Dutch–English dictionary

opvullen

(transitive) To fill up or choke up; to stop up.

opvullend

Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

opvulling

(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

opwaardering

(medicine) plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance

opwaarts

Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

opwachten

(transitive) To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.

opwarmen

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

opwarming

A small rise in temperature.

opwegen tegen

(transitive) To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight.

opwekken

(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.

opwekkend

Stimulating or invigorating.

opwekking

The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.

opwellen

(intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.

opwelling

(figurative) Any sudden activity; a stir.

opwerpen

To throw with an initial upward direction.

opwinden

(transitive) To sexually stimulate.

opwindend

Refreshingly thrilling.

opwinding

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

opzadelen

(transitive) To pass off as genuine or worthy.

opzeggen

(transitive) To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice.

opzet

A course of action that a person intends to follow.

opzettelijk

Done on purpose; intentional.

opzettelijke

Done on purpose; intentional.

opzetten

(transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use

opzetten van dieren

The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.

opzichter

A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

opzichtig

Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.

opzienbarend

Exceptionally great.

opzij

(to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!

opzij zetten

(transitive) To take the place of.

opzijzetten

(transitive) To throw away, to reject.

opzoeken

(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]

opzuigen

(transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]

opzuigend

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

opzuiging

The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,

opzwellen

(intransitive) To swell due to injury or illness.

or

(tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

oraal

(slang, dated) Oral sex, especially cunnilingus.

orakelachtig

Of or relating to an oracle.

orang-oetan

An arboreal ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.

oranje

(British, AU) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop when safe to do so. See also yellow light.

oranjestaarttiran

The rufous-tailed flycatcher (Myiarchus validus), a bird endemic to Jamaica.

orbitaal

(physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, representable as a wave function.

orchidectomie

(surgery) The surgical removal of one or both testes.

orchidee

A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]

orchis

An orchid; now specifically, a plant of the genus Orchis. [from 16th c.]

orde

(countable) A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.

orde van advocaten

(law, metonym, "the Bar", "the bar") Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries, but including all lawyers in others.

ordelijk

Neat and tidy; possessing order.

ordenen

(transitive) To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.

ordening

(uncountable) The quality of being organized.

order

(countable) A command.

ordinair

Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.

ordner

A collection of papers collated and archived together.

ordonnans

(military) A servant or valet to a military officer.

oregano

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

Oreo

(foods) A cookie made of two wafers joined with a sugary filling, particularly a Nabisco cookie with two alkalized cocoa-powder wafers around a white creme filling.

oreren

(intransitive, US) To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.

orgaan

An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]

orgaan-

(physiology, medicine) Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.

orgaanvlees

The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.

organisatie

An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]

organisator

A person or organization responsible for running an event.

organisch

(biology) Pertaining to or derived from living organisms. [from 1778]

organische

(chemistry) Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.

organisme

Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]

organist

A musician who plays the organ.

orgasme

(euphemistic) The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.

orgastisch

(uncomparable) Of or relating to orgasms.

orgel

The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

orgelpijp

A tuned metal or wooden tube connected mechanically or electrically to an organ console.

oriëntaal

Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia. [from 15th c.]

oriëntatie

(countable) The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

oriëntatieloop

(sport) The act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass.

oriëntatiepunt

A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.

oriënteren

(transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.

oriëntering

(countable) The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

oriënteringsvermogen

(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.

origami

(uncountable, art) The Japanese art of paper folding.

origineel

(countable, colloquial) A first-edition copy of some publication.

Oriya

Odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.

orkest

(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.

orkestbak

The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.

orkestra

(Ancient Greece, theater) A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.

orkestraal

Relating to an orchestra or to music played by an orchestra.

Orléans

A city, the capital of Loiret department, France; the regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire.

ornament

An ornamentation.

ornamenteel

Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.

ornithologisch

Of or pertaining to ornithology.

Orpheus

(Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.

orthodontist

An orthodontic dentist.

orthodox

(Christianity, loosely) Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.

orthodoxie

The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.

orthogonaal

(mathematics)

orthopedisch

Of or relating to orthopedics.

ortografie

(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.

oryx

Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns

os

An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.

Osiris

(Egyptian god) The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.

Oslo

A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.

Osmaan

A citizen of the Ottoman Empire.

Osmaans

Of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire.

osmose

(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.

osteoporose

(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.

ostracisme

(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.]

Ottawa

A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada.

otter

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.

oubliëtte

A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top. [from 18th c.]

oubollig

(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.

oud

Not current.

oud doen worden

(transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

oud worden

(intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.

Oud-Grieks

Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.

oud-strijder

A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.

oudbakken

No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.

oude

(informal, chiefly, North America, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man.

oude vrijster

(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.

oude zeur

A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.

ouder

older, greater than another in age or seniority.

ouderdom

(uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life.

ouderdoms-

Of, or relating to old age.

ouderejaars

Someone older than someone else (with possessive). [from 15th c.]

ouderlijk

Of or relating to a parent.

ouderling

An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.

ouderschap

The state of being a parent

ouderwets

Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.

ouderwets iemand

A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.

oudgediende

A person with long experience of a particular activity.

oudheid

The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

oudheidkunde

The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.

oudheidkundig

Relating to the science or research of archaeology.

oudheidkundige

Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

Oudmacedonisch

(uncountable) A South Slavic language, the standard language of the Republic of North Macedonia.

oudroest

(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.

oudst

greatest in age or seniority.

ouijabord

(uncountable) The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits.

ouitbreiden

(obsolete) To prolong or extend. [15th–18th c.]

out

(LGBT) Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).

outfit

A set of clothing (with accessories).

outlaw

An outlaw or rebel.

output

(computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.

outsider

One who is not part of a community or organization.

ouvreuse

A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.

ouwe lul

(Britain, Ireland, slang, pejorative) A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).

ouwehoeren

(intransitive) To talk idly.

ouzo

(countable) A serving of this drink.

ovaal

Having the shape of an oval.

ovarium

(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

ovatie

(by extension) Prolonged enthusiastic applause.

oven

An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.