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English-Thai Dictionary

turf

N พื้นที่ territory puan-ti

turf

N สนามหญ้า sa-nam-ya

turf

N หญ้า เทียม ya-tiam

turf

VT คลุม ด้วย หญ้า klum-duai-ya

turf

VT ฆ่า (คำ สแลง kill ka

turf

VT บังคับ ให้ ออก ไป (คำ สแลง bang-kab-hai-ook-pai

turfman

N นัก แข่ง ม้า ที่ มักจะ เลี้ยง ม้า เอง

turfy

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ สนามหญ้า kiao-kab-sa-nam-ya

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TURF

n. 1. That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold, which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat. This is otherwise called sward and sod.
2. Peat; a peculiar kind of blackish, fibrous, vegetable, earthy substance, used as fuel. [Dryden and Addison wrote turfs, in the plural. But when turf or peat is cut into small pieces, the practice now is to call them turves. ]
3. Race-ground; or horse-racing.
The honors of the turf are all our own.

TURF

v.t.To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank or the border of a terrace.

TURF-COVERED

a.Covered with turf.

TURF-DRAIN

n.A drain filled with turf or peat.

TURFED

pp. Covered with turf or green sod.

TURF-HEDGE

n.A hedge or fence formed with turf and plants of different kinds.

TURF-HOUSE

n.A house or shed formed of turf, common in the northern parts of Europe.

TURFINESS

n.[from turfy. ] The state of abounding with turf, or of having the consistence or qualities of turf.

TURFING

ppr. Covering with turf.

TURFING

n.The operation of laying down turf, or covering with turf.

TURFING-IRON

n.An implement for paring off turf.

TURFING-SPADE

n.An instrument for under-cutting turf, when marked out by the plow.

TURF-MOSS

n.A tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land.

TURF-SPADE

n.A spade for cutting and digging turf, longer and narrower than the common spade.

TURFY

a.Abounding with turf. 1. Having the qualities of turf.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TURF

Turf (tûrf ), n.; pl. Turfs, Obs. Turves. Etym: [AS. turf; akin to D.turf peat, G. torf, OHG. zurba turf, Sw. & Icel. torf turf, peat, Dan. törv, Skr. darbha a kind of grass, a tuft of grass. sq. root242.]

1. That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod. At his head a grass-green turf. Shak. The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high heap of turves. Milton.

2. Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.

3. Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the. "We. .. claim the honors of the turf. " Cowper.

Note: Turf is often used adjectively, or to form compounds which are generally self-explaining; as, turf ashes, turf cutter or turf- cutter, turf pit or turf-pit, turf-built, turf-clad, turf-covered, etc. Turf ant (Zoöl.), a small European ant (Formica flava ) which makes small ant-hills on heaths and commons. -- Turf drain, a drain made with turf or peat. -- Turf hedge, a hedge or fence formed with turf and plants of different kinds. -- Turf house, a house or shed formed of turf, common in the northern parts of Europe. -- Turf moss a tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land. -- Turf spade, a spade for cutting and digging turf, longer and narrower than the common spade.

TURF

Turf, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Turfing. ]

Defn: To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace. A. Tucker.

TURFEN

TURFEN Turf "en, a.

Defn: Made of turf; covered with turf.

TURFINESS

TURFINESS Turf "i *ness, n.

Defn: Quality or state of being turfy.

TURFING

TURFING Turf "ing, n.

Defn: The act or process of providing or covering with turf. Turfing iron, or Turfing spade, an implement for cutting, and paring off, turf.

TURFITE

TURFITE Turf "ite, n.

Defn: A votary of the turf, or race course; hence, sometimes, a blackleg. [Colloq. ] Thackeray.

TURFLESS

TURFLESS Turf "less, a.

Defn: Destitute of turf.

TURFMAN

Turf "man, n.; pl. Turfmen (.

Defn: A turfite; a votary of the turf, or race course. [Colloq. ]

TURFY

Turf "y, a. [Compar. Turfier; superl. Turfiest.]

1. Abounding with turf; made of, or covered with, turf. "The turfy mountains." Shak.

2. Having the nature or appearance of turf.

3. Of or pertaining to the turf, or horse racing.

New American Oxford Dictionary

turf

turf |tərf tərf | ▶noun ( pl. turfs or turves |tərvz | ) 1 grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots: they walked across the springy turf. • Brit. a piece of such grass and earth cut from the ground. • peat used for fuel. 2 (the turf ) horse racing or racecourses generally: he spent his money gambling on the turf. 3 informal an area regarded as someone's personal territory; one's home ground: the team will play Canada on their home turf this summer. • a person's sphere of influence or activity: we're in similar businesses but we cover different turf. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] informal, chiefly Brit. force (someone ) to leave somewhere: they were turfed off the bus. 2 [ with obj. ] (often as adj. turfed ) cover (a patch of ground ) with turf: a turfed lawn. ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch turf and German Torf, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit darbha ‘tuft of grass. ’

turf accountant

turf ac ¦count |ant ▶noun Brit. formal a bookmaker.

Turfan Depression

Turfan Depression |ˈtʊəfan, tʊəˈfan |(also Turpan ) a low-lying area in Xinjiang, western China, descending to 154 m (505 ft ) below sea level, with an area of 50,000 sq. km (20,000 sq. miles ). It is China's lowest point below sea level.

turfman

turf man |ˈtərfmən ˈtərfmən | ▶noun ( pl. turfmen ) a devotee of horse racing, esp. one who owns or trains horses.

turf war

turf war |tərf wɔ (ə )r |(also turf battle ) ▶noun informal an acrimonious dispute between rival groups over territory or a particular sphere of influence. ORIGIN 1970s: from the notion of a war over turf in the informal sense ‘area regarded as personal territory ’ (originally the area controlled by, for example, a street gang or criminal ).

turfy

turf y |ˈtərfē ˈtərfi | ▶adjective ( turfier, turfiest ) covered with or consisting of turf; grassy: a turfy plain. • of or like peat; peaty: I inhaled the turfy air.

Oxford Dictionary

turf

turf |təːf | ▶noun ( pl. turfs or turves ) [ mass noun ] 1 grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots: they walked across the springy turf. • [ count noun ] a piece of turf cut from the ground. • peat used for fuel. 2 (the turf ) horse racing or racecourses generally: he spent his money gambling on the turf. 3 informal an area or sphere of activity regarded as someone's personal territory: he did not like poachers on his turf. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. and adverbial ] informal, chiefly Brit. force (someone ) to leave somewhere: they were turfed off the bus. 2 [ with obj. ] (often as adj. turfed ) cover (a patch of ground ) with turf: a turfed lawn. ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch turf and German Torf, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit darbha ‘tuft of grass ’.

turf accountant

turf ac ¦count |ant ▶noun Brit. formal a bookmaker.

Turfan Depression

Turfan Depression |ˈtʊəfan, tʊəˈfan |(also Turpan ) a low-lying area in Xinjiang, western China, descending to 154 m (505 ft ) below sea level, with an area of 50,000 sq. km (20,000 sq. miles ). It is China's lowest point below sea level.

turfman

turf |man |ˈtəːfmən | ▶noun ( pl. turfmen ) chiefly US a devotee of horse racing, especially one who owns or trains horses.

turf war

turf war (also turf battle ) ▶noun informal an acrimonious dispute between rival groups over territory or a particular sphere of influence.

turfy

turfy |ˈtəːfi | ▶adjective ( turfier, turfiest ) covered with or consisting of turf; grassy: a turfy plain. • of or like peat; peaty: the damp, turfy odour of a meadow.

American Oxford Thesaurus

turf

turf noun 1 they walked over a patch of turf: grass, lawn, sod. 2 she was keen to protect her turf: territory, domain, province, preserve, sphere of influence; stomping ground, stamping ground; bailiwick.

Oxford Thesaurus

turf

turf noun 1 they walked across the springy turf: grass, lawn, sod; literary sward, greensward. 2 (the turf ) they are both devotees of the turf: horse racing, racing, the racing world; racecourses, racetracks. 3 the vice president was keen to protect his own turf: area /sphere of influence, area /sphere of activity, territory, domain, province, preserve; stamping ground, home ground; informal bailiwick; Brit. informal patch, manor. ▶verb the front and rear lawns have been turfed: grass over, lay grass on. PHRASES turf someone /something out Brit. informal he was turfed out of office after 15 years: throw out, remove, eject, expel, turn out, fling out, force out, drive out, evict, dislodge, oust; dismiss, discharge; informal chuck out, kick out, send packing, boot out, give someone the boot, give someone their marching orders, throw someone out on their ear, show someone the door, sack, fire, give someone the push, give someone the (old ) heave-ho; N. Amer. informal give someone the bum's rush.

Duden Dictionary

Turf

Turf Substantiv, maskulin Pferdesport Jargon , der |tʊrf englisch təːf |der Turf; Genitiv: des Turfs englisch turf = Rasen, verwandt mit Torf Pferderennbahn (als Schauplatz von Pferderennen als gesellschaftlichem Ereignis )

Türfalle

Tür fal le Substantiv, feminin schweizerisch , die |T ü rfalle |Türklinke

Türflügel

Tür flü gel Substantiv, maskulin , der |T ü rflügel |zu öffnender, beweglicher Teil der Tür eine Doppeltür hat zwei Türflügel

Türfüllung

Tür fül lung Substantiv, feminin , die |T ü rfüllung | Füllung 3

Spanish Dictionary

turf

turf nombre masculino 1 Pista de un hipódromo .2 Arg, Urug Carrera de caballos que se juega en un hipódromo :mi abuelo iba todos los domingos al turf para apostar, pero siempre perdía .El plural es turfs .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

turf

turf /təː r f /名詞複～s /-s /, turves /təː r vz /1 U ｟主に英｠芝地 , 芝土 ▸ artificial turf 人工の芝地 .2 C ｟英｠切り出した芝 (土 )(の一片 )(｟米｠sod ).3 〖the ～〗競馬 ; 競馬場 .4 U ｟くだけて｠〖通例one 's ～〗縄張り (territory )▸ Don't come in my turf .私の敷地に入るな ▸ on one's own [home ] turf 本拠地で .5 U ｟米アイル｠(燃料用の )泥炭 ;C 泥炭塊 (peat ).動詞他動詞 1 …に芝を張る .2 ｟主に英くだけて｠ «…から » 〈人物〉を追い出す, 放り出す (out ) «of » .～́ acc ò untant [à gent ]｟英かたく｠(競馬の )賭け元 (bookmaker ).～́ w à r [b à ttle ]縄張り争い .t ú rf y /-i /形容詞