Dutch–English dictionary

koker

(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

koket

Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.

kokevrucht

(botany) A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.

kokhaan

Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.

kokkel

Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.

kokkelboon

Any of several field weeds, such as the common corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and darnel ryegrass (Lolium temulentum).

kokkin

(cooking) A person who prepares food.

kokos

(uncountable) The edible white flesh of this fruit.

kokoskoekje

A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.

kol

A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

kolbak

A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.

kolderschijf

(engineering) A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.

kolenemmer

A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).

kolenkit

A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).

kolenmijn

A mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined.

kolf

(firearm) The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder.

kolfje

(entomology) A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.

kolibrie

Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.

koliek

(pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).

kolk

A large and violent whirlpool.

kolom

A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.

kolonel

A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).

koloniaal

Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.

kolonialisme

The policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance.

kolonie

A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.

kolonisatie

The process of establishing a colony.

kolonist

A founder of a colony.

kolonne

A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.

kolos

A large, strong man.

kolossaal

Extremely large or on a great scale.

kom

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

kombuis

(nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.

komediant

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

komedie

(countable) a light, amusing play with a happy ending

komeet

A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body.

komen

(intransitive, often vulgar, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.

komen op

(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.

komiek

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

komijn

The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.

komijnzaad

Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.

komisch

Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. [from 16th c.]

komkommer

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

komma

(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.

kompas

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

kompel

A person who works in a mine.

kompres

(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

komst

(also, figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.

kond doen

(obsolete, intransitive) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.

Kongo

A major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola.

konijnenberg

A system of burrows in which rabbits live.

konijnenheuvel

A system of burrows in which rabbits live.

konijntje

(informal, childish) A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.

koning

(card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.

koning kronen

To formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc.

Koningen

One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

koningin

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.]

koningschap

The dignity, rank, or office of a king; the state of being a king.

koningskruid

A plant (Ocimum basilicum).

koninklijk

Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.

koninkrijk

A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.

kont

(informal, _, or, _, childish, chiefly, Commonwealth) The buttocks.

kontlikker

One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

konvooi

(collective) A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.

kooi

An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.

kooien

(transitive) To confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage.

kook

The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.

kookboek

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

kookgek

(colloquial) A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.

kookpunt

The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.

kool

A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.

koolraap

(now, North America) The edible root of this plant

koolsla

A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).

koolstof

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.

koolstofdioxide

(ecology, climate change, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon dioxide.

koolteer

Coal tar.

koolzuurhoudend

(NZ) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage.

koolzwart

The colour of jet coal, deep grey.

koon

(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

koop

That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.

koopgoot

(US) A street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities.

koopje

(British) For sale at a reduced price.

koopjesjagen

Shopping for cheap items

koopman

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

koopvaardijmatroos

(slang) A sailor; a swabby.

koopvrouw

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

koorde

(rail) A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.

koordirigent

the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal

koorgestoelte

An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.

koorhemd

A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.

koorkap

(liturgy) A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.

koorts

(pathology) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.

koortsachtig

Feverish, or having a high temperature.

koortsdroom

An intense or confusing dream, often caused by fever.

koortsig

Feverish, or having a high temperature.

koosnaam

(uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.

koosnaampje

(uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.

kootje

(skeleton, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.

kop

(slang) The head or brain.

kopbal

(soccer) The act of hitting the ball with the head.

kopen

(transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).

Kopenhagen

The capital city of Denmark.

koper

A person who makes one or more purchases.

koperachtig

Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.

koperblazers

(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.

koperbruin

The reddish-brown colour / color of copper.

koperen

Made of copper.

koperkleur

The reddish-brown colour / color of copper.

koperkleurig

Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

kopermunt

(countable) A copper coin, typically of a small denomination, such as a penny.

koperrood

The reddish-brown colour / color of copper.

kopie

The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.

kopieerapparaat

A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.

kopieermachine

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

kopiëren

(transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.

kopietje

(US, informal) A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator.

kopiist

One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.

kopij

A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.

koplamp

A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.

koppel

Two of the same kind connected or considered together.

koppelaar

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.

koppelaarster

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.

koppelen

(transitive) To couple.

koppeling

A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. [from 19th c.]

koppelteken

(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).

koppeltje

(informal) Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.

koppen

(horticulture) (transitive) To remove spent or dead blossoms from a plant.

koppig

Stubborn; wilful.

koppige ezel

A stubborn person.

koppigheid

The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.

koppijn

(pain) A pain or ache in the head.

kopschot

A gunshot to the head.

kopspijker

A small nail with a flat head.

kopstuk

(informal) A person of importance in a group or organization.

koptelefoon

A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.

kopzorg

(figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.

koraal

(Christianity) A form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune.

koraal-

Made of coral.

koraaleiland

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

koraalmalve

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

koraalrode

Having the orange-pink color of coral.

koraalrood

Having the orange-pink color of coral.

Korea

A geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.

Koreaan

(countable) A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent.

Koreaans

Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

Koreaanse

Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

koren

(Commonwealth, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.

korenmaat

A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.

korf

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

Korfoe

An island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα, more often Κέρκῡρα), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα).

koriander

(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.