English-Thai Dictionary

Chainat

N จังหวัด ชัยนาท  jang-wad-chai-nad

 

Chainat

N ชัยนาท  chai-nad

 

Chaiyaphum

N จังหวัด ชัยภูมิ  jang-wad-chai-ya-pum

 

Chaiyaphum

N ชัยภูมิ  chai-ya-pum

 

chain

N บริษัท ต่างๆ ที่อยู่ ในเครือ เดียวกัน  bo-ri-sad-tang-tang-ti-yu-nai-krea-diao-kan

 

chain

N เครื่องผูก มัด  bond kreang-puk-mad

 

chain

N เหตุการณ์ ที่เกิด ต่อเนื่อง กัน  sequence series string hed-kan-ti-koed-tor-nueang-kan

 

chain

N โซ่  โซ่ตรวน  string ring series so

 

chain

VT กักตัว  กักขัง  คุมตัว  confine restrain kak-tua

 

chain

VT ล่ามโซ่  fasten lam-so

 

chain down

PHRV จำกัด  กำหนด  บังคับ  bind down tie down jam-kad

 

chain gang

N นักโทษ ที่ ถูก ล่ามโซ่ ไว้ ด้วยกัน (โดยเฉพาะ ที่ ต้อง ออก ไป ทำงาน นอก คุก  nak-thod-ti-tuk-lam-so-wai-duai-kan

 

chain letter

N จดหมายลูกโซ่  jod-mai-luk-so

 

chain mail

N เสื้อ เกราะ ที่ ทำ ด้วย เหล็ก เป็น วง ร้อย กัน  suea-kro-ti-tham-duai-lek-pen-wong-roi-kan

 

chain of command

N การปกครอง แบบ ระดับ ขั้น ลดหลั่น ลงมา  kan-pok-krong-baeb-ra-dab-kan-lod-lan-long-ma

 

chain reaction

N ปฏิกิริยาลูกโซ่  pa-ti-ki-re-ya-luk-so

 

chain saw

N เลื่อย ที่ มี ใบ เลื่อย หมุน ต่อเนื่อง กัน โดย ใช้ มอเตอร์  ส่วนใหญ่ ใช้ ตัด ต้น ไม้ใหญ่  lueai-ti-me-bai-lueai-mun-tor-nueang-kan-doi-chai-mor-tor-suan-yai-chai-tad-ton-mai-yai

 

chain stitch

N การ เย็บ แบบ ตะเข็บ ลูกโซ่  kan-yeb-baeb-ta-kheb-luk-so

 

chain store

N กลุ่ม ของ ร้าน ย่อย ที่อยู่ ภายใต้ บริษัท เดียวกัน  klum-kong-ran-yoi-ti-yu-phai-tai-bo-ri-sad-diao-kan

 

chain to

PHRV จำกัด  กำหนด  jam-kad

 

chain to

PHRV ล่ามโซ่ ไว้ กับ  ล่าม ไว้ กับ  ผูก ไว้ กับ  fasten lam-sol-wai-kab

 

chain up

PHRV ล่ามโซ่ ไว้ กับ  ล่าม ไว้ กับ  ผูก ไว้ กับ  lam-sol-wai-kab

 

chain-smoke

VI สูบบุหรี่ มวน ต่อม วน  sub-bu-ri-muan-tor-muan

 

chain-smoke

VT สูบบุหรี่ มวน ต่อม วน  sub-bu-ri-muan-tor-muan

 

chainsaw

N เลื่อย ที่ มี ฟันเลื่อย ต่อกัน อย่าง ไม่มี สิ้นสุด  เลื่อย ลูกโซ่ 

 

chair

N ตำแหน่ง ประธาน  chairmanship headship tam-naeng-pra-tan

 

chair

N ตำแหน่ง ศาสตราจารย์  professorship tam-naeng-sad-tra-jan

 

chair

N เก้าอี้  ม้านั่ง  ที่นั่ง  seat kao-e

 

chair

VT ดำรงตำแหน่ง ประธาน  ทำหน้าที่ ใน ฐานะ ประธาน  preside dam-rong-tam-naeng-pra-tan

 

chair

VT นั่ง เก้าอี้  nang-kao-e

 

chairman

N คน ลาก รถลาก  kon-lak-rod-lak

 

chairman

N ประธาน  chairperson president pra-tan

 

chairman

VT เป็น ประธาน  chair pen-pra-tan

 

chairmanship

N ความ เป็น ประธาน  ความเป็นหัวหน้า  headship chair kwam-pen-pra-tan

 

chairperson

N ประธาน  chairman president pra-tan

 

chairwoman

N ประธาน ที่ เป็น ผู้หญิง  pra-tan-ti-pen-phu-ying

 

chaise

N รถม้าช นิดหนึ่ง มี ใช้ ใน อดีต  shay rod-ma-cha-nid-nueng-me-chai-nai-ar-did

 

chaise longue

N เก้าอี้ยาว ที่ มี พนัก หลัง และ ที่ เท้าแขน หนึ่ง ด้าน  daybed kao-e-yao-ti-me-pa-nak-lang-lae-ti-taol-khen-nueng-dan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHAIN

n. 1. A series of links or rings connected, or fitted into one another, usually made of some kind of metal, as a chain of gold, or of iron; but the word is not restricted to any particular kind of material. It is used often for an ornament about the person.
2. That which binds; a real chain; that which restrains, confines, or fetters; a bond.
If God spared not the angels that sinned, but delivered them into chains of darkness. 2 Peter 2:4.
3. Bondage; affliction.
He hath made my chain heavy. Lamentations 3:7.
4. Bondage; slavery.
In despotism the people sleep soundly in their chains.
5. Ornament. Proverbs 1:9.
6. A series of things linked together; a series of things connected or following in succession; as a chain of causes, of ideas, or events; a chain of being.
7. A range, or line of things connected, as a chain of mountains.
8. A series of links, forming an instrument to measure land.
9. A string of twisted wire, or something similar, to hang a watch on, and for other purposes.
1 . In France, a measure of wood for fuel, and various commodities, of various length.
11. In ship-building, chains are strong links or plates of iron, bolted at the lower end to the ships side, used to contain the blocks called dead eyes, by which the shrouds of the mast are extended.
12. The warp in weaving, as in French.
Chain-;ump. This consists of a long chain, equipped with a sufficient number of valves, moving on two wheels, one above the other below, passing downward through a wooden tube and returning through another. It is managed by a long winch, on which several men may be employed at once.
Chain-shot, two balls connected by a chain, and used to cut down masts, or cut away shrouds and rigging.
Chain-wales of a ship, broad and thick planks projecting from a ships side, abreast of and behind the masts, for the purpose of extending the shrouds, for better supporting the masts, and preventing the shrouds from damaging the gunwale.
Chain-work, work consisting of threads, cords and the like, linked together in the form of a chain; as lineal chaining or tambour work, reticulation or net work, etc.
Top-chain, on board a ship, a chain to sling the sail-yards in time of battle, to prevent their falling, when the ropes that support them are shot away.

 

CHAIN

v.t. 1. To fasten, bind or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind with any thing in the manner of a chain.
2. To enslave; to keep in slavery.
And which more blest? Who chaind his country, say
Or he whose virtue sighed to lose a day?
3. To guard with a chain, as a harbor or passage.
4. To unite; to form chain-work.

 

CHAINED

pp. Made fast, or bound by a chain; connected by a chain; bound; enslaved.

 

CHAINING

ppr. Binding, fastening or connecting with a chain; binding, or attaching to; enslaving.

 

CHAIR

n. 1. A movable seat; a frame with a bottom made of different materials, used for persons to sit in; originally a stool, and anciently a kind of pulpit in churches.
2. A seat of justice or of authority; as a chair of state.
3. A seat for a professor, or his office; as the professors chair.
4. The seat for a speaker or presiding officer of a public council, or assembly, as the speakers chair; and by a metonymy, the speaker himself; as, to address the chair.
5. A sedan; a vehicle on poles borne by men.
6. A pulpit.
7. A two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig.
8. Supreme office or magistracy.
When Governor Shute came to the chair, several of the old councilors were laid aside.
Curule chair, an ivory seat placed on a car, used by the prime magistrates of Rome.

 

CHAIR-MAN

n. 1. The presiding officer or speaker of an assembly, association or company, particularly of a legislative house; also, the president or senior member of a committee.
2. One whose business is to carry a chair.

 

CHAISE

n.s as z. A two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig. It is open or covered.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHAIN

Chain, n. Etym: [F. chaîne, fr. L. catena. Cf. Catenate. ]

 

1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. [They ] put a chain of gold about his neck. Dan. v. 29.

 

2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit. Driven down To chains of darkness and the undying worm. Milton.

 

3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.

 

4. (Surv.)

 

Defn: An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land.

 

Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the total length of rods, or sixty- six, feet; hence, a measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an acre.

 

5. pl. (Naut. )

 

Defn: Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.

 

6. (Weaving )

 

Defn: The warp threads of a web. Knight. Chain belt (Mach. ), a belt made of a chain; -- used for transmitting power. -- Chain boat, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc. -- Chain bolt (a ) (Naut. ) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate, which fastens it to the vessel's side. (b ) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of position. -- Chain bond. See Chain timber. -- Chain bridge, a bridge supported by chain cables; a suspension bridge. -- Chain cable, a cable made of iron links. -- Chain coral (Zoöl.), a fossil coral of the genus Halysites, common in the middle and upper Silurian rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When perfect, the calicles show twelve septa. -- Chain coupling. (a ) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting a chain with an object. (b ) (Railroad ) Supplementary coupling together of cars with a chain. -- Chain gang, a gang of convicts chained together. -- Chain hook (Naut. ), a hook, used for dragging cables about the deck. -- Chain mail, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal links wrought into the form of a garment. -- Chain molding (Arch. ), a form of molding in imitation of a chain, used in the Normal style. -- Chain pier, a pier suspended by chain. -- Chain pipe (Naut. ), an opening in the deck, lined with iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers. -- Chain plate (Shipbuilding ), one of the iron plates or bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging is fastened. -- Chain pulley, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links of a chain. -- Chain pumps. See in the Vocabulary. -- Chain rule (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion, by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the next, the relation between the first antecedent and the last consequent is discovered. -- Chain shot (Mil. ), two cannon balls united by a shot chain, formerly used in naval warfare on account of their destructive effect on a ship's rigging. -- Chain stitch. See in the Vocabulary. -- Chain timber. (Arch. ) See Bond timber, under Bond. -- Chain wales. (Naut. ) Same as Channels. -- Chain wheel. See in the Vocabulary. -- Closed chain, Open chain (Chem. ), terms applied to the chemical structure of compounds whose rational formulæ are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see Benzene nucleus, under Benzene ), or in an open extended form. -- Endless chain, a chain whose ends have been united by a link.

 

CHAIN

Chain, v. t. [imp. p. p. Chained (chand ); p. pr. & vb. n. Chaining. ]

 

1. To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog. Chained behind the hostile car. Prior.

 

2. To keep in slavery; to enslave. And which more blest who chained his country, say Or he whose virtue sighed to lose a day Pope.

 

3. To unite closely and strongly. And in this vow do chain my soul to thine. Shak.

 

4. (Surveying )

 

Defn: To measure with the chain.

 

5. To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor.

 

CHAINLESS

CHAINLESS Chain "less, a.

 

Defn: Having no chain; not restrained or fettered. "The chainless mind. " Byron.

 

CHAINLET

CHAINLET Chain "let, n.

 

Defn: A small chain. Sir W. Scott.

 

CHAIN PUMP

CHAIN PUMP Chain " pump `.

 

Defn: A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge.

 

CHAIN STITCH

CHAIN STITCH Chain " stitch `.

 

1. An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; -- used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery.

 

2. (Machine Sewing )

 

Defn: A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock stitch. See Stitch.

 

CHAIN TIE

CHAIN TIE Chain tie. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A tie consisting of a series of connected iron bars or rods.

 

CHAIN WHEEL

CHAIN WHEEL Chain " wheel `.

 

1. A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel.

 

2. An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water.

 

CHAINWORK

CHAINWORK Chain "work `, n.

 

Defn: Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain; chain stitch work.

 

CHAIR

Chair, n. Etym: [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher's or professor's chair, Gr. sit. See Sit, and cf. Cathedral, chaise. ]

 

1. A movable single seat with a back.

 

2. An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself. The chair of a philosophical school. Whewell. A chair of philology. M. Arnold.

 

3. The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair.

 

4. A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two- wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig. Shak. Think what an equipage thou hast in air, And view with scorn two pages and a chair. Pope.

 

5. An iron blok used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers. Chair days, days of repose and age. -- To put into the chair, to elect as president, or as chairman of a meeting. Macaulay. -- To take the chair, to assume the position of president, or of chairman of a meeting.

 

CHAIR

Chair, v. t. [imp. & p. pr. Chaired; p. pr. & vb. n. Chairing.]

 

1. To place in a chair.

 

2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng. ]

 

CHAIRMAN

Chair "man, n.; pl. Chairmen (.

 

1. The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body.

 

2. One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan. Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses. Prior.

 

CHAIRMANSHIP

CHAIRMANSHIP Chair "man *ship, n.

 

Defn: The office of a chairman of a meeting or organized body.

 

CHAISE

Chaise, n. Etym: [F. chaise seat, or chair, chaise or carriage, for chaire, from a peculiar Parisian pronunciation. See Chair. ]

 

1. A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top, and the body hung on leather straps, or thoroughbraces. It is usually drawn by one horse.

 

2. Loosely,

 

Defn: a carriage in general. Cowper.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

chai

chai |CHī tʃaɪ | ▶noun a type of Indian tea, made esp. by boiling the tea leaves with milk, sugar, and cardamom. ORIGIN a term in various Indian languages.

 

chain

chain |CHān tʃeɪn | ▶noun 1 a connected flexible series of metal links used for fastening or securing objects and pulling or supporting loads. • (chains ) such a series of links, or a set of them, used to confine a prisoner: the drug dealer is being kept in chains. • such a series of links worn as a decoration; a necklace. • (chains ) short for snow chains. • (chains ) a force or factor that binds or restricts someone: the chains of illness. 2 a sequence of items of the same type forming a line: he kept the chain of buckets supplied with water. • a sequence or series of connected elements: a chain of events | the food chain. • a group of establishments, such as hotels, stores, or restaurants, owned by the same company: the nation's largest hotel chain. • a range of mountains: a chain of volcanic ridges. • a part of a molecule consisting of a number of atoms (typically carbon ) bonded together in a linear sequence. • a figure in a quadrille or similar dance, in which dancers meet and pass each other in a continuous sequence. 3 a jointed measuring line consisting of linked metal rods. • the length of such a measuring line (66 ft. ). • Football a measuring chain of ten yards, used in the determination of first downs. 4 (chains ) a structure of planks projecting horizontally from a sailing ship's sides abreast of the masts, used to widen the basis for the shrouds. [formed earlier of iron plates. ] ▶verb [ with obj. ] fasten or secure with a chain: she chained her bicycle to the railing. • confine with a chain: he had been chained up | figurative : as an actuary you will not be chained to a desk. PHRASES pull (or yank ) someone's chain informal tease someone, typically by leading them to believe something untrue. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French chaine, chaeine, from Latin catena ‘a chain. ’

 

Chain, Sir Ernst Boris

Chain, Sir Ernst Boris |CHān tʃeɪn | (1906 –79 ), British biochemist; born in Germany. With Howard Florey, he isolated and purified penicillin. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1945 ), shared with Florey and Alexander Fleming.

 

chain bridge

chain bridge ▶noun a suspension bridge supported by chains rather than cables.

 

chain drive

chain drive ▶noun a mechanism in which power is transmitted from an engine, typically to the wheels of a vehicle or a boat's propeller, by means of a moving endless chain. DERIVATIVES chain-driv en adjective

 

chaîné

chaîné |ˈʃɛneɪ | ▶noun ( pl. chaînés pronunc. same ) Ballet a sequence of fast turns from one foot to the other, executed in a straight line. ORIGIN French, literally ‘linked ’.

 

chain gang

chain gang |ˈtʃeɪn ˈˌɡæŋ | ▶noun a group of convicts chained together while working outside the prison.

 

chain gear

chain gear ▶noun a gear transmitting motion by means of a moving endless chain, esp. on a bicycle.

 

chain gun

chain gun ▶noun a machine gun that uses a motor-driven chain to power all moving parts.

 

chain harrow

chain har row ▶noun a harrow consisting of a net made of chains in a metal frame.

 

chain letter

chain let ter |ˈtʃeɪn ˌlɛdər | ▶noun one of a sequence of letters, each recipient in the sequence being requested to send copies to a specific number of other people.

 

chain-link

chain-link ▶adjective [ attrib. ] made of wire in a diamond-shaped mesh: a chain-link fence.

 

chain mail

chain mail |ˈtʃeɪn ˌmeɪl | ▶noun historical armor made of small metal rings linked together.

 

chain of command

chain of command (also command chain ) ▶noun a system in a military or civil organization by which instructions are passed from one person to another.

 

chainplate

chain plate |ˈCHānˌplāt ˈtʃeɪnpleɪt | ▶noun a strong link or plate on the hull of a sailboat or sailing ship, to which a shroud is secured.

 

chain reaction

chain re ac tion |ˈˌtʃeɪn riˈækʃən | ▶noun a chemical reaction or other process in which the products themselves promote or spread the reaction, which under certain conditions may accelerate dramatically. • the self-sustaining fission reaction spread by neutrons that occurs in nuclear reactors and bombs. • a series of events, each caused by the previous one: an article in one publication sets off a chain reaction in the media.

 

chainring

chain ring |ˈCHānˌriNG ˈtʃeɪnrɪŋ | ▶noun a large cog carrying the chain on a bicycle, which is attached to the crank.

 

chainsaw

chain saw |ˈCHānˌsô ˈtʃeɪnˌsɔ | ▶noun a mechanical power-driven cutting tool with teeth set on a chain that moves around the edge of a blade.

 

chain shot

chain shot ▶noun historical pairs of cannonballs or half balls joined by a chain, fired from cannons in sea battles in order to damage masts and rigging.

 

chain-smoke

chain-smoke |ˈtʃeɪn ˌsmoʊk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] smoke continually, esp. by lighting a new cigarette from the butt of the last one smoked. DERIVATIVES chain-smok er noun

 

chain stitch

chain stitch ▶noun an ornamental stitch in which loops are crocheted or embroidered in a chain.

 

chain store

chain store |ˈtʃeɪn ˌstɔ (ə )r | ▶noun one of a series of stores owned by one company and selling the same merchandise.

 

chain wheel

chain wheel ▶noun a toothed wheel transmitting power by means of a chain fitted to its edges.

 

chair

chair |CHe (ə )r tʃɛ (ə )r | ▶noun 1 a separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs. • short for chairlift. • (the chair ) short for electric chair. 2 the person in charge of a meeting or organization (used as a neutral alternative to chairman or chairwoman ): a three-year term as the board ’s deputy chair. • an official position of authority, for example on a board of directors: the editorial chair. • (also chair umpire ) Tennis another term for umpire. 3 a professorship: he held a chair in physics. 4 a particular seat in an orchestra: [ as modifier, in combination ] : she was fourth-chair trumpet. 5 chiefly Brit. a metal socket holding a railroad rail in place. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 act as chairperson of or preside over (an organization, meeting, or public event ). 2 Brit. carry (someone ) aloft in a chair or in a sitting position to celebrate a victory. PHRASES take the chair act as chairperson. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French chaiere (modern chaire ‘bishop's throne, etc., ’ chaise ‘chair ’), from Latin cathedra ‘seat, ’ from Greek kathedra. Compare with cathedral .

 

chairborne

chair borne |ˈCHe (ə )rˌbôrn ˈtʃɛrbɔrn | ▶adjective military slang assigned to a desk job rather than field duty.

 

chair car

chair car ▶noun a railroad car with individual seats instead of long benches; a parlor car.

 

chairlady

chair la dy |ˈCHe (ə )rˌlādē ˈtʃɛrˌleɪdi | ▶noun ( pl. chairladies ) another term for chairwoman.

 

chairlift

chair lift |ˈCHe (ə )rˌlift ˈtʃɛrˌlɪft | ▶noun 1 a series of chairs hung from a moving cable, typically used for carrying passengers up and down a mountain. 2 a device for carrying people in wheelchairs from one floor of a building to another.

 

chairman

chair man |ˈCHe (ə )rmən ˈtʃɛrmən | ▶noun ( pl. chairmen ) 1 a person, esp. a man, designated to preside over a meeting. • the permanent or long-term president of a committee, company, or other organization. • ( Chairman ) (since 1949 ) the leading figure in the Chinese Communist Party. 2 a person, esp. a man, who is the administrative head of a department of instruction at a college or university. 3 historical a sedan-bearer. DERIVATIVES chair man ship |-ˌSHip |noun

 

chairperson

chair per son |ˈCHe (ə )rˌpərsən ˈtʃɛrˌpərsn | ▶noun ( pl. chairpersons ) a chairman or chairwoman (used as a neutral alternative ).

 

chairwoman

chair wom an |ˈCHe (ə )rˌwo͝omən ˈtʃɛrˌwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. chairwomen ) 1 a woman designated to preside over committee or board meetings. 2 a woman who is the administrative head of a department of instruction at a college or university.

 

chaise

chaise |SHāz ʃeɪz | ▶noun 1 chiefly historical a horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, typically one with an open top and two wheels. • another term for post-chaise. 2 short for chaise longue. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, variant of chaire (see chair ).

 

chaise longue

chaise longue |SHāz ˈlôNG ˌʃeɪz ˈlɔŋ | ▶noun ( pl. chaises longues |ˈSHāz ˈlôNG (z )| ) a reclining chair with a lengthened seat forming a leg rest. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: French, literally ‘long chair. ’

 

chaise lounge

chaise lounge |SHāz ˈlounj, CHās ˌʃeɪzˈlaʊn | ▶noun variant of chaise longue. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: alteration by association with lounge .

 

Oxford Dictionary

chai

chai |tʃʌɪ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Indian tea made by boiling tea leaves with milk, sugar, and sometimes spices. ORIGIN a term in various Indian languages.

 

chain

chain |tʃeɪn | ▶noun 1 a series of linked metal rings used for fastening or securing something, or for pulling loads: he slid the bolts on the front door and put the safety chain across | the drug dealer is being kept in chains. • a decorative chain worn round the neck as jewellery or as a badge of office. • a restrictive force or factor: workers secured by the chains of the labour market. 2 a sequence of items of the same type forming a line: he kept the chain of buckets supplied with water. • a series of connected elements: the action would initiate a chain of events. • a connected series of mountains: a mountain chain. • a group of hotels, restaurants, or shops owned by the same company. • a part of a molecule consisting of a number of atoms bonded together in a linear sequence. • a figure in a quadrille or similar dance, in which dancers meet and pass each other in a continuous sequence. 3 a jointed measuring line consisting of linked metal rods. • a measure of length equivalent to a chain (66 ft ). 4 (chains ) a structure of planks projecting horizontally from a sailing ship's sides abreast of the masts, used to widen the basis for the shrouds. [formed earlier of iron plates. ] ▶verb [ with obj. ] fasten or secure with a chain: she chained her bicycle to the railings. • confine with a chain: he had been chained up | figurative : as an actuary you will not be chained to a desk. PHRASES pull (or yank ) someone's chain informal tease someone by leading them to believe something untrue: he's just pulling your chain. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French chaine, chaeine, from Latin catena ‘a chain ’.

 

Chain, Sir Ernst Boris

Chain |tʃeɪn | (1906 –79 ), German-born British biochemist. With Howard Florey he isolated and purified penicillin and in 1945 they shared a Nobel Prize with Alexander Fleming.

 

chain armour

chain ar ¦mour ▶noun another term for chain mail.

 

chain bridge

chain bridge ▶noun a suspension bridge held by chains rather than cables.

 

chain drive

chain drive ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mechanism in which power is transmitted from an engine to the wheels of a vehicle or a boat's propeller by means of a moving endless chain. DERIVATIVES chain-driven adjective

 

chaîné

chaîné |ˈʃɛneɪ | ▶noun ( pl. chaînés pronunc. same ) Ballet a sequence of fast turns from one foot to the other, executed in a straight line. ORIGIN French, literally ‘linked ’.

 

chain gang

chain gang ▶noun a group of convicts chained together while working outside the prison.

 

chain gear

chain gear ▶noun a gear transmitting motion by means of a moving endless chain, especially in a bicycle.

 

chain gun

chain gun ▶noun a machine gun that uses a motor-driven chain to power all moving parts.

 

chain harrow

chain har ¦row ▶noun a harrow consisting of a net made of chains in a metal frame.

 

chain letter

chain let ¦ter ▶noun one of a sequence of letters, each recipient in the sequence being requested to send copies to a specific number of other people.

 

chain-link

chain-link ▶adjective [ attrib. ] made of wire in a diamond-shaped mesh: a chain-link fence.

 

chain mail

chain mail ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical flexible armour consisting of small metal rings linked together.

 

chain of command

chain of command (also command chain ) ▶noun a system in a military or civil organization by which instructions are passed from one person to another.

 

chainplate

chain |plate |ˈtʃeɪnpleɪt | ▶noun a strong link or plate on the hull of a yacht or sailing ship, to which a shroud is secured.

 

chain reaction

chain re |ac ¦tion ▶noun a chemical reaction or other process in which the products themselves promote or spread the reaction. • the self-sustaining fission reaction spread by neutrons which occurs in nuclear reactors and bombs. • a series of events, each caused by the previous one: the wine provoked a chain reaction of memories.

 

chainring

chain |ring ▶noun a large cog carrying the chain on a bicycle, to which the pedals are attached.

 

chainsaw

chain |saw |ˈtʃeɪnsɔː | ▶noun a mechanical power-driven cutting tool with teeth set on a chain which moves around the edge of a blade.

 

chain shot

chain shot ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical pairs of cannonballs or half balls joined by a chain, fired from cannons in sea battles in order to damage masts and rigging.

 

chain-smoke

chain-smoke ▶verb [ no obj. ] smoke continually, typically by lighting a cigarette from the stub of the last one smoked. DERIVATIVES chain-smoker noun

 

chain stitch

chain stitch ▶noun [ mass noun ] an embroidery or crochet stitch resembling a chain.

 

chain store

chain store ▶noun one of a series of shops owned by one firm and selling the same goods.

 

chain wheel

chain wheel ▶noun a wheel transmitting power by means of a chain fitted to its edges.

 

chair

chair |tʃɛː | ▶noun 1 a separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs. • (the chair ) short for electric chair. 2 the person in charge of a meeting or of an organization (used as a neutral alternative to chairman or chairwoman ): she's the chair of a research committee. • the post of a chairperson: he was due to step down after a three-year stint in the chair. 3 a professorship: he held a chair in physics. 4 chiefly Brit. a metal socket holding a rail in place on a railway sleeper. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 act as chairperson of or preside over (an organization, meeting, or public event ): the debate was chaired by the Archbishop of York. 2 Brit. carry (someone ) aloft in a chair or in a sitting position to celebrate a victory. PHRASES take the chair act as chairperson. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French chaiere (modern chaire ‘bishop's throne, etc. ’, chaise ‘chair ’), from Latin cathedra ‘seat ’, from Greek kathedra. Compare with cathedral .

 

chairborne

chair borne |ˈCHe (ə )rˌbôrn ˈtʃɛrbɔrn | ▶adjective military slang assigned to a desk job rather than field duty.

 

chair car

chair car ▶noun N. Amer. a railway carriage with adjustable seats in pairs either side of a central gangway.

 

chairlady

chair |lady |ˈtʃɛːleɪdi | ▶noun ( pl. chairladies ) another term for chairwoman.

 

chairlift

chair |lift |ˈtʃɛːlɪft | ▶noun 1 a series of chairs hung from a moving cable, used for carrying people up and down a mountain. 2 a device for carrying people in wheelchairs from one floor of a building to another.

 

chairman

chair |man |ˈtʃɛːmən | ▶noun ( pl. chairmen ) 1 a person chosen to preside over a meeting. • the permanent or long-term president of a committee, company, or other organization. • ( Chairman ) (since 1949 ) the leading figure in the Chinese Communist Party. 2 historical a sedan-bearer. DERIVATIVES chairmanship noun usage: The word chairman found itself accused of sexism in the 1970s, with critics opposed to the way it combined the notion of power with a grammatical gender bias. Two neutral alternatives were proposed, chair (which was actually recorded in this sense in the 17th century ) and the neologism chairperson. Both terms faced initial resistance, and although they have now become accepted in standard English, the Oxford English Corpus shows that they are still far less common than chairman .

 

chairperson

chair |per ¦son |ˈtʃɛːpəːs (ə )n | ▶noun ( pl. chairpersons ) a chairman or chairwoman (used as a neutral alternative ).

 

chairwoman

chair |woman |ˈtʃɛəwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. chairwomen ) a female chairperson.

 

chaise

chaise |ʃeɪz | ▶noun 1 chiefly historical a horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, typically one with an open top and two wheels. • another term for post-chaise. 2 US term for chaise longue. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, variant of chaire (see chair ).

 

chaise longue

chaise longue |SHāz ˈlôNG ˌʃeɪz ˈlɔŋ | ▶noun ( pl. chaises longues |ˈSHāz ˈlôNG (z )| ) a reclining chair with a lengthened seat forming a leg rest. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: French, literally ‘long chair. ’

 

chaise longue

chaise longue |ˌʃeɪz ˈlɒŋg |(N. Amer. also chaise lounge ) ▶noun ( pl. chaises longues pronunc. same ) a sofa with a backrest at only one end. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: French, literally ‘long chair ’. usage: The unfamiliar-looking spelling of chaise longue (‘long chair ’ in French ) has led many people to interpret it as the more English chaise lounge. This is regarded as an error in British English but is a common and accepted variant in US English.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

chain

chain noun 1 he was held in chains: fetters, shackles, irons, leg irons, manacles, handcuffs; informal cuffs, bracelets; historical bilboes. 2 a chain of events: series, succession, string, sequence, train, course. ▶verb she chained her bicycle to the railing: secure, fasten, tie, tether, hitch; restrain, shackle, fetter, manacle, handcuff.

 

chair

chair noun the chair of the committee. See chairman. ▶verb she chairs the economic committee: preside over, take the chair of; lead, direct, run, manage, control, be in charge of.

 

chairman, chairwoman

chairman, chairwoman noun the chairman called for a reading of the minutes: chair, chairperson, president, leader, convener; spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

chain

chain noun 1 (chains ) he had been held in chains while he was a prisoner: fetters, shackles, bonds, irons, leg irons, manacles, handcuffs; informal cuffs, bracelets; archaic trammels, gyves, darbies, bilboes. 2 a chain of events: series, succession, string, sequence, train, trail, run, pattern, progression, course, set, line, row, concatenation. 3 a chain of shops: group; multiple shop /store, multiple, firm, company. ▶verb she chained her bicycle to the railings: tie, secure, fasten, tether, hitch, bind, rope, moor; restrain, shackle, fetter, manacle, handcuff, hobble; confine, imprison; rare trammel, gyve.

 

chair

chair noun 1 he sat down on a chair: seat. 2 he was chair of the union for eight years: chairperson, chairman, chairwoman, president, convener, spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman, leader, MC, master /mistress of ceremonies; Brit. shop steward, father /mother of the chapel. 3 a university chair: professorship. 4 N. Amer. he was sent to the chair: electric chair; electrocution, execution. ▶verb she chairs the economic committee: preside over, take the chair of, be in the chair at, officiate at, moderate; lead, direct, conduct, run, manage, control, be in charge of, be in control of, have control of, supervise, superintend, oversee, guide.

 

chairman, chairwoman

chairman, chairwoman noun the chairman of the conference: chair, chairperson, president, convener; spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman, leader, MC, master /mistress of ceremonies; Brit. shop steward, father /mother of the chapel.

 

Duden Dictionary

Chai Latte

Chai Lat te Substantiv, maskulin , der |Chai L a tte t͜ʃa͜i -|der Chai Latte; Genitiv: des Chai Latte, Chai Latte aus Hindi chai (< nordchinesisch ch'a = Tee ) = gesüßter Gewürztee und italienisch latte = Milch gewürzter Tee mit aufgeschäumter Milch

 

Chaine

Chai ne Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈʃɛːn (ə )|die Chaine; Genitiv: der Chaine, Plural: die Chainen |[…nən ]|französisch chaîne, eigentlich = Kette < lateinisch catena Weberei Kettfaden

 

Chairleder

Chair le der Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈʃɛːɐ̯ …|das Chairleder; Genitiv: des Chairleders, Plural: die Chairleder lateinisch-französisch ; deutsch pflanzlich nachgegerbtes Glacéleder

 

Chairman

Chair man Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈt͜ʃɛːɐ̯mən …mɛn |der Chairman; Genitiv: des Chairman, Plural: die Chairmen |[…mən ]|englisch chairman, zu: chair = Stuhl, Amtssitz und man = Mann (besonders in Großbritannien und den USA ) Vorsitzender eines politischen oder wirtschaftlichen Gremiums, besonders eines parlamentarischen Ausschusses

 

Chairperson

Chair per son Substantiv, feminin , die |…pəːsn̩ |lateinisch-englisch englische Bezeichnung für: Vorsitzende oder Vorsitzender

 

Chairwoman

Chair wo man Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈt͜ʃɛːɐ̯wʊmən |die Chairwoman; Genitiv: der Chairwoman, Plural: die Chairwomen |[…wɪmɪn ]|englisch chairwoman, zu: woman = Frau weibliche Form zu Chairman

 

Chaise

Chai se Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈʃɛːzə |französisch chaise < lateinisch cathedra, Katheder a veraltet zwei- oder vierrädrige halb offene [Post ]kutsche b umgangssprachlich abwertend altes, ausgedientes Fahrzeug

 

French Dictionary

chai

chai n. m. (pl. chais ) nom masculin Magasin situé au rez-de-chaussée et tenant lieu d ’entrepôt pour les vins.

 

chaîne

chaîne n. f. nom féminin 1 Lien fait d ’anneaux engagés les uns dans les autres. : Une chaîne d ’argent. Une chaîne de bicyclette. 2 Ensemble d ’éléments liés entre eux. : Une chaîne de montagnes, une chaîne stéréo (phonique ) (et non un *système de son ). Une mini-chaîne. 3 Ensemble d ’émetteurs. : Capter une chaîne (et non un *canal ) de télévision. 4 Ensemble d ’établissements commerciaux. : Une chaîne de magasins. LOCUTIONS À la chaîne. En grande quantité. : Le 14 juillet 1939, le curé de la paroisse Saint-Germain a béni des mariages à la chaîne. SYNONYME en série . Chaîne alimentaire. Processus dans lequel un organisme sert de nourriture à un autre, lequel est dévoré par un troisième et ainsi de suite, p. ex. végétaux -herbivores-carnivores-grands carnivores (GDT ). Chaîne de montage. Ensemble de machines, d ’équipements, de moyens de manutention directement reliés les uns aux autres, et permettant de réaliser des séquences de production. Chaîne du froid. Ensemble des moyens utilisés successivement en vue de la conservation frigorifique des denrées périssables de la production à la consommation. : Il importe de ne pas rompre la chaîne du froid pour conserver la fraîcheur des aliments. SYNONYME chaîne frigorifique . Faire la chaîne. figuré Se passer quelque chose de main en main. : Les soldats ont fait la chaîne pour décharger les camions des vivres destinés aux réfugiés. Réaction en chaîne. figuré Suite d ’évènements occasionnés les uns par les autres.

 

chaînette

chaînette n. f. nom féminin Petite chaîne. : Son bracelet a une chaînette de sécurité.

 

chaînon

chaînon n. m. nom masculin Anneau d ’une chaîne. SYNONYME maillon .

 

chain saw

chain saw FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour scie à chaîne.

 

chair

chair n. f. nom féminin 1 Matière du corps humain et animal qui est recouverte par la peau. 2 Le corps. : Les plaisirs de la chair. 3 Partie comestible des animaux. : La chair de cet agneau est tendre et celle de ce poisson, savoureuse. 4 Pulpe des fruits. : La chair d ’un pamplemousse, d ’une noix. LOCUTIONS Avoir la chair de poule. Avoir la peau hérissée par le froid, la peur. SYNONYME frisson . Couleur chair. D ’un rose très délicat. : Des collants couleur chair. En chair et en os. En personne. : J ’ai vu mon chanteur préféré en chair et en os. Note Technique Dans cette expression, on prononce le s final du mot os. Ni chair ni poisson. Sans caractère, imprécis. : Ce texte est ni chair ni poisson (et non *mi-chair mi-poisson ).

 

chaire

chaire n. f. nom féminin 1 Tribune. : Elle parlait du haut d ’une chaire. 2 Charge dont est titulaire un professeur dans une école, une faculté, pour l ’enseignement d ’une discipline et la recherche dans ce domaine. : Ce professeur est titulaire d ’une chaire de (et non *en ) leadership.

 

chaise

chaise n. f. nom féminin Siège à dossier, sans bras. : Une chaise pliante. Note Technique 1 ° Ne pas confondre avec le nom fauteuil, siège à dossier et à bras. 2 ° On s ’assoit sur une chaise, un tabouret; par contre, on s ’assoit dans un fauteuil. LOCUTIONS Chaise berçante. Berceuse. Chaise longue. Chaise de repos, permettant de s ’allonger les jambes. Être assis entre deux chaises. figuré Hésiter entre deux possibilités, deux solutions. Mener une vie de bâton de chaise. figuré Mener une vie agitée (comme les bâtons de la chaise à porteurs, qui n ’étaient pas fixés ). FORME FAUTIVE chaise roulante. Calque de « wheel chair » pour fauteuil roulant.

 

Spanish Dictionary

chaira

chaira nombre femenino 1 Cuchilla usada por los zapateros para cortar suelas .2 Barra cilíndrica de acero que sirve para afilar cuchillos y otros instrumentos cortantes :el carnicero afila el cuchillo con una chaira .3 coloquial Navaja (instrumento ):escondió la chaira bajo la faja .

 

chaise longue

chaise longue nombre femenino Butaca provista de un asiento alargado para poder estirar las piernas sobre él .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘ches lon ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

chain

chain /tʃeɪn /〖4 の意は19世紀から 〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 〖素材では 不可算 〗鎖, チェーン ; (装飾品としての )鎖 ▸ keep a dog on a chain 犬を鎖につないでおく ▸ unlock a (door ) chain (ドアの )チェーンをはずす ▸ a watch and chain 鎖付きの (懐中 )時計 (!ここでは無冠詞; →and 1 語法 (3 )) 2 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(人を縛る )鎖 ; ｟文 比喩的に ｠(人を )束縛 [拘束 ]するもの ▸ in chains 拘束されて ▸ the chains of fear 恐怖の鎖 3 C 〖a ～ of A 〗一連 [一続き ]のA (!Aは通例 C 名詞複数形 ) ▸ a chain of events [causes ]一連の出来事 [原因 ]▸ a chain of command (組織の )命令系統 ▸ a mountain chain 山系 4 C (ホテル 小売店などの )チェーン (店 )▸ run a chain of drugstores 薬局のチェーン店を経営する 5 C 〘化 〙原子鎖 .6 C ｟英 ｠チェーン 〘家の所有者が引越先の売買が成立しないため, 家を売れない状態が続いていること 〙.7 C ｟古 ｠チェーン , 測鎖 〘 (鎖状の )測量器, またはその長さ; surveyor's chain は 66 feet, engineer's chain は 100 feet 〙.p ù ll the ch á in ｟英 ｠トイレの水を流す .y à nk [p ù ll ] A's ch á in ｟米話 ｠A 〈人 〉をからかう .動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing (→分詞 chained )他動詞 〈人などが 〉 «…に » 〈人 動物 物など 〉を鎖でつなぐ [縛る ], 〈戸など 〉に鎖をかける ; …を束縛する (up, together ) «to » ▸ chain up a dog 犬を鎖につなぐ ▸ chain a prisoner to a post 囚人を柱に縛りつける ～́ à rmor ＝chain mail .～́ br ì dge 鎖式つり橋 .～́ dr ì ve チェーン駆動 .～́ g à ng 鎖につながれた囚人たち .～́ gu à rd 2輪車のチェーンカバー .～́ l è tter チェーンレター, 不幸の手紙 〘受取人が複数名に同内容の手紙を送るよう要求される 〙.～́ l ì nk f è nce 金網のフェンス .～́ m à il 鎖かたびら .～́ re à ction 〘化 〙連鎖反応 ; (事件などの )続発 .～́ s à w チェーンソー .～́ sm ò ker チェーンスモーカー .～́ st ì tch (刺繍 （ししゆう ）の )チェーンステッチ ; (編物の )鎖編み .～́ st ò re チェーンストア (｟英 ｠multiple store ).

 

chained

chained 形容詞 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉【物 事 人などに 】縛られて, 束縛されて «to » ▸ I am chained to my work all year round .私は1年中仕事に追われている

 

chain-smoke

ch á in-sm ò ke 動詞 自動詞 他動詞 (〈タバコ 〉を )続けざまに吸う .

 

chair

chair /tʃeə r /〖動詞の用法は16世紀から 〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (背もたれ付きの1人用の )いす , 腰掛け (!背もたれのないものはstool, 2人以上座るものはsofa, bench, couchなど ) ▸ sit on [in ] a chair いすに腰かける (!ひじ掛けいすなどにすっぽり座る時にinを用いる ) ▸ take a chair いすに腰かける ▸ pull (up ) a chair (for A )(A 〈人 〉のために )いすを引く 2 〖the ～; 通例単数形で 〗議長 (職 [席 ])(chairman, chairperson ); ｟英 ｠市長の職 ▸ obey [address ] the chair 議長の指示に従う [話しかける ]▸ take [be in ] the chair 議長席につく, 議長を務める 3 大学教授 (職 ); (大学の )講座 ▸ occupy the chair of philosophy 哲学教授を務める 4 ｟米 くだけて ｠〖the ～〗電気いす (electric chair ); (電気いすによる )処刑 ▸ get the chair 死刑になる 5 ｟主に英 ｠〘鉄道 〙(レールの )チェア, 台座 .6 (オーケストラの )演奏者席 .7 ＝sedan 2 .p ù ll up a ch á ir ｟話 ｠〖通例命令文で 〗まあ座れよ, 仲間に入れよ .動詞 他動詞 1 〈会議など 〉の議長 [司会 ]を務める ▸ chair a committee 委員長になる ▸ chair a meeting (会議の )議長を務める 2 〈人 〉をいす [地位 ]につかせる .3 ｟英 ｠(高々といすにのせて )〈人 〉をかつぎまわる .～́ l ì ft (スキー場などの腰かけ式 )リフト .

 

chairman

chair man /tʃéə r mən /〖chair (議長席 )man (人 )〗名詞 複 -men /-mən /C 1 (議会 委員会などの )議長; 委員長 ; (会議 討論などの )司会者 (!呼びかけは男性の場合Mr. Chairman, 女性はMadam Chairman; ｟男女共用 ｠chair, chairperson ) ▸ He was elected chairman of the committee .彼は委員会の委員長に選ばれた (!役職を表す補語は無冠詞 ) 2 (大企業などの )会長 , 社長 ; (大学の )学部長 , 学科主任 ▸ the chairman of an automobile company 自動車会社の会長

 

chairmanship

chair man ship /tʃéə r mənʃɪ̀p /名詞 C U 〖しばしばthe ～〗chairmanの地位 [任期, 手腕 ].

 

chairperson

ch á ir p è rson 名詞 複 ～s, -people C 議長 ; 会長 ; 委員長 (!性差別を避けるため1971年に造語; 国連で1975年に正式採用; のちに女性だけに用いられる傾向になったため, 現在ではchairの方が好まれる ) .

 

chairwoman

ch á ir w ò man 名詞 複 -women C 女性の議長 [会長, 委員長など ](｟男女共用 ｠chair, chairperson ).

 

chaise

chaise /ʃeɪz / (! ch-は /ʃ /) 〖＜フランス; chair 〗名詞 C 1 ｟米 ｠(片方にひじかけの付いた )長いす (chaise longue ).2 〘史 〙1頭立て2輪馬車 ; 駅馬車 .