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SEATS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An area that includes places where several people can sit
Example:
there is seating for 40 students in this classroom
Synonyms:
seating; seating area; seating room; seats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("seats" is a kind of...):
elbow room; room; way (space for movement)
Meronyms (members of "seats"):
seat (furniture that is designed for sitting on)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seats"):
circle; dress circle (a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra)
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)
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb seat
Context examples:
If you will keep the two corner seats I shall get the tickets.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She and Hans, without leaving their seats, brought in the jury's verdict of guilty.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
At the same time I was aware that a tall, thin man, with dark gingery hair, a few seats in front of me, was also upon his feet.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
They were soon gone again, rising from their seats with an activity which took their brother by surprise, and hurrying off as if eager to escape from Mrs. Bennet's civilities.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
“What!” cried Julia: “go boxed up three in a postchaise in this weather, when we may have seats in a barouche! No, my dear Edmund, that will not quite do.”
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
She was thinking only of the last half hour, and as they passed to their seats, her mind took a hasty range over it.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
But there were others who saw, and now and again, glancing at those about him, he noted two young girls who looked back from the row in front, a dozen seats along, and who smiled at him with bold eyes.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Here they were interrupted by a request from Mrs. Thorpe to Mrs. Allen, that she would move a little to accommodate Mrs. Hughes and Miss Tilney with seats, as they had agreed to join their party.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Their claims to the notice of Mrs. John Dashwood, as the nieces of the gentleman who for many years had had the care of her brother, might not have done much, however, towards procuring them seats at her table; but as Lady Middleton's guests they must be welcome; and Lucy, who had long wanted to be personally known to the family, to have a nearer view of their characters and her own difficulties, and to have an opportunity of endeavouring to please them, had seldom been happier in her life, than she was on receiving Mrs. John Dashwood's card.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Use car seats for children.
(Motor Vehicle Safety, NIH)
