| bedpan | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. bedpan | a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination. |
| ~ vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids). |
| seat | | |
| n. (location) | 1. place, 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" |
| ~ aeroplane, airplane, plane | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets.; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" |
| ~ dramatic art, dramaturgy, dramatics, theater, theatre | the art of writing and producing plays. |
| ~ perch | an elevated place serving as a seat. |
| ~ space | an area reserved for some particular purpose.; "the laboratory's floor space" |
| n. (body) | 2. arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush | 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?" |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ torso, trunk, body | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs.; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. seat | furniture that is designed for sitting on.; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" |
| ~ bench | a long seat for more than one person. |
| ~ bench | (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom. |
| ~ box seat, box | the driver's seat on a coach.; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" |
| ~ box seat | a special seat in a theater or grandstand box. |
| ~ chair | a seat for one person, with a support for the back.; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" |
| ~ article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy.; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" |
| ~ hassock, pouffe, pouf, ottoman, puff | thick cushion used as a seat. |
| ~ seat | 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" |
| ~ seating, seating area, seating room, seats | an area that includes places where several people can sit.; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" |
| ~ siege perilous | the legendary seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight who would find the Holy Grail; it was fatal for anyone else to sit in it. |
| ~ couch, lounge, sofa | an upholstered seat for more than one person. |
| ~ stool | a simple seat without a back or arms. |
| ~ toilet seat | the hinged seat on a toilet. |
| ~ upholstery | covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. seat | 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" |
| ~ backbench | any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons. |
| ~ backseat | a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile). |
| ~ balloon seat, bell seat | a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs). |
| ~ bicycle seat, saddle | a seat for the rider of a bicycle. |
| ~ boatswain's chair, bosun's chair | a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship. |
| ~ bucket seat | a low single seat as in cars or planes. |
| ~ car seat | a seat in a car. |
| ~ chair | a particular seat in an orchestra.; "he is second chair violin" |
| ~ cockpit | seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car. |
| ~ crossbench | any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition. |
| ~ ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule | a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute. |
| ~ front bench | any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers. |
| ~ houdah, howdah | a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant. |
| ~ jump seat | a folding seat in an automobile. |
| ~ pillion | a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.. |
| ~ plane seat | a seat on a commercial airliner. |
| ~ rumble | a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage. |
| ~ rumble seat | a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars. |
| ~ saddle | a seat for the rider of a horse or camel. |
| ~ saddle seat | a chair seat that is slightly concave and sometimes has a thickened ridge in the center.; "the saddle seat fitted his buttocks nicely" |
| ~ seat | furniture that is designed for sitting on.; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" |
| ~ sliding seat | rower's seat that slides fore and aft. |
| ~ support | any device that bears the weight of another thing.; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
| n. (location) | 5. seat | a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised). |
| ~ capital | a seat of government. |
| ~ center, middle, centre, eye, heart | an area that is approximately central within some larger region.; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" |
| ~ county courthouse, county seat | the town or city that is the seat of government for a county. |
| ~ county town, shire town | the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire. |
| ~ see | the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located. |
| n. (location) | 6. seat | the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based.; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason" |
| ~ location | a point or extent in space. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. seat | the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body.; "he was elected to a seat in the Senate" |
| ~ legal right | a right based in law. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. seat | a part of a machine that supports or guides another part. |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| n. (artifact) | 9. seat | the cloth covering for the buttocks.; "the seat of his pants was worn through" |
| ~ cloth covering | a covering made of cloth. |
| ~ skirt | cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist. |
| ~ trouser, pant | (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately.; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" |
| v. (contact) | 10. seat, sit, sit down | show to a seat; assign a seat for.; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ sit, sit down | be seated. |
| ~ sit, sit down | be seated. |
| ~ reseat | show to a different seat.; "The usher insisted on reseating us" |
| v. (stative) | 11. seat | be able to seat.; "The theater seats 2,000" |
| ~ accommodate, admit, hold | have room for; hold without crowding.; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" |
| v. (social) | 12. induct, invest, seat | place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position.; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy" |
| ~ instal, install | put into an office or a position.; "the new president was installed immediately after the election" |
| v. (possession) | 13. seat | put a seat on a chair. |
| ~ cabinetry, cabinetwork | the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality). |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| ~ reseat | provide with a new seat.; "reseat the old broken chair" |
| v. (possession) | 14. seat | provide with seats.; "seat a concert hall" |
| ~ architecture | the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect. |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| ~ reseat | provide with new seats.; "reseat Carnegie Hall" |
| v. (contact) | 15. seat | place or attach firmly in or on a base.; "seat the camera on the tripod" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| v. (contact) | 16. seat | place in or on a seat.; "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ sit, sit down | be seated. |
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