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Armchair: alternatives and connections

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Armchair

A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.

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Broader term 1

Chair 76% connected

A movable single seat with a back.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 3

Fauteuil 76% connected

An armchair; hence (because the members sit in fauteuils or armchairs), membership in the French Academy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lounger 76% connected

One who lounges; ar idler.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Recliner 76% connected

One who, or that which, reclines.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Component part 1

Arm 70% connected

The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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