swivel chair

noun

: a chair that swivels on its base

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In a clip from the visual posted one day prior to the track’s release, a topless Lorde spins around in a swivel chair and looks down at her bare chest. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 May 2025 Martha Stewart’s collection is teeming with solid wood nightstands, small space-friendly end tables, velvet swivel chairs, and more. Ali Faccenda, People.com, 22 May 2025 Durability was top of mind: The swivel chairs are slipcovered in a pattern that helps camouflage Popsicle stains, and the Annie Selke jute rug hides tracked-in sand. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 May 2025 The first is Restaurant Gordon Ramsay High, a 12-seat chef’s table experience that’s 890 feet above the ground with swivel chairs and a view that makes the city’s skyscrapers look like a paper town. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for swivel chair

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swivel chair was in 1860

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“Swivel chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swivel%20chair. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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swivel chair

noun
: a chair that swivels on its base
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