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chairwork

chairwork noun: a technique in which the patient moves between chairs, acting as a different person in each one, so as to understand the point of view of others.

Noun

chairwork (uncountable)

  1. A technique in which the patient moves between chairs, acting as a different person in each one, so as to understand the point of view of others.
  2. (Alexander technique) A form of physical therapy that involves repeatedly sitting and standing so as to gauge one's posture.

Origin of chairwork

From chair + work.

Questions about chairwork

What does chairwork mean?
Chairwork means a technique in which the patient moves between chairs, acting as a different person in each one, so as to understand the point of view of others.
What part of speech is chairwork?
Chairwork is a noun.

Words near chairwork in the dictionary

  1. chairwise
  2. chairwoman
  3. chairwomanship
  4. chairwomanships
  5. chairwomen
  6. chairwork
  7. chais
  8. chaise
  9. chaise and four
  10. chaise and fours
  11. chaise longue

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