seats

seat  (st)

n.

1. Something, such as a chair or bench, that may be sat on.

2.

a. A place in which one may sit.

b. The right to occupy such a place or a ticket indicating this right: got seats for the concert.

3. The part on which one rests in sitting: a bicycle seat.

4.

a. The buttocks.

b. The part of a garment that covers the buttocks.

5.

a. A part serving as the base of something else.

b. The surface or part on which another part sits or rests.

6.

a. The place where something is located or based: The heart is the seat of the emotions.

b. A center of authority; a capital: the county seat. See Synonyms at center.

7. A place of abode or residence, especially a large house that is part of an estate: the squire's country seat.

8. Membership in an organization, such as a legislative body or stock exchange, that is obtained by appointment, election, or purchase.

9. The manner of sitting on a horse: a fox hunter with a good seat.

v. seat·ed, seat·ing, seats

v.tr.

1.

a. To place in or on a seat.

b. To cause or assist to sit down: The ushers will seat the members of the bride's family.

2. To provide with a particular seat: The usher seated me in the back row.

3. To have or provide seats for: We can seat 300 in the auditorium.

4. To install in a position of authority or eminence.

5. To fix firmly in place: seat an ammunition clip in an automatic rifle.

v.intr.

To rest on or fit into another part: The O-rings had not seated correctly in their grooves.

Idiom:

by the seat of (one's) pants Slang

1. In a manner based on intuition and experience rather than method: He ran the business by the seat of his pants.

2. Without the use of instruments: an inexperienced pilot who had to fly the aircraft by the seat of her pants.

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[Middle English sete, probably from Old Norse sæti; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

seats - an area that includes places where several people can sit; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" seating, seating area, seating room dress circle, circle - a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle" orchestra - seating on the main floor in a theater parquet - seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle parquet circle, parterre - seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) ringside, ringside seat - first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" stall - seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater tiered seat - seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front elbow room, room, way - space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"