chairback C2+ Topic:House & Home Also spelled chair-back US /ˈtʃɛrˌbæk/ UK /ˈtʃɛəbæk/ See IPA manual Freq #628110 Meanings 1 noun the upright rear part of a chair that supports the sitter's back He draped his coat over the chairback before sitting down. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the upright rear part of a... backrestchair back Word family Related forms chairbackrest Etymology A compound of chair + back. The open, hyphenated, and closed spellings have all been used for the supporting rear part of a chair. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chairback **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɛrˌbæk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɛəbæk/ **Frequency rank:** 628110 ## Meanings 1. the upright rear part of a chair that supports the sitter's back ## Examples - He draped his coat over the chairback before sitting down. ## Synonyms - backrest - chair back ## Related Forms - chair - backrest ## Etymology A compound of chair + back. The open, hyphenated, and closed spellings have all been used for the supporting rear part of a chair. ## Topics - House & Home markdown