recliner
- noun
- /rɪˈklaɪnər/
- He adjusted the lever on the side of the recliner to put his feet up and relax.
It was a it was a cloth recliner.
- It was a it was a cloth recliner.
- I watched him for two years, come home after work, sit in his recliner, in his chair, whatever, and stare at ATV that wasn't on.
- And I have a, you know, recliner that I watch TV at night.
- Oh man, just, and then the recliner goes back.
- Airplane recliner versus in bed at night.
- He's sitting in like a a special, a desk chair that's borderline A recliner.
Examples
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After a long day, I love to sink into my recliner and watch my favorite show.
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My favorite spot in the living room is the recliner by the fireplace.
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And I have a, you know, recliner that I watch TV at night.
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Two, I have finally broke down and got a recliner.
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I used to always make fun of my dad and his recliner.
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I get in that recliner, I'm not getting out of that thing.
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The two of you went right back to talking, as I sat in the recliner adjacent to your love seat.
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I bought the burgundy recliner from you online.
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Ralph, his stepfather, watched TV in his recliner in the living room.
Fiction book (1999) -
Anna sank deeper into the recliner, feeling warm and relaxed....
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
A long chair with a seat that lets you stretch out and rest
A comfortable armchair with a back that leans and sometimes a footrest
A long chair for one person to lie back and rest their legs
An armchair with a back that tilts and a footrest that rises
A comfortable chair with a back that leans backwards and a footrest to let you lean back
An armchair with a wooden frame, loose cushions, and a back that reclines
Antonyms
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word recliner comes from the parts re- and -cline meaning 'back' and 'lean', and the ending -er means 'a thing that'. So a recliner is a thing that lets you 'lean back', which is why it names a comfortable chair you can tilt and put your feet up.