π 1 |
assimilate
|
verb |
To adapt.
|
assimileer |
π 2 |
assonance
|
noun |
Resemblance or correspondence in sound.
|
assonansie |
π 3 |
assonant
|
adjective |
Having resemblance of sound.
|
assonant |
π |
assonate
|
verb |
To accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
|
assonate |
π 5 |
assuage
|
verb |
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.
|
sus |
π 6 |
astringent
|
adjective |
Harsh in disposition or character.
|
trekkend |
π 7 |
astute
|
adjective |
Keen in discernment.
|
slim |
π 8 |
atheism
|
noun |
The denial of the existence of God.
|
ateΓ―sme |
π 9 |
athwart
|
adverb |
From side to side.
|
dwars |
π 10 |
atomizer
|
noun |
An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
|
verstuiver |
π 11 |
atone
|
verb |
To make amends for.
|
versoening |
π 12 |
atonement
|
noun |
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
|
versoening |
π 13 |
atrocious
|
adjective |
Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
|
gruwelike |
π 14 |
atrocity
|
noun |
Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.
|
gruweldaad |
π 15 |
attache
|
noun |
A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
|
attachΓ© |
π 16 |
attest
|
verb |
To certify as accurate, genuine, or true.
|
getuig |
π |
attorney-general
|
noun |
The chief law-officer of a government.
|
|
π 18 |
auburn
|
adjective |
Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
|
Rooi |
π 19 |
audacious
|
adjective |
Fearless.
|
gewaagde |
π 20 |
audible
|
adjective |
Loud enough to be heard.
|
hoorbaar |
π 21 |
audition
|
noun |
The act or sensation of hearing.
|
oudisie |
π 22 |
auditory
|
adjective |
Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.
|
ouditiewe |
π 23 |
augment
|
verb |
To make bigger.
|
vul |
π 24 |
augur
|
verb |
To predict.
|
voorspeller |
π 25 |
aura
|
noun |
Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
|
aura |
π 26 |
aural
|
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the ear.
|
gehoor |
π 27 |
auricle
|
noun |
One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
|
oorskulp |
π 28 |
auricular
|
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
|
voorkamer |
π 29 |
auriferous
|
adjective |
Containing gold.
|
goud houdend |
π 30 |
aurora
|
noun |
A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere.
|
Aurora |
π 31 |
auspice
|
noun |
favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
|
auspice |
π 32 |
austere
|
adjective |
Severely simple; unadorned.
|
sober |
π 33 |
autarchy
|
noun |
Unrestricted power.
|
autarkie |
π 34 |
authentic
|
adjective |
Of undisputed origin.
|
outentieke |
π 35 |
authenticity
|
noun |
The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
|
egtheid |
π 36 |
autobiography
|
noun |
The story of one's life written by himself.
|
outobiografie |
π 37 |
autocracy
|
noun |
Absolute government.
|
outokrasie |
π 38 |
autocrat
|
noun |
Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
|
outokraat |
π 39 |
automaton
|
noun |
Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.
|
outomaat |
π 40 |
autonomous
|
adjective |
Self-governing.
|
outonome |
π 41 |
autonomy
|
noun |
Self-government.
|
outonomie |
π 42 |
autopsy
|
noun |
The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death.
|
lykskouing |
π 43 |
autumnal
|
adjective |
Of or pertaining to autumn.
|
herfs |
π 44 |
auxiliary
|
noun |
One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
|
hulp |
π 45 |
avalanche
|
noun |
The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock.
|
stortvloed |
π 46 |
avarice
|
noun |
Passion for getting and keeping riches.
|
gierigheid |
π 47 |
aver
|
verb |
To assert as a fact.
|
aver |
π 48 |
averse
|
adjective |
Reluctant.
|
sku |
π 49 |
aversion
|
noun |
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
|
weersin |
π 50 |
avert
|
verb |
To turn away or aside.
|
voorkom |
π 51 |
aviary
|
noun |
A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept.
|
voΓ«lhok |
π 52 |
avidity
|
noun |
Greediness.
|
gretigheid |
π 53 |
avocation
|
noun |
Diversion.
|
roeping |
π 54 |
avow
|
verb |
To declare openly.
|
avow |
π 55 |
awaken
|
verb |
To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
|
ontwaak |
π 56 |
awry
|
adverb&adjective |
Out of the proper form, direction, or position.
|
mis |
π 57 |
aye
|
adverb |
An expression of assent.
|
aye |
π 58 |
azure
|
noun |
The color of the sky.
|
blou |
π 59 |
baconian
|
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.
|
baconian |
π 60 |
bacterium
|
noun |
A microbe.
|
bakterie |
π 61 |
badger
|
verb |
To pester.
|
Das |
π 62 |
baffle
|
verb |
To foil or frustrate.
|
baffle |
π 63 |
bailiff
|
noun |
An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
|
balju |
π 64 |
baize
|
noun |
A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
|
baai |
π 65 |
bale
|
noun |
A large package prepared for transportation or storage.
|
baal |
π 66 |
baleful
|
adjective |
Malignant.
|
onheilspellend |
π 67 |
ballad
|
noun |
Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form.
|
ballade |
π 68 |
balsam
|
noun |
A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
|
balsem |
π 69 |
banal
|
adjective |
Commonplace.
|
banale |
π 70 |
baritone
|
adjective |
Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
|
bariton |
π 71 |
barograph
|
noun |
An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
|
barograaf |
π 72 |
barometer
|
noun |
An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface.
|
barometer |
π 73 |
barring
|
prep. |
Apart from.
|
blokkeer |
π 74 |
bask
|
verb |
To make warm by genial heat.
|
koester |
π 75 |
bass
|
adjective |
Low in tone or compass.
|
bass |
π 76 |
baste
|
verb |
To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
|
bedruipsous |
π 77 |
baton
|
noun |
An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege.
|
knuppel |
π 78 |
battalion
|
noun |
A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
|
bataljon |
π 79 |
batten
|
noun |
A narrow strip of wood.
|
Batten |
π 80 |
batter
|
noun |
A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery.
|
beslag |
π 81 |
bauble
|
noun |
A trinket.
|
zotskolf |
π 82 |
bawl
|
verb |
To proclaim by outcry.
|
joelen |
π 83 |
beatify
|
verb |
To make supremely happy.
|
salig verklaar |
π 84 |
beatitude
|
noun |
Any state of great happiness.
|
saligheid |
π 85 |
beau
|
noun |
An escort or lover.
|
Beau |
π 86 |
becalm
|
verb |
To make quiet.
|
wees kalm |
π 87 |
beck
|
verb |
To give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
|
beck |
π 88 |
bedaub
|
verb |
To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
|
bekladden |
π 89 |
bedeck
|
verb |
To cover with ornament.
|
tooien |
π 90 |
bedlam
|
noun |
Madhouse.
|
gekke |
π 91 |
befog
|
verb |
To confuse.
|
BenΓ© baie |
π 92 |
befriend
|
verb |
To be a friend to, especially when in need.
|
bevriend |
π 93 |
beget
|
verb |
To produce by sexual generation.
|
verwek |
π 94 |
begrudge
|
verb |
To envy one of the possession of.
|
gun |
π |
belate
|
verb |
To delay past the proper hour.
|
laat wees |
π 96 |
belay
|
verb |
To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
|
seker maak |
π 97 |
belie
|
verb |
To misrepresent.
|
verloΓ«n |
π 98 |
believe
|
verb |
To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
|
glo |
π 99 |
belittle
|
verb |
To disparage.
|
verkleineer |
π 100 |
belle
|
noun |
A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
|
Belle |
π 101 |
bellicose
|
adjective |
Warlike.
|
oorlogzuchtig |
π 102 |
belligerent
|
adjective |
Manifesting a warlike spirit.
|
veglustige |
π 103 |
bemoan
|
verb |
To lament
|
bejammeren |
π 104 |
benediction
|
noun |
a solemn invocation of the divine blessing.
|
seΓ«nbede |
π 105 |
benefactor
|
noun |
A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
|
weldoener |
π 106 |
benefice
|
noun |
A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
|
kan benoem |
π 107 |
beneficent
|
adjective |
Characterized by charity and kindness.
|
Barmhartige |
π 108 |
beneficial
|
adjective |
Helpful.
|
voordelige |
π 109 |
beneficiary
|
noun |
One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property.
|
begunstigde |
π 110 |
benefit
|
noun |
Helpful result.
|
voordeel |
π 111 |
benevolence
|
noun |
Any act of kindness or well-doing.
|
welwillendheid |
π 112 |
benevolent
|
adjective |
Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being.
|
welwillende |
π 113 |
benign
|
adjective |
Good and kind of heart.
|
benigne |
π 114 |
benignant
|
adjective |
Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
|
minzaam |
π 115 |
benignity
|
noun |
Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
|
goedheid |
π 116 |
benison
|
noun |
Blessing.
|
benison |
π 117 |
bequeath
|
verb |
To give by will.
|
bemaak |
π 118 |
bereave
|
verb |
To make desolate with loneliness and grief.
|
beroof |
π 119 |
berth
|
noun |
A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc.
|
bed |
π 120 |
beseech
|
verb |
To implore.
|
vermaan |
π 121 |
beset
|
verb |
To attack on all sides.
|
omring |
π 122 |
besmear
|
verb |
To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
|
besmeren |
π 123 |
bestial
|
adjective |
Animal.
|
dierlike |
π 124 |
bestrew
|
verb |
To sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
|
best rooien |
π 125 |
bestride
|
verb |
To get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
|
beschrijden |
π 126 |
bethink
|
verb |
To remind oneself.
|
hulle dink |
π 127 |
betide
|
verb |
To happen to or befall.
|
wee |
π 128 |
betimes
|
adverb |
In good season or time.
|
vroeg |
π 129 |
betroth
|
verb |
To engage to marry.
|
verloof |
π 130 |
betrothal
|
noun |
Engagement to marry.
|
verlowing |
π 131 |
bevel
|
noun |
Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
|
skuinste |
π 132 |
bewilder
|
verb |
To confuse the perceptions or judgment of.
|
betower |
π 133 |
bibliography
|
noun |
A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject.
|
bibliografie |
π 134 |
bibliomania
|
noun |
The passion for collecting books.
|
biblio manie |
π 135 |
bibliophile
|
noun |
One who loves books.
|
bibliofiel |
π 136 |
bibulous
|
adjective |
Fond of drinking.
|
dronk |
π 137 |
bide
|
verb |
To await.
|
afwag |
π 138 |
biennial
|
noun |
A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second.
|
tweejaarlikse |
π 139 |
bier
|
noun |
A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
|
bier |
π 140 |
bigamist
|
noun |
One who has two spouses at the same time.
|
bigamist |
π 141 |
bigamy
|
noun |
The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
|
bigamie |
π 142 |
bight
|
noun |
A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
|
bog |
π 143 |
bilateral
|
adjective |
Two-sided.
|
bilaterale |
π 144 |
bilingual
|
adjective |
Speaking two languages.
|
tweetalig |
π |
biograph
|
noun |
A bibliographical sketch or notice.
|
Biograph |
π 146 |
biography
|
noun |
A written account of one's life, actions, and character.
|
biografie |
π 147 |
biology
|
noun |
The science of life or living organisms.
|
biologie |
π 148 |
biped
|
noun |
An animal having two feet.
|
tweevoetig dier |
π 149 |
birthright
|
noun |
A privilege or possession into which one is born.
|
geboortereg |
π 150 |
bitterness
|
noun |
Acridity, as to the taste.
|
bitterheid |
π 151 |
blaspheme
|
verb |
To indulge in profane oaths.
|
laster |
π 152 |
blatant
|
adjective |
Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.
|
blatante |
π 153 |
blaze
|
noun |
A vivid glowing flame.
|
brand |
π 154 |
blazon
|
verb |
To make widely or generally known.
|
blasoen |
π 155 |
bleak
|
adjective |
Desolate.
|
somber |
π 156 |
blemish
|
noun |
A mark that mars beauty.
|
gebrek |
π 157 |
blithe
|
adjective |
Joyous.
|
lustige |
π 158 |
blockade
|
noun |
The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces.
|
blokkade |
π 159 |
boatswain
|
noun |
A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
|
bootsman |
π 160 |
bodice
|
noun |
A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist.
|
lyfie |
π 161 |
bodily
|
adjective |
Corporeal.
|
liggaamlike |
π 162 |
boisterous
|
adjective |
Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
|
lawaaierige |
π 163 |
bole
|
noun |
The trunk or body of a tree.
|
bole |
π 164 |
bolero
|
noun |
A Spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
|
bolero |
π 165 |
boll
|
noun |
A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
|
Boll |
π 166 |
bolster
|
verb |
To support, as something wrong.
|
versterk |
π 167 |
bomb
|
noun |
A hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
|
bom |
π 168 |
bombard
|
verb |
To assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
|
bombardeer |
π 169 |
bombardier
|
noun |
A person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
|
Bombardier |
π 170 |
bombast
|
noun |
Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
|
bombast |
π 171 |
boorish
|
adjective |
Rude.
|
lompe |
π 172 |
bore
|
verb |
To weary by tediousness or dullness.
|
gebaar |
π 173 |
borough
|
noun |
An incorporated village or town.
|
gemeente |
π 174 |
bosom
|
noun |
The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
|
boesem |
π 175 |
botanical
|
adjective |
Connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
|
botaniese |
π 176 |
botanize
|
verb |
To study plant-life.
|
botanize |
π 177 |
botany
|
noun |
The science that treats of plants.
|
plantkunde |
π 178 |
bountiful
|
adjective |
Showing abundance.
|
oorvloed |
π 179 |
Bowdlerize
|
verb |
To expurgate in editing (a literary composition) by omitting words or passages.
|
kuisen |
π 180 |
bowler
|
noun |
In cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
|
bouler |
π 181 |
boycott
|
verb |
To place the products or merchandise of under a ban.
|
boikot |
π 182 |
brae
|
noun |
Hillside.
|
Brae |
π 183 |
braggart
|
noun |
A vain boaster.
|
grootprater |
π 184 |
brandish
|
verb |
To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear.
|
Brandish |
π 185 |
bravado
|
noun |
An aggressive display of boldness.
|
bravade |
π 186 |
bravo
|
interj. |
Well done.
|
Bravo |
π 187 |
bray
|
noun |
A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
|
Bray |
π 188 |
braze
|
verb |
To make of or ornament with brass.
|
hardsoldeer |
π 189 |
brazier
|
noun |
An open pan or basin for holding live coals.
|
vuurpan |
π 190 |
breach
|
noun |
The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
|
breek |
π 191 |
breaker
|
noun |
One who trains horses, dogs, etc.
|
breker |
π 192 |
breech
|
noun |
The buttocks.
|
sluitstuk |
π 193 |
brethren
|
noun |
pl. Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
|
broers |
π 194 |
brevity
|
noun |
Shortness of duration.
|
bondigheid |
π 195 |
bric-a-brac
|
noun |
Objects of curiosity or for decoration.
|
|
π 196 |
bridle
|
noun |
The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins.
|
toom |
π 197 |
brigade
|
noun |
A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
|
brigade |
π 198 |
brigadier
|
noun |
General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
|
brigadier |
π 199 |
brigand
|
noun |
One who lives by robbery and plunder.
|
brigand |
π 200 |
brimstone
|
noun |
Sulfur.
|
swawel |