hot seat

A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.

A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.

present participle of drag the chain

To fall behind relative to others. / To unwittingly hold up progress. / To deliberately hold up progress by acting slowly.

plural of chamber pot

A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers. / A nautilus, Nautilus pompilius.

A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.

(chiefly US) An endowed faculty position which is supported by the annual payout from a privately funded endowment. The endowment may cover the faculty salary, research and travel stipends or other associated costs and continues in perpetuity.

The premier of several musicians playing a particular instrument in an orchestra: seated closest to the audience, taking the lead for that instrument's movements, and playing any solos.