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fluctuate |
verb |
To pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another.
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skommel |
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fluctuation |
noun |
Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another.
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skommeling |
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flue |
noun |
A smoke-duct in a chimney.
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flue |
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fluent |
adjective |
Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas.
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vlot |
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flux |
noun |
A state of constant movement, change, or renewal.
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vloed |
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foggy |
adjective |
Obscure.
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mistige |
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foible |
noun |
A personal weakness or failing.
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swak punt |
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foist |
verb |
To palm off.
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aanpraten |
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foliage |
noun |
Any growth of leaves.
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blare |
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folk-lore |
noun |
The traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people.
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fondle |
verb |
To handle tenderly and lovingly.
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aaien |
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foolery |
noun |
Folly.
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dwaasheid |
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foot-note |
noun |
A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column.
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foppery |
noun |
Dandyism.
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kwasterij |
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foppish |
adjective |
Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.
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fatterig |
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forbearance |
noun |
Patient endurance or toleration of offenses.
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verdraagsaamheid |
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forcible |
adjective |
Violent.
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kragdadige |
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forebode |
verb |
To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil.
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gevoel het |
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forecast |
verb |
To predict.
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vooruitskatting |
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foreclose |
verb |
To bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property.
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afsluiting |
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forecourt |
noun |
A court opening directly from the street.
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rybaan |
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forefather |
noun |
An ancestor.
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stamvader |
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forego |
verb |
To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of.
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voorafgaan |
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foreground |
noun |
That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator.
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voorgrond |
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forehead |
noun |
The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair.
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voorkop |
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foreign |
adjective |
Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country.
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buitelandse |
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foreigner |
noun |
A citizen of a foreign country.
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buitelander |
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forejudge |
verb |
To judge of before hearing evidence.
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forejudge |
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foreknowledge |
noun |
Prescience.
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voorkennis |
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foreman |
noun |
The head man.
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voorman |
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foreordain |
verb |
To predetermine.
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bestemmen |
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foreordination |
noun |
Predestination.
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voorbeskikking |
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forerun |
verb |
To go before as introducing or ushering in.
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forerun |
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foresee |
verb |
To discern beforehand.
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voorsien |
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foreshore |
noun |
That part of a shore uncovered at low tide.
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strandgebied |
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foresight |
noun |
Provision against harm or need.
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versiendheid |
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foretell |
verb |
To predict.
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voorspel |
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forethought |
noun |
Premeditation.
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voorsorg |
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forfeit |
verb |
To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation.
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verbeur |
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forfend |
verb |
To ward off.
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forfend |
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forgery |
noun |
Counterfeiting.
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vervalsing |
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forgo |
verb |
To deny oneself.
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af te sien |
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formation |
noun |
Relative disposition of parts.
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vorming |
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formidable |
adjective |
Difficult to accomplish.
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formidabele |
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formula |
noun |
Fixed rule or set form.
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formule |
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forswear |
verb |
To renounce upon oath.
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vals sweer |
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forte |
noun |
A strong point.
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forte |
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forth |
adverb |
Into notice or view.
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weer |
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forthright |
adverb |
With directness.
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reguit |
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fortify |
verb |
To provide with defensive works.
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versterk |
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fortitude |
noun |
Patient courage.
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moed |
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foursome |
adjective |
Consisting of four.
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viertal |
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fracture |
noun |
A break.
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verbreking |
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fragile |
adjective |
Capable of being broken.
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broos |
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fragile |
adjective |
Easily broken.
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broos |
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frailty |
noun |
Liability to be broken or destroyed.
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swakheid |
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frankincense |
noun |
A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes.
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wierook |
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frantic |
adjective |
Frenzied.
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woes |
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fraternal |
adjective |
Brotherly.
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broederliefde |
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fraudulence |
noun |
Deceitfulness.
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bedrieglijk |
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fraudulent |
adjective |
Counterfeit.
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bedrieglike |
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fray |
verb |
To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads.
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geveg |
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free trade |
noun |
Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs.
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freethinker |
noun |
One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion.
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vrydenker |
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frequency |
noun |
The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space.
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frekwensie |
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fresco |
noun |
The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings.
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fresco |
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freshness |
noun |
The state, quality, or degree of being fresh.
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varsheid |
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fretful |
adjective |
Disposed to peevishness.
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knorrig |
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frightful |
adjective |
Apt to induce terror or alarm.
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vreeslike |
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frigid |
adjective |
Lacking warmth.
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ysige |
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frivolity |
noun |
A trifling act, thought, saying, or practice.
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ligsinnigheid |
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frivolous |
adjective |
Trivial.
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ligsinnig |
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frizz |
verb |
To give a crinkled, fluffy appearance to.
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krullen |
| 🔊 74 |
frizzle |
verb |
To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair.
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Kroezen |
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frontier |
noun |
The part of a nation's territory that abuts upon another country.
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grens |
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frowzy |
adjective |
Slovenly in appearance.
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frowzy |
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frugal |
adjective |
Economical.
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sober |
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fruition |
noun |
Fulfillment.
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stand te bring |
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fugacious |
adjective |
Fleeting.
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vluchtig |
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fulcrum |
noun |
The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns.
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draaipunt |
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fulminate |
verb |
To cause to explode.
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donder |
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fulsome |
adjective |
Offensive from excess of praise or commendation.
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oordrewe |
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fumigate |
verb |
To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfection.
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berook |
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functionary |
noun |
An official.
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funksionaris |
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fundamental |
adjective |
Basal.
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fundamentele |
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fungible |
adjective |
That may be measured, counted, or weighed.
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gelijkgesteld |
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fungous |
adjective |
Spongy.
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zwam achtig |
| 🔊 88 |
fungus |
noun |
A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom.
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swam |
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furbish |
verb |
To restore brightness or beauty to.
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maak blink |
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furlong |
noun |
A measure, one-eighth of a mile.
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Furlong |
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furlough |
noun |
A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer.
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verlof |
| 🔊 92 |
furrier |
noun |
A dealer in or maker of fur goods.
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bont |
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further |
adjective |
More distant or advanced.
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verder |
| 🔊 94 |
furtherance |
noun |
Advancement.
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bevordering |
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furtive |
adjective |
Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief.
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skugter |
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fuse |
verb |
To unite or blend as by melting together.
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lont |
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fusible |
adjective |
Capable of being melted by heat.
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smelt |
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futile |
adjective |
Of no avail or effect.
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vergeefse |
| 🔊 99 |
futurist |
noun |
A person of expectant temperament.
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futuris |
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gaiety |
noun |
Festivity.
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vrolikheid |
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gaily |
adverb |
Merrily.
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vrolik |
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gait |
noun |
Carriage of the body in going.
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gang |
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gallant |
adjective |
Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit.
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galante |
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galore |
adjective |
Abundant.
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oorvloed |
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galvanic |
adjective |
Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action.
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galvaniese |
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galvanism |
noun |
Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical action.
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galvanisme |
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galvanize |
verb |
To imbue with life or animation.
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opzweren |
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gamble |
verb |
To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency.
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waagstuk |
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gambol |
noun |
Playful leaping or frisking.
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bokspring |
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gamester |
noun |
A gambler.
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dobbe laar |
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gamut |
noun |
The whole range or sequence.
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spektrum |
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garnish |
verb |
In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment.
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versier |
| 🔊 113 |
garrison |
noun |
The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense.
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garnisoen |
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garrulous |
adjective |
Given to constant trivial talking.
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praat graag |
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gaseous |
adjective |
Light and unsubstantial.
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gasagtige |
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gastric |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach.
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maag |
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gastritis |
noun |
Inflammation of the stomach.
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gastritis |
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gastronomy |
noun |
The art of preparing and serving appetizing food.
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gastronomie |
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gauge |
noun |
An instrument for measuring.
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meter |
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gendarme |
noun |
In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer.
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diender |
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genealogist |
noun |
A tracer of pedigrees.
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genealoog |
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genealogy |
noun |
A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants.
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genealogie |
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generality |
noun |
The principal portion.
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algemeenheid |
| 🔊 124 |
generalize |
verb |
To draw general inferences.
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veralgemeen |
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generally |
adverb |
Ordinarily.
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oor die algemeen |
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generate |
verb |
To produce or cause to be.
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genereer |
| 🔊 127 |
generic |
adjective |
Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific.
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generiese |
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generosity |
noun |
A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily.
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vrygewigheid |
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genesis |
noun |
Creation.
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Genesis |
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geniality |
noun |
Warmth and kindliness of disposition.
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gemoedelikheid |
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genital |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs.
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genitale |
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genitive |
adjective |
Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like.
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genitief |
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genteel |
adjective |
Well-bred or refined.
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deftig |
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gentile |
adjective |
Belonging to a people not Jewish.
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heidense |
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geology |
noun |
The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth.
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geologie |
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germane |
adjective |
Relevant.
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related |
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germinate |
verb |
To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form.
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ontkiem |
| 🔊 138 |
gestation |
noun |
Pregnancy.
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swangerskap |
| 🔊 139 |
gesticulate |
verb |
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech.
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beduie |
| 🔊 140 |
gesture |
noun |
A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion.
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gebaar |
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ghastly |
adjective |
Hideous.
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woede |
| 🔊 142 |
gibe |
verb |
To utter taunts or reproaches.
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skimp |
| 🔊 143 |
giddy |
adjective |
Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head.
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draaierig |
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gigantic |
adjective |
Tremendous.
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reusagtige |
| 🔊 145 |
giver |
noun |
One who gives, in any sense.
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gewer |
| 🔊 146 |
glacial |
adjective |
Icy, or icily cold.
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Ystydperk |
| 🔊 147 |
glacier |
noun |
A field or stream of ice.
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Glacier |
| 🔊 148 |
gladden |
verb |
To make joyous.
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verbly |
| 🔊 149 |
glazier |
noun |
One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows.
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glaswerker |
| 🔊 150 |
glimmer |
noun |
A faint, wavering, unsteady light.
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skynsel |
| 🔊 151 |
glimpse |
noun |
A momentary look.
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kykie |
| 🔊 152 |
globose |
adjective |
Spherical.
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bolrond |
| 🔊 153 |
globular |
adjective |
Spherical.
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globulêre |
| 🔊 154 |
glorious |
adjective |
Of excellence and splendor.
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heerlike |
| 🔊 155 |
glutinous |
adjective |
Sticky.
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lijmig |
| 🔊 156 |
gluttonous |
adjective |
Given to excess in eating.
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n vraat |
| 🔊 157 |
gnash |
verb |
To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage.
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piepen |
| 🔊 158 |
gosling |
noun |
A young goose.
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gosling |
| 🔊 159 |
gossamer |
adjective |
Flimsy.
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Gossamer |
| 🔊 160 |
gourd |
noun |
A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.
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wonderboom |
| 🔊 161 |
gourmand |
noun |
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.
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Gourmand |
| 🔊 162 |
graceless |
adjective |
Ungracious.
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onbevallig |
| 🔊 163 |
gradation |
noun |
A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series.
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gradering |
| 🔊 164 |
gradient |
adjective |
Moving or advancing by steps.
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helling |
| 🔊 165 |
granary |
noun |
A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked.
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skuur |
| 🔊 166 |
grandeur |
noun |
The quality of being grand or admirably great.
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grootsheid |
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grandiloquent |
adjective |
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.
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grootsprakig |
| 🔊 168 |
grandiose |
adjective |
Having an imposing style or effect.
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grandiose |
| 🔊 169 |
grantee |
noun |
The person to whom property is transferred by deed.
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begiftigde |
| 🔊 170 |
grantor |
noun |
The maker of a deed.
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gewer |
| 🔊 171 |
granular |
adjective |
Composed of small grains or particles.
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korrel |
| 🔊 172 |
granulate |
verb |
To form into grains or small particles.
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granulaat |
| 🔊 173 |
granule |
noun |
A small grain or particle.
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korrel |
| 🔊 174 |
grapple |
verb |
To take hold of.
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worstel |
| 🔊 175 |
gratification |
noun |
Satisfaction.
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bevrediging |
| 🔊 176 |
gratify |
verb |
To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need.
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bevredig |
| 🔊 177 |
gratuitous |
adjective |
Voluntarily.
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gratuite |
| 🔊 178 |
gratuity |
noun |
That which is given without demand or claim. Tip.
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gratifikasie |
| 🔊 179 |
gravity |
noun |
Seriousness.
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swaartekrag |
| 🔊 180 |
gregarious |
adjective |
Not habitually solitary or living alone.
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kuddedier |
| 🔊 181 |
grenadier |
noun |
A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature.
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Grenadier |
| 🔊 182 |
grief |
noun |
Sorrow.
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hartseer |
| 🔊 183 |
grievance |
noun |
That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong.
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grief |
| 🔊 184 |
grievous |
adjective |
Creating affliction.
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swaar |
| 🔊 185 |
grimace |
noun |
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.
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grynslag |
| 🔊 186 |
grindstone |
noun |
A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools.
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slypsteen |
| 🔊 187 |
grisly |
adjective |
Fear-inspiring.
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onaangenaam |
| 🔊 188 |
grotesque |
adjective |
Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned.
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groteske |
| 🔊 189 |
grotto |
noun |
A small cavern.
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grot |
| 🔊 190 |
ground |
noun |
A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk.
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grond |
| 🔊 191 |
guess |
noun |
Surmise.
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raai |
| 🔊 192 |
guile |
noun |
Duplicity.
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bedrog |
| 🔊 193 |
guileless |
adjective |
Frank.
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argeloos |
| 🔊 194 |
guinea |
noun |
An English monetary unit.
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Guinee |
| 🔊 195 |
guise |
noun |
The external appearance as produced by garb or costume.
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dekmantel |
| 🔊 196 |
gullible |
adjective |
Credulous.
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liggelowiges |
| 🔊 197 |
gumption |
noun |
Common sense.
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gesonde verstand |
| 🔊 198 |
gusto |
noun |
Keen enjoyment.
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gusto |
| 🔊 199 |
guy |
noun |
Stay-rope.
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man |
| 🔊 200 |
guzzle |
verb |
To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp.
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vreet |