated to fit (a valve) with a seat. 1
  • verb with object well-seated to attach to or place firmly in or on something as a base: Seat the telescope on the tripod. 1
  • verb without object well-seated (of a cap, valve, etc.) to be closed or in proper position: Be sure that the cap of the dipstick seats. 1
  • idioms well-seated by the seat of one's pants, using experience, instinct, or guesswork. 1
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