Slipcover Chair And A Half

slipcover

As noun

a cover of cloth or other material for a piece of furniture, as an upholstered chair or sofa, made so as to be easily removable

a book jacket

As verb (used with object)

to cover with a slipcover

chair

As noun

a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms

something that serves as a chair or supports like a chair:The two men clasped hands to make a chair for their injured companion

a seat of office or authority

a position of authority, as of a judge, professor, etc

the person occupying a seat of office, especially the chairperson of a meeting:The speaker addressed the chair

(in an orchestra) the position of a player, assigned by rank; desk:first clarinet chair

the chair, Informal

electric chair

chairlift

sedan chair

(in reinforced-concrete construction) a device for maintaining the position of reinforcing rods or strands during the pouring operation

a glassmaker's bench having extended arms on which a blowpipe is rolled in shaping glass

British Railroads

a metal block for supporting a rail and securing it to a crosstie or the like

As verb (used with object)

to place or seat in a chair

to install in office

to preside over; act as chairperson of:to chair a committee

British

to carry (a hero or victor) aloft in triumph

As verb (used without object)

to preside over a meeting, committee, etc

As Idioms

get the chair, to be sentenced to die in the electric chair

take the chair, to begin or open a meeting

to preside at a meeting; act as chairperson

and

As conjunction

(used to connect grammatically coordinate words, phrases, or clauses) along or together with; as well as; in addition to; besides; also; moreover:pens and pencils

added to; plus: and are

then:He read for an hour and went to bed

also, at the same time:to sleep and dream

then again; repeatedly:He coughed and coughed

(used to imply different qualities in things having the same name):There are bargains and bargains, so watch out

(used to introduce a sentence, implying continuation) also; then:And then it happened

Informal

to (used between two finite verbs):Try and do it

Call and see if she's home yet

(used to introduce a consequence or conditional result):He felt sick and decided to lie down for a while

Say one more word about it and I'll scream

but; on the contrary:He tried to run five miles and couldn't

They said they were about to leave and then stayed for two more hours

(used to connect alternatives):He felt that he was being forced to choose between his career and his family

(used to introduce a comment on the preceding clause):They don't like each other—and with good reason

Archaic

if:and you please

Compare an

As noun

an added condition, stipulation, detail, or particular:He accepted the job, no ands or buts about it

conjunction (def b)

As Idioms

and so forth, and the like; and others; et cetera:We discussed traveling, sightseeing, and so forth

and so on, and more things or others of a similar kind; and the like:It was a summer filled with parties, picnics, and so on

a

As noun, plural A's or As, a's or as

the first letter of the English alphabet, a vowel

any spoken sound represented by the letter A or a, as in bake, hat, father, or small

something having the shape of an A

a written or printed representation of the letter A or a

a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter A or a

As Idioms

from A to Z, from beginning to end; thoroughly; completely:He knows the Bible from A to Z

not know from A to B, to know nothing; be ignorant

a

half

As noun, plural halves [havz, hahvz] /hævz, hɑvz/ (Show IPA)

one of two equal or approximately equal parts of a divisible whole, as an object, or unit of measure or time; a part of a whole equal or almost equal to the remainder

a quantity or amount equal to such a part (½)

Sports

either of two equal periods of play, usually with an intermission or rest period separating them

Compare quarter (def )

one of two; a part of a pair

Informal

half dollar

the sum of cents: Four dimes and two nickels make a half

Baseball

either of the two units of play into which an inning is divided, the visiting team batting in the first unit and the home team batting in the second

Football

a halfback

British Informal

a half-crown coin

the sum of a half crown; two shillings, sixpence

a half pint: He ordered a half of ale

As adjective

being one of two equal or approximately equal parts of a divisible whole:a half quart

being half or about half of anything in degree, amount, length, etc

:at half speed; half sleeve

partial or incomplete:half measures

As adverb

in or to the extent or measure of half

in part; partly; incompletely:half understood

to some extent; almost:half recovered

As Idioms

by half, by very much; by far:She was too talented by half for her routine role

half again as much / many, as much as percent more:This mug holds half again as much coffee as the smaller one

half in two, Southern U

S

(chiefly Gulf States)

in or into two parts; in half:Cut the cake half in two

in half, divided into halves:The vase broke in half

not half, not at all; not really: His first attempts at painting are not half bad

half (def )

not the half of, a significant yet relatively minor part of something that remains to be described in full:He accused them of being responsible for the error, and that's not the half of the story

Also, not half of, not half

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