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| sedan |
an automobile with a hard roof and a front and a back seat. |
| sit |
When you sit someone, you give them a seat or put them in a seat. [1/4 definitions] |
| sofa |
a long comfortable seat with arms and a back; couch. |
| stool |
a seat without arms or a back. [1/3 definitions] |
| swing |
a seat hung from ropes or chains on which one sits and moves back and forth for pleasure. [1/10 definitions] |
| take |
When you take a seat in the bus, you sit down in the seat. [1/13 definitions] |
| throne |
the seat used by a ruler or other important person for ceremonies or other special events. [1/2 definitions] |
| toilet |
a bowl that is filled with water and that has a seat and a drain. A toilet is used for receiving and disposing of human waste. [1/2 definitions] |
| unfasten |
If you fasten something, you make it stay together or hold something together. If you unfasten something, you open things up. If you unfasten the buttons on your shirt, your shirt becomes open. If you unfasten your seatbelt in a car, you can get out of your seat. |
| vacant |
If something is vacant, like a seat on a bus, nobody is filling that space or position right now and somebody else can take it. [1/2 definitions] |
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