| musical chairs | a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance, the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors, shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment |
fold
folding | the act of folding, he gave the napkins a double fold |
musical chairs
going to Jerusalem | a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players, when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated, then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated |
professorship
chair | the position of professor, he was awarded an endowed chair in economics |
Canada jay
grey jay
gray jay
camp robber
whisker jack
Perisoreus canadensis | a jay of northern North America with blackapped head and no crest, noted for boldness in thievery |
| barber chair | a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers |
| bath chair | a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa |
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 |
| boot camp | camp for training military recruits |
camp
encampment
cantonment
bivouac | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers, wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling |
| camp | temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers, level ground is best for parking and camp areas |
| camp | a penal institution (often for forced labor), China has many camps for political prisoners |
| camp summer camp | a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months, city kids get to see the country at a summer camp |
| camp refugee camp | shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs |
| camp chair | a light folding chair |
| captain's chair | a wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindles |
| 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 |
| chair | a particular seat in an orchestra, he is second chair violin |
| chair of state | a ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person |
chairlift
chair lift | a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside, seats are hung from an endless overhead cable |
concentration camp
stockade | a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) |
cot
camp bed | a small bed that folds up for storage or transport |
| day camp | a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime |
| death camp | a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed |
deck chair
beach chair | a folding chair for use outdoors, a wooden frame supports a length of canvas |
detention home
detention house
house of detention
detention camp | an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) |
| Eames chair | a chair designed by Charles Eames, originally made of molded plywood, seat and back shaped to fit the human body |
easy chair
lounge chair
overstuffed chair | a comfortable upholstered armchair |
electric chair
chair death chair
hot seat | an instrument of execution by electrocution, resembles an ordinary seat for one person, the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair |
| fighting chair | a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fish |
| folding chair | a chair that can be folded flat for storage |
folding door
accordion door | an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges) |
| folding saw | a saw with a toothed blade that folds into a handle (the way a pocketknife folds) |
highchair
feeding chair | a chair for feeding a very young child, has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray |
labor camp
labour camp | a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor |
| ladder-back ladder-back chair | a chair with a ladder-back |
lawn chair
garden chair | chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden |
| Morris chair | an armchair with an adjustable back |
parlor car
parlour car
drawingoom car
palace car
chair car | a passenger car for day travel, you pay extra fare for individual chairs |
potty seat
potty chair | toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children |
prison camp internment camp
prisoner of war camp
POW camp | a camp for prisoners of war |
recliner
reclining chair
lounger | an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it |
rocking chair
rocker | a chair mounted on rockers |
| sedan sedan chair | a closed litter for one passenger |
straight chair
side chair | a straight-backed chair without arms |
| swivel chair | a chair that swivels on its base |
| tablet-armed chair | a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing |
| tennis camp | a camp where tennis is taught |
trailer camp
trailer park | a camp where space for house trailers can be rented, utilities are generally provided |
| Windsor chair | straight chair having a shaped seat and a back of many spindles |