Hassock

• of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture

• thick cushion used as a seat

• a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)

• a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person

• the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I

• a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• furniture that is designed for sitting on

• any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)

• a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)

• the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

• the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body

• a part of a machine that supports or guides another part

• the cloth covering for the buttocks

• show to a seat; assign a seat for

• be able to seat

• place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

• put a seat on a chair

• provide with seats

• place or attach firmly in or on a base

• place in or on a seat