English-Thai Dictionary

prow

N หัว เรือ  ส่วนหน้า ของ เรือ  head bowsprit hua-ruea

 

prowess

N ความกล้าหาญ  bravery valor courage kwam-ka-han

 

prowess

N ความสามารถ ที่ เหนือกว่า  kwam-sa-mad-ti-nuan-kwa

 

prowl

N การ เดิน ด้อมๆ  มองๆ  kan-doen-dom-dom-mong-mong

 

prowl

VI เดิน ด้อมๆ  มองๆ  sneak rove lurk doen-dom-dom-mong-mong

 

prowl

VT เดิน ด้อมๆ  มองๆ  sneak rove lurk doen-dom-dom-mong-mong

 

prowl about / around / round

PHRV เดิน หากิน  เที่ยวหา กิน  doen-ha-kin

 

prowler

N คน เดิน ด้อมๆ  มองๆ  kon-doen-dom-dom-mong-mong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROW

n.[L. prora.] 1. The forepart of a ship.
2. In seamen's language, the beak or pointed cutwater of a xebec or galley. The upper part is usually furnished with a grating platform.
3. The name of a particular kind of vessel used in the East Indian seas.

 

PROW

a.Valiant. [Not in use. ]

 

PROWESS

n.Bravery; valor; particularly, military bravery; gallantry; intrepidity in war; fearlessness of danger. Men of such prowess as not to know fear in themselves.

 

PROWEST

a.[superl. of prow. ] Bravest.

 

PROWL

v.t.[I know not the origin of this word, nor from what source it is derived. It may be derived from the root of stroll, troll, with a different prefix. ] To rove over. He prowls each place, still in new colors deck'd.

 

PROWL

v.i.To rove or wander, particularly for prey, as a wild beast; as a prowling wolf. 1. To rove and plunder; to prey; to plunder.

 

PROWL

n.A roving for prey; colloquially, something to be seized and devoured.

 

PROWLER

n.One that roves about for prey.

 

PROWLING

ppr. Wandering about in search of prey or plunder.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROW

Prow, n. Etym: [F. proue (cf. Sp. & Pg. proa, It. prua ), L. prora,Gr. Pro-, and cf. Prore. ]

 

Defn: The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself. Wordsworth. The floating vessel swum Uplifted, and secure with beaked prow rode tilting o'er the waves. Milton.

 

PROW

PROW Prow, n.

 

Defn: See Proa.

 

PROW

Prow, a. [Compar. Prower; superl. Prowest. ] Etym: [OF. prou, preu, F.preux, fr. L. pro, prod, in prodesse to be useful. See Pro-, and cf. Prude. ]

 

Defn: Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous. [Archaic ] Tennyson. The prowest knight that ever field did fight. Spenser.

 

PROW

Prow, n. Etym: [OE. & OF. prou. See Prow, a.]

 

Defn: Benefit; profit; good; advantage. [Obs. ] That shall be for your hele and for your prow. Chaucer.

 

PROWESS

Prow "ess, n. Etym: [OF. proece, proesce, F. prouesse. See Prow, a.]

 

Defn: Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness. Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney. He by his prowess conquered all France. Shak.

 

PROWL

Prowl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prowled; p. pr. & vb. n. Prowling. ] Etym: [OE. prollen to search about; of uncertain origin, perh. for proglen, a dim. of prog to beg, or proke to poke. Cf. Proke. ]

 

1. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp. , to search in, as for prey or booty. He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. Sir P. Sidney.

 

2. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [Obs. ]

 

PROWL

PROWL Prowl, v. i.

 

Defn: To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.

 

PROWL

PROWL Prowl, n.

 

Defn: The act of prowling. [Colloq. ] Smart.

 

PROWLER

PROWLER Prowl "er, n.

 

Defn: One that prowls. Thomson.

 

PROWLING

PROWLING Prowl "ing, a.

 

Defn: Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for prey. "A prowling wolf. " Milton. -- Prowl "ing *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prow

prow |prou praʊ | ▶noun the portion of a ship's bow above water. • the pointed or projecting front part of something such as a car or building. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Old French proue, from Provençal proa, probably via Latin from Greek prōira, from a base meaning ‘in front. ’

 

prowess

prow ess |ˈprou-əs, ˈprōəs ˈpraʊəs | ▶noun 1 skill or expertise in a particular activity or field: his prowess as a fisherman. 2 bravery in battle. ORIGIN Middle English ( sense 2 ): from Old French proesce, from prou ‘valiant. ’ Sense 1 dates from the early 20th cent.

 

prowfish

prowfish |ˈpraʊfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or prowfishes ) any of a number of marine fishes that typically have dark spots and a dorsal fin extending the length of the body: ● a scaleless Australian fish that has a deep head and tapers towards the tail (family Pataecidae: several genera ). ● a fish of the North Pacific (Zaprora silenus, the only member of the family Zaproridae ).

 

prowl

prowl |proul praʊl | ▶verb (of a person or animal ) move around restlessly and stealthily, esp. in search of or as if in search of prey: [ with obj. ] : black bears prowl the canyons | [ no obj. ] : committee members prowling around the offices at night with flashlights. ▶noun an act of prowling: I met her once on one of my off-duty bookstore prowls. PHRASES on the prowl (of a person or animal ) moving around in search or as if in search of prey. ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

 

prowl car

prowl car ▶noun a police squad car.

 

prowler

prowl er |ˈproulər ˈpraʊlər | ▶noun a person who moves stealthily around or loiters near a place with a view to committing a crime, esp. burglary.

 

Oxford Dictionary

prow

prow |praʊ | ▶noun the pointed front part of a ship; the bow. • the pointed or projecting front part of something such as a car or building. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Old French proue, from Provençal proa, probably via Latin from Greek prōira, from a base represented by Latin pro ‘in front ’.

 

prowess

prow |ess |ˈpraʊɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 skill or expertise in a particular activity or field: his prowess as a fisherman | her culinary prowess. 2 bravery in battle. ORIGIN Middle English (in sense 2 ): from Old French proesce, from prou ‘valiant ’. Sense 1 dates from the early 20th cent.

 

prowfish

prowfish |ˈpraʊfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or prowfishes ) any of a number of marine fishes that typically have dark spots and a dorsal fin extending the length of the body: ● a scaleless Australian fish that has a deep head and tapers towards the tail (family Pataecidae: several genera ). ● a fish of the North Pacific (Zaprora silenus, the only member of the family Zaproridae ).

 

prowl

prowl |praʊl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a person or animal ) move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey: lions prowling in the bush | [ with obj. ] : youngsters were prowling the streets in droves. ▶noun an act of prowling. PHRASES on the prowl prowling around in search of prey. ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

 

prowl car

prowl car ▶noun US a police squad car.

 

prowler

prowl ¦er |ˈpraʊlə | ▶noun a person who moves stealthily about or loiters near a place with a view to committing a crime.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prow

prow noun the prow of the skiff: bow (s ), stem, front, nose, head, cutwater.

 

prowess

prowess noun 1 his prowess as a winemaker: skill, expertise, mastery, facility, ability, capability, capacity, savoir faire, talent, genius, adeptness, aptitude, dexterity, deftness, competence, accomplishment, proficiency, finesse; informal know-how. ANTONYMS inability, ineptitude. 2 the knight's prowess in battle: courage, bravery, gallantry, valor, heroism, intrepidity, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, feistiness, boldness, daring, audacity, fearlessness; informal guts, spunk, moxie, grit, sand. ANTONYMS cowardice.

 

prowl

prowl verb they were seen prowling around the docks late at night: move stealthily, slink, skulk, steal, nose, pussyfoot, sneak, stalk, creep; informal snoop.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prow

prow noun the prow of a ship: bow, bows, stem, fore, forepart, front, head, nose, cutwater; informal sharp end; rare fore-end, stem-post, beak, beak-head.

 

prowess

prowess noun 1 his prowess as a winemaker: skill, skilfulness, expertise, effectiveness, mastery, facility, ability, capability, capacity, talent, genius, adroitness, adeptness, aptitude, dexterity, deftness, competence, competency, professionalism, excellence, accomplishment, experience, proficiency, expertness, finesse, know-how; French savoir faire. ANTONYMS inability, ineptitude. 2 the knights were famed for their prowess in battle: courage, bravery, gallantry, valour, heroism, intrepidness, intrepidity, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, doughtiness, hardihood, braveness, courageousness, dauntlessness, gameness, manfulness, boldness, daring, audacity, spirit, fearlessness; mettle, determination, fortitude, steadfastness, stoutness, resolve, resolution, backbone, spine, stout-heartedness; informal bottle, grit, guts, spunk, gutsiness, gumption, ballsiness; N. Amer. informal moxie, cojones, sand; vulgar slang balls; archaic valiance. ANTONYMS cowardice.

 

prowl

prowl verb youths have been prowling around the back of the flats: move stealthily, slink, skulk, steal, nose, pussyfoot, sneak, sidle, stalk, creep; roam, range, rove, cruise, hunt, scavenge; informal snoop.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prow

prow /praʊ /名詞 C 1 ｟文 ｠船首, へさき (bow 3 ).2 (スケートの )先端の部分, (飛行機の )機首 .

 

prowess

prow ess /práʊəs |-es /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠ «…としての /…における » 卓越した技量 [能力 ] «as /at , in » .

 

prowl

prowl /praʊl /動詞 自動詞 他動詞 1 〈動物 人が 〉 (獲物を求めて 盗みの目的などで )(…を )うろつきまわる (around, about ); 虎視眈々 （こしたんたん ）とねらう .2 〈人が 〉 (退屈や不安の余り )(…を )ただぶらぶらと歩く (about, around ).名詞 U 〖時にa ～〗うろつくこと, あさり歩き ▸ be on the prowl (獲物などをねらって )〈人 動物が 〉うろつきまわる ～́ c à r ｟米 古 ｠パトロールカー .

 

prowler

pr ó wl er 名詞 C 空き巣ねらい, ストーカー (stalker ).