Meaning

A person (of a particular quality) that sits in a chair..

Definitions by Sense

1. A person (of a particular quality) that sits in a chair.
2. A quantity that fills a chair.
3. Chairlike or involving chairs.
4. Pronunciation spelling of cheerful.

Example Sentences

Then came a mixed party, that increased the audience to twelve chairsful, and in the few moments that followed there was such a steady procession of boys and girls, that Tom literally had his hands full.

There will be no chairful of girlishness reading Bertha M. Clay, nor a rockerful of grandma knitting, nor a stoolful of big sister strumming " Forgotten."

Whether you're talking to a chairful, a roomful or a nation full of people, the principles of human communication are the same.

Bialik pointed at him and murmured in my ear: "A chairful of Jew."

If you practice in an exclusive area and have chairfuls of well-healed clients, this axiom probably does not apply.

A chairful of hot blonde had taken up residence, and over her giggles and squeals, Neil made sure to catch Sophia's eye.

Garth, the collie, lay between them before the fire, his amber eyes only half-closed, except when in dreams he fought again his old battles ; and a chairful of cats and kittens slumbered peacefully.

My mother carded her own rolls and laid them across a chair till they piled up almost to the top of the chair-back, then put cards aside and spun the whole chairful of rolls.

Word Forms

• chairfuls
• chairsful
• more chairful
• most chairful

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When Should You Use Chairful?

Use chairful when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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