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| z {letter} | :: letter |
| Z {letter} | :: The twenty-sixth and last letter of the Dutch alphabet |
| Z {adv} | :: abbreviation of zuid; south |
| zaad {n} | :: seed |
| zaad {n} | :: sperm, semen |
| zaadbal {m} | :: testicle |
| zaadbank {f} | :: A sperm bank |
| zaadbank {f} | :: A bank on the seabed with a high concentration of mussel larvae |
| zaadhuid {f} | :: tegument, seed coat (that which surrounds the endosperm) |
| zaadkapsel {n} | :: spermatophore (spermatozoon capsule) |
| zaadleider {m} | :: vas deferens |
| zaadlob {f} {m} [plant] | :: a cotyledon |
| zaadlozing {f} | :: ejaculation |
| zaadmantel {m} | :: aril (tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits) |
| zaadolie {f} | :: oil obtained from seeds |
| zaadplant {f} [plant] | :: spermatophyte |
| zaag {f} | :: saw (cutting tool) |
| zaag {f} | :: nagger, whiner (annoying person) |
| zaagblad {n} | :: sawblade |
| zaagblad {n} | :: sawwort, Serratula tinctoria |
| zaagbok {m} | :: sawbuck, sawhorse, buck |
| zaagdak {n} | :: saw-tooth roof |
| zaagtand {m} [chiefly plural] | :: A sawtooth (cutting bit of a saw) |
| zaagtanddak {n} | :: saw-tooth roof |
| zaagtandgolf {f} [engineering, musical instruments, rare] | :: sawtooth wave |
| zaagtandje {noun} | :: diminutive of zaagtand |
| zaagvis {m} | :: A sawfish, ray of the family Pristidae |
| zaagwesp {f} | :: sawfly, hymenopteran of the suborder Symphyta |
| zaaien {vt} | :: to sow, plant seed |
| zaaien {vt} [figuratively] | :: to start, set in motion |
| zaaier {m} | :: sower |
| zaaigoed {n} | :: seed intended for sowing |
| zaaikapitaal {n} | :: seed capital |
| zaailand {n} | :: agricultural land that has been or is intended to be sown |
| zaailing {m} | :: seedling |
| zaaitijd {m} | :: sowing time, sowing season |
| zaak {f} | :: shop, small store, business |
| zaak {f} [legal] | :: case, suit |
| zaak {f} | :: general term with which one indicates a thing or a concept that is not a person or creature: thing |
| zaak {f} | :: matter, affair, business |
| zaakwaarnemer {m} | :: trustee, fiduciary, agent |
| zaal {f} | :: room, hall |
| zaal {f} | :: ward in a hospital or similar medical or caregiving institute |
| zaal {f} [historical] | :: Germanic single-room home |
| zaalhulp {m} | :: medical orderly, auxiliary nursing staff |
| zaalkerk {f} | :: A rectangular, aisleless church |
| zaalvoetbal {n} | :: indoor football, futsal |
| -zaam {suffix} | :: Used to form adjectives/adverbs of base adjective's quality; compare -some |
| zaan {adv} [dialectal, now, chiefly Belgium] | :: soon |
| zaan {f} [West Flanders] | :: cream |
| Zaan {prop} {c} | :: Zaan (river) |
| Zaanstreek {prop} {f} | :: Zaanstreek (A <<region>> in < |
| zabben {vi} [northern, eastern] | :: to suck |
| zabben {vi} [obsolete] | :: to French kiss |
| zabberen {v} [dated, dialectal] | :: to drool |
| zacht {adj} | :: soft |
| zacht {adj} | :: gentle |
| zacht {adj} | :: mild (of weather) |
| zacht {adj} | :: with low calcium content (of water) |
| zachtaardig {adj} | :: gentle, good-natured |
| zachtaardig {adv} | :: gently |
| zachte g {f} [phonology] | :: The phoneme /ɣ/ pronounced with a more palatal articulation. This pronunciation is characteristic of the southern Dutch-speaking areas: Noord-Brabant, Limburg, and Belgium |
| zachte gee {f} | :: alternative spelling of zachte g |
| zachtheid {f} | :: softness |
| zachtjes {adv} | :: diminutive of zacht; softly, gently, quietly |
| zachtkens {adv} | :: alternative form of zachtjes |
| zachtmoedig {adj} | :: mild, gentle, meek |
| zacht teken {n} | :: soft sign (Ь/ь) |
| zachtzinnig {adj} | :: gentle, softhearted |
| zadel {n} {m} | :: saddle (seat on a horse or a bicycle) |
| zadel {n} {m} | :: saddle (ridge between two hills) |
| zadelbuis {f} | :: The tube on a bicycle frame wherein the seat post is mounted |
| zadeldak {n} | :: gable roof |
| zadelen {vt} | :: To saddle, to put a saddle on (a mount) |
| zadeljakhals {m} | :: black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas |
| zadelkleed {n} | :: saddlecloth |
| zadelmaker {m} | :: A saddler, a saddlemaker |
| zadelpen {f} | :: seat post, saddle pin |
| zadelpijn {f} | :: Pain or ache in the buttocks and thighs due to prolonged use of a rigid or wrongly shaped or positioned saddle, especially on bicycles |
| zadelrob {m} | :: harp seal, saddleback seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus |
| zadelsprinkhaan {m} | :: saddle-backed bush cricket, Ephippiger ephippiger |
| zadenbank {f} | :: A seed bank, a seed vault |
| zageman {m} [Belgium] | :: A whiner, a man who regularly complains or whinges |
| zagen {v} | :: to saw |
| zagen {v} [Brabantian] | :: to nag, to speak in an annoying tone, to repeat oneself |
| Zagreb {prop} | :: Zagreb (capital city) |
| Zaïre {prop} {n} | :: Zaire (name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo under the Mobutu regime) |
| zak {m} | :: a container made of textile, leather or paper such as bag, sack, sachet and pouch |
| zak {m} | :: a pocket |
| zak {m} [slang] | :: a scrotum |
| zak {m} [slang, offensive, vulgar] | :: A contraction of such insults for males as klootzak or rotzak, referring to the scrotum, roughly equivalent to "asshole" |
| zak {m} [obsolete, slang, vulgar] | :: whore, cunt |
| zak {m} [dialectal] | :: The action of descending; a descent |
| zak {m} [Southern Dutch, dialectal] | :: A physical depression; flattened area |
| zak {m} | :: A female gown, dress |
| zakdoek {m} | :: tissue, handkerchief |
| zakelijk {adj} | :: to the point, succinct |
| zakelijk {adj} | :: objective, impersonal |
| zakelijk {adj} | :: businesslike |
| zakelijkheid {f} | :: matter-of-factly disposition, businesslikeness |
| zakelijkheid {f} [obsolete] | :: event, occasion |
| zakelijkheid {f} [obsolete] | :: fact |
| zakenbank {f} | :: commercial investment bank |
| zakencijfer {n} | :: revenue, turnover |
| zakenkabinet {n} | :: A technocratic cabinet made-up of non-politicians without party links |
| zakenman {m} | :: A businessman, a man in business, one involved in commercial enterprise |
| zakenpartner {m} | :: A business partner |
| zakenrelatie {f} | :: business relation |
| zakenvrouw {f} | :: A businesswoman, a woman in business |
| zakenwereld {f} | :: the business world |
| zakformaat {n} [chiefly singular] | :: pocket size, pocket edition [in particular of books] |
| zakgeld {n} | :: pocket money, a limited allowance of money for discretionary spending, now especially that given to children by parents or carers |
| zakhorloge {n} | :: pocket watch |
| zakkam {m} | :: pocket comb |
| zakken {vi} | :: to fall, to drop, to sink |
| zakken {vi} | :: to come down, to go down |
| zakken {vi} | :: to fail, to flunk |
| zakken {vt} | :: to calm down |
| zakkenrollen {vti} | :: to pickpocket |
| zakkenroller {m} | :: pickpocket |
| zakkenrollerij {f} [chiefly uncountable] | :: pickpocketing, the crime committed by a pickpocket |
| zakkenvuller {m} [by extension] | :: A profiteer, moneygrubber; someone who is enriched at the expense of others; corrupt person; a financial parasite |
| zakkenwasser {m} [colloquial, pejorative, Netherlands] | :: fool, oaf, tool |
| zakkerig {adj} | :: slouched, having a sagged posture |
| zaklamp {f} | :: flashlight, torch (battery-powered hand-held lightsource) |
| zaklantaarn {f} | :: flashlight, torch |
| zakmes {n} | :: pocketknife |
| zakpijp {f} [historical] | :: bagpipes |
| zakpijp {f} | :: sea squirt, any member of the class Ascidiacea |
| zakrekenaar {m} [colloquial] | :: calculator |
| zalf {f} | :: salve, cream, ointment |
| zalf {f} [The Hague, colloquial] | :: mayonnaise |
| zalig {adj} | :: glorious |
| zalig {adj} | :: blessed |
| zalig {adj} | :: saved |
| zalig {adj} [Roman Catholicism] | :: beatified |
| zaligen {v} [Christianity] | :: to save |
| zaligheid {f} | :: delight |
| zaligheid {f} [Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism] | :: salvation |
| zaling {f} [sailing] | :: crosstree, light timber to spread the shrouds of a sailing ship; also, a crossing set of those |
| zaling {f} [architecture] | :: roof gutter to drain water bumping up to an eminent object |
| zaling {f} [archaic] | :: seedling |
| zaling {f} [obsolete, botany] | :: hemp, notably a female plant producing seedlings |
| zalm {m} | :: salmon |
| zalmkleurig {adj} | :: salmon (having a salmon colour) |
| zalmmoot {m} | :: a thick slice of salmon, a chunk of salmon |
| zalmtrek {m} | :: salmon migration |
| Zaltbommel {prop} | :: Zaltbommel (city/and/municipality) |
| zalven {vt} | :: to anoint |
| Zambia {prop} {n} | :: Zambia |
| Zambiaan {m} | :: Zambian |
| Zambiaans {adj} | :: [more common than the synonym] Zambian |
| Zambiaas {adj} | :: [chiefly attributive, less common than the synonym] Zambian |
| zambo {m} | :: Zambo, Afro-Indian, someone of half African and half indigenous American parentage |
| zamenkomst {f} | :: obsolete form of samenkomst |
| zamenstelling {f} | :: obsolete form of samenstelling |
| zamenzwering {f} | :: obsolete spelling of samenzwering |
| zand {n} | :: sand |
| zandaal {m} | :: great sand eel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus [individual or species] |
| zandbak {m} | :: sandbox, sandpit |
| zandbank {m} | :: sandbank, shoal |
| Zandberg {prop} | :: surname |
| zandberm {m} | :: A berm (verge) with a surface of sand |
| zandbij {f} | :: mining bee, bee of the genus Andrena |
| zandduin {f} | :: sand dune [sometimes used specifically for dunes without a grass surface] |
| zanderig {adj} | :: sandy |
| zand erover {phrase} | :: let bygones be bygones |
| zandgeel {adj} | :: sandy, sand-colored |
| zandgroeve {f} | :: sand quarry (excavation site whence sand is quarried) |
| zandgrond {m} | :: sandy ground/soil |
| zandhagedis {m} | :: sand lizard, Lacerta agilis |
| zandhoen {n} | :: sandgrouse; any bird of the family Pteroclididae |
| zandkasteel {n} | :: A sandcastle, a sculpture made of sand resembling a fortication |
| zandlaag {f} | :: sand layer, layer of sand |
| zandloper {m} | :: hourglass, egg timer |
| zandloper {m} | :: The beach bird Chadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus |
| zandloper {m} | :: A lark of the genus Eremophila |
| zandloper {m} | :: A tiger beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae, in particular one of the genus Cicindela |
| zandloper {m} | :: A protective ship part |
| zandpad {n} | :: sandy dirt track (unpaved path or narrow road with a sand cover) |
| zandrif {n} | :: sand reef |
| zandsculptuur {f} {n} | :: sand sculpture |
| zandsteen {m} [geology] | :: sandstone |
| zandsteengroeve {f} | :: sandstone quarry (quarry where sandstone is excavated) |
| zandstenen {adj} | :: sandstone, consisting of sandstone |
| zandstorm {m} | :: sandstorm |
| zandstralen {vt} | :: to sandblast |
| zandstrand {n} | :: A sandy beach |
| zandsuppletie {f} | :: beach nourishment, sand replenishing |
| zandverstuiving {f} | :: The process of sand being drifted or blown away by the wind |
| zandverstuiving {f} | :: A sand drift; a sandy area subject to being shifted by the wind |
| zandvlakte {f} | :: sand plain (terrain type) |
| Zandvoort {prop} {n} | :: Zandvoort (village/and/municipality) |
| zandvos {m} | :: Rüppell's fox, sand fox (Vulpes rueppellii) |
| zandweg {m} | :: sandy dirt road (unpaved road covered in sand) |
| zandwoestijn {f} | :: sand desert, sandy desert (desert (area) whose surface mostly consists of sand) |
| zandzak {m} | :: A sandbag |
| zandzegge {f} [chiefly in the singular] | :: sand sedge, Carex arenaria |
| zang {m} | :: singing, song |
| zanger {m} | :: singer, songster |
| zangeres {f} | :: female singer; songstress, singeress |
| zangleraar {m} | :: A singing coach, a singing instructor |
| zanglerares {f} | :: A female singing coach, a female singing instructor |
| zangvogel {m} | :: songbird |
| zangvogel {m} [taxonomy, ornithology] | :: passerine (bird of the order Passeriformes) |
| zangvogeltrek {m} [rare] | :: songbird migration |
| zaniken {vi} | :: to nag, to complain, to whine |
| Zanzibar {prop} | :: Zanzibar |
| zappen {vi} | :: To zap, to change TV channels repeatedly and/or by remote control |
| Zarathoestra {prop} {m} | :: Zarathustra, Zoroaster |
| zat {adj} | :: sated, full, especially with alcoholic beverage, i.e. drunk |
| zat {adj} | :: having had enough, having had it up to here, fed up |
| zat {determiner} [colloquial] | :: plenty |
| zat {adv} [colloquial] | :: enough |
| zaterdag {m} | :: Saturday |
| zaterdagmorgen {m} | :: Saturday morning |
| zaterdagochtend {m} | :: Saturday morning |
| zaterdags {adj} | :: of or pertaining to Saturday |
| zaterdags {adv} | :: on Saturday |
| zaterdagsmorgens {adv} | :: Saturday morning |
| zaterdagsochtends {adv} | :: Saturday morning |
| zatlap {m} | :: boozer, lush, someone who is constantly drunk |
| zatte fles {f} [Belgium] | :: a female drunk |
| zavel {n} {m} [chiefly Southern Dutch] | :: sand |
| zavel {n} {m} | :: soil consisting mostly of sand with significant to high levels of clay |
| ze {pron} | :: Unstressed form of zij [feminine singular subject] |
| ze {pron} | :: Unstressed form of zij [plural subject] |
| ze {pron} | :: Unstressed form of haar [feminine singular object] |
| ze {pron} | :: Unstressed form of hen, hun [plural object] |
| zeboe {m} | :: zebu, Bos primigenius indicus |
| zebra {m} | :: A zebra, a black-and-white striped equid of the genus Equus; Equus zebra, Equus quagga or Equus grevyi |
| zebra {m} | :: A zebra crossing, a pedestrian crossing |
| zebrahaai {m} | :: zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum |
| zebrapad {n} | :: A zebra crossing, a crosswalk (place where pedestrians can cross a street) |
| Zebulon {prop} {m} | :: Zebulun (Biblical son of Jacob) |
| Zebulon {prop} {m} | :: Zebulun (one of the tribes of Israel) |
| zede {f} | :: a norms or habit practiced by a certain people that is considered to be just and desirable by them |
| zede {f} [in the plural] | :: mores, especially sexual mores |
| zede {f} [obsolete] | :: A portion of treacle that is heated in one container during the production of sugar |
| zedelijk {adj} | :: moral |
| zedelijkheid {f} | :: morality, moral stature |
| zedelijkheidsapostel {m} | :: moral guardian, moral crusader |
| zedeloos {adj} | :: indecent, immoral [often with connotations of sexuality] |
| zedenbederf {n} | :: moral collapse, moral degeneration |
| zedendelict {n} | :: a sex crime |
| zedendelinquent {m} | :: sex offender |
| zedenkunde {f} | :: ethics |
| zedenmeester {m} [derogatory] | :: moral guardian |
| zedenwet {f} | :: normative system of ethics |
| zedig {adj} | :: chaste |
| zee {f} | :: sea |
| zeeanemoon {f} | :: sea anemone, animal of the order Actiniaria |
| zeeanjelier {f} | :: frilled anemone, Metridium senile |
| zeearend {m} | :: The white-tailed eagle, sea eagle; the species or any bird of the species Haliaeetus albicilla |
| zeearend {m} | :: Several marine eagles of the genus Haliaeetus |
| zeebaboe {f} [historical, Netherlands] | :: female babysitter of Indonesian descent on a ship |
| zeebanket {n} | :: seafood |
| zeebed {n} [chiefly singular] | :: seabed |
| zeebedding {f} | :: seabed |
| zeebeer {m} | :: fur seal, pinniped of the subfamily Arctocephalinae |
| zeebeving {f} | :: seaquake |
| zeebodem {m} | :: The bottom of the sea, seafloor, seabed |
| zeebonk {m} | :: a hardened, experienced sailor |
| zeebreker {m} [now, rare] | :: breakwater |
| Zeebrugge {prop} | :: Zeebrugge (coastal village/and/port) |
| zeedahlia {f} | :: dahlia anemone, Urticina felina |
| zeedier {n} | :: A marine animal |
| zeedijk {m} | :: A dike that serves as a seawall |
| zeedonderpad {f} | :: shorthorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius |
| zeedonderpad {f} | :: Any marine fish of the family Cottidae |
| zeeduivel {m} | :: anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius |
| zee-eend {f} | :: scoter, seaduck of the genus Melanitta |
| zeeëend {f} | :: superseded spelling of zee-eend |
| zee-egel {m} | :: A sea urchin, any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea |
| zeeëgel {m} | :: superseded spelling of zee-egel |
| zee-engel {m} | :: angel shark, shark of the family Squatinidae |
| zee-engte {f} | :: narrow strait or channel, a narrow sea passage enclosed by land |
| zeef {f} | :: screen, sieve |
| zeefort {n} | :: sea fort |
| zeegans {f} | :: black goose, any of the geese of the genus Branta |
| zeegans {f} [Surinam] | :: flamingo |
| zeegat {n} | :: sea channel, opening or accessway to sea |
| zeegedrocht {n} | :: sea monster |
| zeegras {n} | :: eelgrass, plant of the genus Zostera |
| zeegras {n} | :: seaweed |
| zeehaven {f} | :: seaport |
| zeeheld {m} | :: naval hero |
| zeehond {m} | :: seal, any member of the family Phocidae |
| zeehoofd {n} | :: A marine breakwater, a jetty or pier |
| zeehoofd {n} [obsolete] | :: A promontory, a cape |
| zeeijs {n} | :: sea ice |
| zeekat {f} | :: A cuttlefish, a 10-armed predatory marine mollusc |
| zeekoe {f} | :: manatee, marine mannal of the order Sirenia |
| zeekoe {f} [South Africa, archaic] | :: hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius [now exclusively used when rendering Afrikaans seekoei] |
| zeekoet {m} | :: common murre (Uria aalge) |
| zeekomkommer {f} | :: sea cucumber, echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea |
| zeekraal {f} | :: glasswort, pickleweed, plant of the genus Salicornia |
| zeekreeft {m} | :: maritime lobster (crustacean) |
| zeekrokodil {mf} | :: A saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus |
| zeekust {f} | :: sea coast (marine shoreline) |
| zeeland {n} [uncommon] | :: land adjacent to the sea, coastal land |
| Zeeland {prop} {n} | :: Zeeland (province) |
| Zeelandbrug {prop} {f} | :: A bridge over the Eastern Scheldt, connecting Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland |
| Zeelandia {prop} | :: Zeelandia (village) |
| Zeelandia {prop} | :: A fortress in Suriname |
| Zeelandia {prop} | :: A microcontinent |
| Zeelandië {prop} | :: Zeelandia |
| zeeleeuw {m} | :: The sea lion, a seal species, member of the Otariidae family |
| zeeleeuwachtige {noun} | :: eared seal, otary; any member of the family Otariidae |
| zeeleguaan {f} | :: marine iguana, sea iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus |
| zeelt {f} {m} | :: tench, Tinca tinca |
| zeeluipaard {m} {n} | :: leopard seal, sea leopard, Hydrurga leptonyx |
| zeem {m} [archaic, dialectal, chiefly Belgium] | :: honey, in particular virgin honey |
| zeem {m} {n} | :: A cloth of chamois leather or a substitute, used for cleaning |
| zeemacht {f} | :: A navy (sea force) |
| zeemacht {f} | :: A naval power, a country or organisation with considerable military power at sea |
| zeeman {m} | :: A seaman, a male sailor |
| zeemansgraf {n} | :: A burial at sea |
| zeemeerman {m} | :: merman |
| zeemeermin {f} | :: mermaid, mythological woman with a fish's tail |
| zeemeeuw {f} | :: seagull, seabird of the family Laridae |
| zeemijl {m} [nautical] | :: nautical mile |
| zeemijn {f} | :: sea mine, naval mine |
| zeemleder {n} | :: dated form of zeemleer |
| zeemleer {n} | :: Chamois leather |
| zeemleer {n} | :: A cloth of chamois leather used for cleaning |
| zeemonster {n} | :: sea monster |
| zeempje {noun} | :: diminutive of zeem |
| zeemuis {f} | :: sea mouse, Aphrodita aculeata |
| zeemzoet {adj} | :: cloyingly sweet |
| zeemzoet {adj} | :: overly nice or friendly (seemingly insincere) |
| zeenaaktslak {m} | :: sea slug, nudibranch |
| zeenaald {f} | :: pipefish, certain fish of the family Syngnathidae |
| zeenegenoog {m} | :: sea lamprey |
| zeenimf {f} | :: sea nymph, e.g. a nereid or an Oceanid |
| zeeniveau {n} | :: mean sea level |
| zeeolifant {m} | :: elephant seal, member of the genus Mirounga |
| zeeoor {n} | :: An abalone, a gastropod of the family Haliotidae |
| zeeoorlog {m} | :: naval war |
| zeeotter {m} | :: sea otter (Enhydra lutris) |
| zeep {f} | :: soap |
| zeepaard {n} | :: seahorse (more often used in its diminutive form - zeepaardje), fish of the genus Hippocampus |
| zeepaard {n} [Greek mythology] | :: hippocamp |
| zeepaard {n} [obsolete] | :: hippopotamus |
| zeepachtig {adj} | :: soapy |
| zeep-appel {m} [obsolete] | :: The fruit of a soapberry (Sapindus tree) |
| zeepbak {m} | :: soap dish |
| zeepbakje {noun} | :: diminutive of zeepbak |
| zeepbel {f} | :: soap bubble |
| zeepbes {f} | :: The fruit of a soapberry (Sapindus tree) |
| zeepboom {m} [botany] | :: A soapberry tree, of genus Sapindus |
| zeepkist {f} [literally] | :: a soap box |
| zeepkist {f} | :: a soapbox car |
| zeepkistenrace {m} | :: soapbox car race |
| zeepkruid {n} | :: Saponaria; soapwort |
| zeepnoot {f} | :: The fruit of a soapberry (Sapindus tree) |
| zeeprik {f} | :: sea lamprey |
| zeepsteen {m} | :: saponite |
| zeer {adj} | :: sore, painful |
| zeer {adj} | :: painful, grieving |
| zeer {adj} | :: hurtful |
| zeer {adj} | :: affected by a painful skin syndrome |
| zeer {n} | :: A physical pain, ache, hurt |
| zeer {n} | :: grief, suffering |
| zeer {n} [archaic] | :: A sore spot; crust on a wound, boil etc |
| zeer {n} [archaic] | :: A cause of physical pain, notably disease; discomfort, uneasiness |
| zeer {n} [obsolete] | :: A flaw, fault, sin, defect |
| zeer {adv} | :: very, to a high degree or intensity |
| zeer {adv} [literally] | :: sorely, painfully, notably in zeer doen (to hurt) |
| zeereptiel {n} | :: marine reptile |
| zeerover {m} | :: A pirate, a robber who plunders at sea |
| zeeroverij {f} | :: piracy, robbery at sea |
| zeeroversschip {n} | :: pirate ship |
| zeerus {m} | :: sea rush, Juncus maritimus |
| zeerus {m} [rare, dialectal] | :: walrus |
| zeeschelp {f} | :: seashell |
| zeeschildpad {f} | :: turtle of the family Cheloniidae |
| zeeschildpad {f} | :: any turtle of the superfamily Chelonioidea |
| zeeschip {n} | :: A seaworthy ship, a sea ship |
| zeeschuim {n} | :: seafoam |
| zeeschuimer {m} | :: pirate |
| zeeslag {m} | :: sea battle, naval battle |
| zeeslag {m} [games] | :: battleship |
| zeeslagje {noun} | :: diminutive of zeeslag |
| zeeslak {f} | :: marine snail or slug |
| zeeslang {f} | :: A sea snake or sea krait, a marine snake of the subfamily Elapinae |
| zeesluis {f} | :: A sea lock, a sea sluice |
| zeesnoek {m} | :: European barracuda, Sphyraena sphyraena |
| zeesnoek {m} | :: snoek, any barracuda |
| zeesnoek {m} [obsolete] | :: European hake, Merluccius merluccius |
| zeesnoek {m} [dated] | :: Used for certain other marine fish resembling the pike |
| zeesoldaat {m} | :: marine, soldier operating at sea |
| zeespiegel {m} | :: sea level |
| zeestaat {m} | :: A sea state; a marine, naval state |
| zeester {f} | :: A starfish, echinoderm of the class Asteroidea |
| zeeton {f} [historical] | :: barrel functioning as a buoy |
| zeeton {f} [archaic] | :: tonne, metric ton (1000 kg) |
| zeetong {f} | :: sole, Solea solea, a sought-after marine fish species |
| Zeeuw {m} | :: A Zeelander, a person from Zeeland, the Netherlands |
| Zeeuws {adj} | :: of or related to Zeeland |
| Zeeuws {prop} {n} | :: Zealandic or Zeelandic, language/dialect spoken in Zealand, a province in the Netherlands |
| zeevaarder {m} | :: seafarer |
| zeevaart {f} | :: seafaring, marine navigation |
| zeevarken {n} [dated, historical] | :: harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena |
| zeevarken {n} [obsolete, chiefly diminutive] | :: guinea pig, Cavia porcellus |
| zeevarkentje {noun} | :: diminutive of zeevarken |
| zeevis {m} | :: A marine fish (fish that lives at sea) |
| zeevogel {m} [zoology] | :: A seabird, one of any marine species of birds |
| zeevonk {f} [countable, uncountable] | :: sea sparkle, Noctiluca scintillans |
| zeewaardig {adj} | :: seaworthy |
| zeewaarts {adv} | :: seawards |
| zeewater {n} | :: seawater |
| zeewezen {n} [formal, uncountable] | :: navigation, seafaring |
| zeewezen {n} [countable] | :: sea creature |
| zeewier {n} [botany] | :: seaweed, primitive marine plants and algae |
| Zeewolde {prop} {n} | :: Zeewolde (village/and/municipality) |
| zeewolf {m} | :: Atlantic wolffish, Anarhichas lupus |
| zeewolf {m} | :: wolffish, any member of the Anarhichadidae |
| zeeziek {adj} | :: seasick |
| zeezoogdier {n} | :: marine mammal |
| zeezout {n} | :: sea salt |
| zeg {interj} | :: hey, used to draw the addressed person's attention |
| zeg {interj} | :: Used for emphasis, especially if the message is sudden or contrastive |
| zege {f} | :: victory |
| zegedronken {adj} | :: drunk or euphoric with victory or success |
| zegekar {f} | :: triumphal car |
| zegel {n} {m} | :: seal (object, design or pattern for solid imprinting) |
| zegel {n} {m} | :: stamp |
| zegelaarde {f} | :: A type of red clay, formerly used in medicine; terra sigillata |
| zegelen {vt} | :: To affix a seal or stamp |
| zegelen {v} | :: Notably as proof that a sealing tax is paid |
| zegelen {vt} | :: To seal up, close, using (a) seal(s) |
| zegelen {vt} [obsolete] | :: To attach a (seal of approval or other) quality - or similar mark |
| zegelen {v} | :: hence: To approve, corroborate, vouch for |
| zegelen {vt} [dated] | :: To (im)print a mark(ing), text etc |
| zegelring {m} | :: A seal ring, a signet ring fit for sealing documents |
| zegelwas {m} {n} | :: The substance sealing wax |
| zegen {m} | :: blessing, benediction |
| zegen {m} [figuratively] | :: boon, anything beneficial |
| zegen {f} | :: A wide dragnet, used for : |
| zegen {f} | :: fishing and catching crustaceans |
| zegen {f} | :: hunting fowl, notably partidges |
| zegenen {vt} | :: to bless |
| zegening {f} | :: blessing, benediction |
| zegereeks {f} | :: winning streak |
| zegerijk {adj} | :: victorious, triumphant |
| Zegers {prop} | :: surname |
| zegevieren {vi} | :: to triumph |
| zegevreugde {f} [dated] | :: the pleasure of winning, gloating |
| zegezeker {adj} | :: being certain of victory |
| zegge {f} | :: sedge, plant of the genus Carex |
| zeggen {vt} | :: to say, tell |
| zeggenschap {f} | :: partial control, a say |
| zeggingskracht {f} | :: expressiveness |
| zeggingskrachtig {adj} [rare] | :: expressive |
| zeg maar {interj} | :: an expression that indicates the speaker's hesitation (e.g. unable to find a precise word to describe an idea) or simply as an expletive between two phrases or ideas; roughly equivalent to the English phrases you know, like, let's say |
| zeg maar {interj} | :: in other words |
| zegsman {m} | :: spokesman |
| zegsvrouw {f} | :: spokeswoman |
| zegswijze {f} {m} | :: saying, expression |
| zegt u mij na alstublieft {phrase} | :: please repeat after me |
| zeiken {v} [vulgar] | :: to piss |
| zeiken {v} [colloquial] | :: to rain |
| zeiken {v} [colloquial] | :: to whine, to nag, to complain |
| zeiknat {adj} [colloquial] | :: soaked, wet |
| zeiksnor {f} | :: A droopy moustache that somewhat exceeds the width of the lips |
| zeiksnor {f} | :: Someone who moans, a whinger |
| zeil {n} | :: sail |
| zeil {n} | :: tarpaulin, tarp |
| zeilboot {m} | :: sailboat |
| zeildoek {n} | :: sail, canvas, rag |
| zeildoeken {adj} | :: sail, canvas, rag |
| zeildoeks {adj} | :: canvas |
| zeilen {v} | :: to sail (to ride in a sailboat) |
| Zeilen {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Vela |
| zeiler {m} | :: A yachtsman, a sailor [on a sailing vessel] |
| zeilschip {n} | :: A sailer, ship powered by wind blowing in its sail(s) |
| zeilsteen {m} | :: magnetite, lodestone (Fe3O4) |
| zeilsteen {m} | :: lodestone, natural or magnet |
| zeilsteen {m} [metonymy, obsolete] | :: compass |
| zeilster {f} | :: yachtswoman |
| zeis {f} | :: scythe |
| Zeist {prop} {n} | :: Zeist (village) |
| Zeister {adj} | :: Of, from or pertaining to Zeist |
| Zeister {adj} | :: Moravian, pertaining to the Moravian Church |
| Zeister {m} | :: Someone from Zeist |
| Zeister {m} [archaic] | :: A Moravian, a member of the Moravian Church |
| zeker {adj} | :: certain, sure |
| zeker {adj} | :: confident, secure |
| zeker {adj} | :: confirmed |
| zeker {adv} | :: certainly, surely |
| zeker {adv} | :: particularly, especially |
| zekerheid {f} | :: certainty |
| zekerheid {f} | :: collateral |
| zekering {f} | :: fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit) |
| zeker stellen {v} | :: secure |
| zekerstellen {v} | :: to verify |
| zeker weten {adv} [colloquial] | :: surely, definitely |
| zelateur {m} | :: A male member of a Roman Catholic fraternity or lay organisation |
| zelateur {m} [obsolete] | :: A propagator or zealot |
| zelatrice {f} | :: A female member of a Roman Catholic fraternity or lay organisation |
| zelden {adv} | :: rarely, seldom |
| Zeldenrust {prop} | :: surname |
| zeldzaam {adj} | :: scarce, rare |
| zeldzaam {adv} | :: rarely, seldom |
| zeldzaamheid {f} | :: scarcity |
| -zelf {suffix} | :: Forms reflexive object forms of the personal pronouns |
| -zelf {suffix} | :: Forms intensive subject forms of the personal pronouns |
| zelf- {prefix} | :: self- |
| zelf {adv} [intensifier] | :: oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence: myself, yourself, itself, ourselves, themselves etc |
| zelf {adv} | :: oneself, by oneself, alone |
| zelf {n} | :: self |
| zelfbeeld {n} | :: self-image |
| zelfbeheersing {f} | :: self-control, restraint, composure |
| zelfbeklag {n} | :: complaining about one's condition, often framed as self-pity |
| zelfbeschikking {f} | :: self-determination |
| zelfbeschikkingsrecht {n} | :: right to self-determination, e.g. with respect to nationality, labour, sexuality, assisted suicide |
| zelfbewust {adj} | :: self-aware |
| zelfbewust {adj} | :: confident, self-confident |
| zelfbewust {adj} [colloquial] | :: self-conscious, socially ill at ease |
| zelfcensuur {f} | :: self-censorship |
| zelfde {determiner} | :: same |
| zelfde {determiner} | :: like, alike |
| zelfgemaakt {adj} | :: self-made |
| zelfgenoegzaam {adj} | :: self-satisfied, smug, complacent (quality of being overly pleased with oneself and one's actions) |
| zelfgenoegzaamheid {f} | :: self-satisfaction, smugness, complacency (quality of being overly pleased with oneself and one's actions) |
| zelfingenomen {adj} | :: self-complacent, self-satisfied, smug |
| zelfkennis {f} | :: self-knowledge |
| zelfkritiek {f} | :: self-criticism |
| zelfmedicatie {f} | :: self-medication |
| zelfmoord {m} | :: suicide |
| zelfmoord {m} [figurative] | :: self-destruction, self-destructive behaviour |
| zelfmoordaanslag {m} | :: suicide attack (attempt on people's lives in which the attacker commits suicide, usually done by certain terrorist groups) |
| zelfmoordbrief {m} | :: suicide note |
| zelfmoordpoging {f} | :: A suicide attempt, an attempted suicide |
| zelfonderricht {n} | :: self education, self teaching |
| zelfonderwijs {n} | :: self education, self teaching |
| zelfopoffering {f} | :: self-sacrifice |
| zelfportret {n} | :: A self-portrait, a portrait of the artist who made it |
| zelfredzaam {adj} | :: self-reliant |
| zelfredzaamheid {f} | :: self-reliance |
| zelfreferentie {f} | :: self-reference |
| zelfrijdend {adj} | :: self-driving |
| zelfrijzend {adj} | :: self-raising (flour for example) |
| zelfs {adv} | :: even (extreme example) |
| zelfselectie {f} [statistics] | :: self-selection |
| zelfsgenoegzaam {adj} [obsolete, theology, philosophy] | :: self-sufficient, existing independently |
| zelfstandig {adj} | :: independent, autonomous, sovereign |
| zelfstandig {adj} | :: self-employed |
| zelfstandig {adj} | :: self-reliant, self-supporting |
| zelfstandigheid {f} | :: independence |
| zelfstandig naamwoord {n} | :: noun |
| zelfstudie {f} | :: self-study, independent study |
| zelfverdediging {f} | :: self-defense (US), self-defence (Commonwealth) |
| zelfverminking {f} [chiefly uncountable] | :: self-mutilation, self-harm |
| zelfverminking {f} [rare, zoology] | :: autotomy |
| zelfverrijking {f} [chiefly uncountable] | :: self-enrichment (enriching oneself financially, esp. by illegitimate means) |
| zelfverzekerd {adj} | :: self-confident, self-assured |
| zelfverzekerdheid {f} | :: self-confidence, self-belief |
| zelfvoldaan {adj} | :: self-satisfied, smug |
| zelfzeker {adj} [Belgium] | :: confident |
| zelfzucht {f} | :: egoism (tendency to think of self) |
| zelfzuchtig {adj} | :: selfish, egoistic, self-centered |
| zeloot {m} | :: zealot, fanatic |
| Zeloot {m} [historical, Judaism] | :: zealot (anti-Roman Jewish insurrectionist in first-century Palestine, especially Judaea) |
| zelve {pron} [intensifier] | :: herself, itself... etc. normally used in terms that describe a model |
| zemelaar {m} | :: curmudgeon, whiner |
| zemelen {v} | :: to whine, to blather, to moan, to complain |
| zemen {vt} | :: to wipe with a cloth of chamois leather |
| Zemfira {prop} {f} | :: A transliteration of the Russian female given name Земфи́ра |
| zendamateur {m} | :: amateur radio operator, a ham |
| zendbrief {m} [historical] | :: open letter, pamphlet written in the style of a letter |
| zendbrief {m} [dated, Christianity] | :: epistle (ancient (apparent) letter, belonging to a New Testament canon or to the apostolic fathers) |
| zendbrief {m} [historical, dated] | :: missive, official letter |
| zendeling {m} | :: A (Protestant) missionary |
| zendeling {m} [archaic] | :: An emissary, a delegate |
| zenden {vt} | :: to send |
| zenden {vi} [communications] | :: to transmit |
| zender {m} | :: sender, a person who sends |
| zender {m} | :: transmitter |
| zender {m} | :: a television or radio channel |
| zending {f} | :: round, batch (collection of thing arriving together) |
| zending {f} [Protestantism] | :: mission (proselytisation) |
| zending {f} | :: the act of sending |
| zendmast {m} | :: transmitter tower, radio mast |
| zendpiraat {m} | :: radio pirate |
| zendpiraterij {f} | :: radio piracy |
| zendtijd {m} | :: airtime, broadcasting time, transmission time |
| zeng {m} | :: gust, windflaw |
| zengen {vt} | :: to singe, to sear |
| ze niet allemaal op een rijtje hebben {vi} | :: to have a screw loose, to be one brick short of a full load |
| ze niet alle vijf op een rijtje hebben {vi} | :: alternative form of ze niet allemaal op een rijtje hebben |
| zenit {n} [astronomy] | :: zenith |
| zenne {adv} [Belgium] | :: modal particle indicating reassurance or confidence from the speaker: certainly, surely, at all, but often weak and untranslatable |
| zenne {adv} [Belgium] | :: modal particle indicating disagreement or a certain nuance with an earlier statement: regardless, despite that, anyway, you know |
| zenuw {f} | :: nerve |
| zenuwachtig {adj} | :: nervous |
| zenuwachtigheid {f} | :: nervousness |
| zenuwarts {m} | :: neurologist |
| zenuwcel {f} | :: A nerve cell, a neuron |
| zenuwenoorlog {m} | :: alternative form of zenuwoorlog |
| zenuwgas {n} [countable, uncountable] | :: A nerve gas |
| zenuwgestel {n} | :: nervous system |
| zenuwgestel {n} | :: mental or psychological condition (as opposed to gestel) |
| zenuwinstorting {f} | :: A nervous breakdown, mental collapse |
| zenuwinzinking {f} | :: A nervous breakdown, a mental collapse |
| zenuwlijder {m} | :: neuropath |
| zenuwlijder {m} | :: neurasthenic |
| zenuwlijder {m} | :: psychoneurotic |
| zenuwoorlog {m} | :: war of nerves |
| zenuwpees {f} {m} | :: habitually nervous, fidgety person; neurotic |
| zenuwslopend {adj} | :: nerve-racking |
| zenuwstelsel {n} | :: nervous system |
| zenuwziekte {f} | :: neurosis |
| zenuwziekte {f} | :: neuropathy |
| zepen {vt} | :: to soap (to cover with soap or apply soup to) |
| zeperd {m} [colloquial] | :: let-down, disappointment |
| zepig {adj} | :: soapy |
| zeppelin {m} | :: Zeppelin |
| zepto- {prefix} | :: zepto- |
| zeptoampère {m} | :: zepto-ampere: 10-21 of an ampere |
| zepto-ohm {m} {n} | :: zeptoohm: 10-21 ohm |
| zeptoseconde {f} | :: zeptosecond: 10-21 of a second |
| zeptosteradiaal {m} | :: zeptosteradian: 10-21 of a steradian |
| zerk {m} | :: gravestone, headstone |
| zerp {adj} | :: tangily sour |
| zerpte {f} [rare] | :: (unpleasant) sourness |
| zes {num} | :: six |
| zesde {adj} | :: sixth |
| zesde naamval {m} [grammar] | :: ablative case |
| zesduizend {num} | :: six thousand |
| zesender {m} | :: A roebuck with three-pointed antlers |
| zesendertig {num} | :: thirty-six |
| zesennegentig {num} | :: ninety-six |
| zesentachtig {num} | :: eighty-six |
| zesentwintig {num} | :: twenty-six |
| zesenveertig {num} | :: forty-six |
| zesenvijftig {num} | :: fifty-six |
| zesenzestig {num} | :: sixty-six |
| zesenzeventig {num} | :: seventy-six |
| zeshoek {m} | :: A hexagon, polygon with six sides and six angles |
| zeshonderd {num} | :: six hundred |
| zesjarig {adj} | :: six-year old |
| zesjescultuur {f} [often derogatory, Netherlands] | :: Literally culture of sixes, a term used to refer to a tendency to be satisfied with mediocre results, 'sixes' referring to grades that are only barely high enough to pass a test |
| zesmotorig {adj} | :: [of motorised means of transport] having six engines |
| zesthalf {num} [obsolete] | :: five and a half |
| zesthalf {m} [archaic, historical] | :: A coin equivalent to five and a half stiver (27½ cent) |
| zesthalf {m} [dated, historical] | :: Nickname for kwartje, equivalent to five stivers (25 cents) |
| zestien {num} | :: sixteen |
| zestiende {adj} | :: sixteenth |
| Zestienhoven {prop} {n} | :: A polder in Rotterdam |
| Zestienhoven {prop} {n} | :: A neighbourhood in Rotterdam |
| Zestienhoven {prop} {n} | :: A nickname for Rotterdam Airport/Rotterdam The Hague Airport |
| zestig {num} | :: sixty |
| zestigste {adj} | :: sixtieth |
| zet {m} | :: shove, push |
| zet {m} | :: move (e.g. in a game) |
| zetel {m} [formal] | :: chair, seat, especially as in parliament |
| zetelen {v} | :: to settle, reside, sit (especially as in parliament) |
| zetelen {v} | :: to be established |
| zetellift {m} [Belgium] | :: A chairlift |
| zetelroof {m} [politics] | :: theft of a seat in a political council or assembly, acquisation of a political representative seat through means that are considered illegitimate |
| zetfeil {f} [rare, archaic] | :: typesetting error |
| zetfout {f} | :: typesetting error |
| zetje {noun} | :: diminutive of zet |
| zetmeel {n} | :: starch, amylum (carbohydrate) |
| zetpil {f} | :: suppository |
| zetpilletje {noun} | :: diminutive of zetpil |
| zetsel {n} | :: typeset type |
| zetsel {n} | :: brew, prepared tea or coffee |
| zetta- {prefix} | :: zetta- |
| zetta-ampère {m} | :: zetta-ampere: 1021 amperes |
| zettaseconde {f} | :: zettasecond: 1021 seconds |
| zetten {vt} | :: to set, to put |
| zetten {vt} [printing] | :: to typeset |
| zetten {vt} | :: to make ready, prepare |
| zeug {f} | :: sow (female pig) |
| zeug {f} [figuratively, derogatory] | :: bitch, cow, blatant term of abuse for a 'beastly' human female |
| zeugma {n} | :: zeugma |
| zeulen {vt} | :: to drag |
| zeur {mf} | :: a sour or whiny person |
| zeuren {vi} | :: to whine, to complain in an unpleasant manner |
| zeuren {vi} | :: to persist |
| zeuro {m} [politics] | :: a (putative) common currency for southern Europe |
| zeurpiet {m} [derogatory] | :: A whiner, a complainer, a crybaby |
| Zeus {prop} [Greek god] | :: Zeus (Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera) |
| zeuven {num} | :: alternative form of zeven |
| zeven {num} | :: seven |
| zeven {v} | :: to sift, sieve, strain |
| Zevenaar {prop} | :: Zevenaar (city/and/municipality) |
| zevende {adj} | :: seventh |
| zevende naamval {m} [grammar] | :: locative case |
| zevenduizend {num} | :: seven thousand |
| zevenendertig {num} | :: thirty-seven |
| zevenennegentig {num} | :: ninety-seven |
| zevenentachtig {num} | :: eighty-seven |
| zevenentwintig {num} | :: twenty-seven |
| zevenenveertig {num} | :: forty-seven |
| zevenenvijftig {num} | :: fifty-seven |
| zevenenzestig {num} | :: sixty-seven |
| zevenenzeventig {num} | :: seventy-seven |
| zevenhonderd {num} | :: seven hundred |
| zevenmijlslaars {f} [fiction, folklore] | :: A seven-league boot (boot in fairy tales allowing the wearer to quickly walk large distances) |
| zevenslaper {m} | :: fat dormouse, Glis glis |
| zevenslaper {m} | :: archaic spelling of Zevenslaper |
| Zevenslaper {m} [Christianity, fiction, chiefly in the plural] | :: One of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus |
| zeventien {num} | :: seventeen |
| zeventiende {adj} | :: seventeenth |
| zeventig {num} | :: seventy |
| zeventigste {adj} | :: seventieth |
| zever {m} [Belgium] | :: saliva |
| zever {m} | :: hogwash, tosh |
| zeveraar {m} | :: someone who lies, nags or gives unwanted or unreliable comments |
| zeveren {vi} | :: to drool |
| zeveren {vi} | :: to talk through one's hat or to talk in a boring way |
| zeveren {vi} [Brabantian, dialectal] | :: to drizzle |
| ze zien vliegen {vi} [idiomatic] | :: to be delusional, to see things |
| z.g. {adj} | :: zogenaamd |
| zg. {adj} | :: abbreviation of zogenaamd |
| z.g.a.n. {adj} | :: initialism of zo goed als nieuw |
| zgn. {adj} | :: abbreviation of zogenaamd |
| Zhuang {prop} {n} | :: Zhuang (language) |
| zich {pron} [by extension, reflexive] | :: Third person singular and plural reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself |
| zich {pron} [by extension, formal, reflexive] | :: Second person singular and plural formal reflexive pronoun; yourself, yourselves |
| zich {pron} | :: expresses an unintended result with many otherwise non-reflexive and ergative verbs |
| zichel {f} | :: sickle |
| zich geraakt voelen {v} | :: (figuratively) to be hurt (e.g. by a comment) |
| zich in de vingers snijden {vi} [idiom] | :: to shoot oneself in the foot |
| zich redden {v} | :: See: en to save oneself |
| zich redden {vi} | :: to manage, to cope, be fine |
| zicht {n} | :: sight, view, vision |
| zicht {f} | :: sickle; a short scythe |
| zichtbaar {adj} | :: visible |
| zichtbaarheid {f} | :: visibility |
| zichte {f} | :: a short, light scythe |
| zichtrekening {f} [Belgium] | :: A checking account, a current account (bank account) |
| zichzelf {pron} | :: oneself; himself/herself/themselves |
| zichzelf {pron} | :: yourself (in combination with the polite pronoun u.) |
| zieden {vit} | :: to boil |
| zieden {vt} [chemistry] | :: to prepare by boiling |
| zieden {vi} | :: to seethe, to be in a violent or mentally agitated state |
| zieder {m} | :: refiner who manipulates resources by boiling |
| ziederij {f} | :: A refinery that operates by boiling its resources |
| ziek {adj} | :: sick, ill |
| ziek {adj} [slang] | :: excellent |
| ziek {adv} [slang] | :: very |
| ziekbed {n} | :: sickbed |
| ziekbed {n} [figuratively] | :: a spell of sickness |
| zieke {mf} | :: patient, sick person |
| ziekelijk {adj} | :: morbid, pathological |
| ziekenauto {m} | :: ambulance |
| ziekenboeg {m} | :: sick bay |
| ziekenfonds {n} [Netherlands, historical] | :: health fund, sickness fund |
| ziekenhuis {n} | :: A hospital, medical care facility |
| ziekenhuis {n} | :: (by extension) An infirmary |
| ziekenhuisafdeling {f} | :: A hospital ward, a hospital unit |
| ziekenhuisbacterie {f} [colloquial] | :: Any antibiotic-resistant bacterium often found in hospitals, a superbug |
| ziekenhuisbed {n} | :: hospital bed |
| ziekenhuisopname {f} | :: admission to a hospital |
| ziekenwagen {m} | :: ambulance |
| ziekenzaal {f} | :: An infirmary, a hospital ward |
| ziekenzaaltje {noun} | :: diminutive of ziekenzaal |
| ziekte {f} | :: sickness, disease |
| ziektebeeld {n} | :: syndrome, disease profile |
| ziektekiem {f} | :: A germ, a pathogen |
| ziektekosten {p} | :: healthcare costs |
| ziektekostenverzekering {f} | :: health insurance |
| ziekte van Alzheimer {f} [diseases] | :: Alzheimer's disease |
| ziekteverwensing {f} | :: Any imprecation or curse invoking disease |
| ziel {f} | :: soul (animate principle in non-materialist anthropologies) |
| ziel {f} [lutherie] | :: sound post |
| zielengeleider {m} | :: psychopomp (figure leading the dead to the afterlife) |
| zielenherder {m} [chiefly Christianity] | :: pastor; a reverend, minister, priest or cleric |
| zielenherder {m} [uncommon] | :: pastor, someone who provides pastoral care |
| zielenknijper {m} [colloquial, humorous] | :: shrink, head-shrinker |
| zielenrust {f} | :: peace of mind |
| zielig {adj} | :: sad, pitiful |
| zielig {adj} | :: pathetic |
| zielknijper {m} | :: alternative form of zielenknijper |
| zielkunde {f} | :: psychology |
| zielsbeschrijving {f} | :: psychological description |
| zielsbeschrijving {f} [historical, otherwise obsolete] | :: census |
| zielsblij {adj} | :: deeply happy, deeply joyous, overjoyed |
| zielskunde {f} | :: alternative form of zielkunde |
| zielsveel {adv} | :: intensely, devotedly, with all one's soul |
| zielsverhuizing {f} | :: transmigration of the soul, reincarnation, metempsychosis |
| zieltogen {vi} | :: to be about to die, to be in a state of imminent death |
| zien {vt} | :: to see |
| zienderogen {adv} [literal] | :: visibly fast |
| zienderogen {adv} [figurative] | :: very fast, tremendously fast |
| ziener {m} | :: prophet, seer |
| zieneres {f} | :: female prophet |
| ziens {noun} | :: only used in tot ziens |
| zienswaardig {adj} [now, rare] | :: worth seeing |
| zienswaardigheid {f} [dated, rare] | :: tourist attraction |
| zienswijze {f} | :: point of view |
| zien zitten {vt} | :: to like, to approve of, to be happy with |
| zier {f} | :: A tiny amount |
| zier {f} [archaic] | :: A mite |
| Zierikzee {prop} {n} | :: A city on Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, in the Netherlands, connected to the Eastern Scheldt |
| ziezo {interj} | :: Voilà |
| ziften {vt} | :: to sift |
| zigeuner {m} [sometimes, offensive] | :: Gypsy, member of the Roma |
| zigeuner {m} [sometimes, offensive] | :: gypsy, person who leads a nomadic life |
| zigeunerfamilie {f} | :: gypsy family |
| zigeunerin {f} [sometimes, offensive] | :: A female Gypsy |
| ziggoerat {m} | :: ziggurat |
| zigzag {m} | :: zigzag (line in a sawtooth pattern) |
| zigzaggen {vi} | :: to zigzag |
| zij {pron} | :: Third person singular feminine subject pronoun; she |
| zij {pron} | :: Third person plural subject pronoun; they |
| zij {f} | :: side (the side of one's body); flank |
| zij {f} | :: silk |
| zij aan zij {adv} | :: side by side |
| zijarm {m} | :: tributary, (river) branch |
| zijarm {m} [botany, architecture] | :: any other branch or, for certain organisations, arm or schism; anything that branches off |
| zijband {m} | :: sideband (band of frequencies) |
| zijband {m} | :: lateral ligament (band of connector tissue between bones) |
| zijd {adj} [obsolete] | :: wide, vast |
| zijd {adv} [obsolete] | :: widely, broadly, vastly |
| zijde {f} | :: side, face (of an object) |
| zijde {f} | :: silk |
| zijde {contraction} [Brabantian] | :: contraction of zijt gij |
| zijdehoen {n} | :: water rail, Rallus aquaticus |
| zijdehoen {n} | :: A silkie, often considered a breed of bantam chicken |
| zijdelings {adv} | :: sideways |
| zijdelings {adv} | :: indirectly |
| zijdelings {adj} | :: sideways, collateral |
| zijdelings {adj} | :: indirect |
| zijden {adj} | :: Made of silk, silken |
| zijden {adj} | :: Like silk, silky |
| zijderoute {m} [history] | :: Silk Road |
| zijdevlinder {m} | :: domestic silkmoth, Bombyx mori; the butterfly species commonly used for silk production |
| zijdgeweer {n} [historical] | :: A melee sidearm, usually a dagger or blade weapon |
| zijgen {vi} | :: to slump, to fall down, to drop |
| zijgen {vt} | :: to filter |
| zij is bewusteloos {phrase} | :: she's unconscious |
| zijkant {m} | :: (left or right) side; a side (e.g.) face that is not front, back, top or bottom |
| zijlie {pron} [Brabantian] | :: they |
| zijlui {pron} | :: Third-person plural personal pronoun (subjective); they |
| Zijm {prop} | :: surname |
| zijn {vi} | :: To be, to exist |
| zijn {vt} [copular] | :: Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it |
| zijn {vt} [auxiliary] | :: Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of some verbs, together with a past participle.Note: The perfect tense of most other verbs is formed using hebben |
| zijn {vt} [auxiliary] | :: Used to form the perfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle.Note: The imperfect tense passive is formed using worden |
| zijn {vt} [auxiliary] | :: Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses, together with aan het or, in archaic style, with a present participle |
| zijn {vi} | :: To go, to go on a trip and return |
| zijn {vi} [impersonal] | :: Used to indicate weather, temperature or some other general condition |
| zijn {vt} [copular, mathematics] | :: to be, to equal, to total, to amount to; used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same |
| zijn {determiner} | :: Third-person singular, masculine and neuter possessive pronoun: his, its |
| zijn biezen pakken {vi} [idiom] | :: to abscond, to pack one's bags and depart |
| zijn broek verslijten {v} [colloquial] | :: to be seated without doing any useful work |
| zijn eigen boontjes doppen {v} [idiom] | :: to fend for oneself |
| Zijne Majesteit {pron} [title] | :: His Majesty |
| zijnen {pron} [personal plural of zijn] | :: his people |
| zijner {pron} [dated] | :: his |
| zijn hart op zijn tong dragen {v} | :: to be open-hearted, honest, ingenuous |
| zijn kont tegen de krib gooien {v} | :: alternative form of de kont tegen de krib gooien |
| zijn licht opsteken {vi} | :: to inform oneself |
| zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen {vi} [idiom] | :: to quit doing an activity, to retire |
| zijn pappenheimers kennen {vi} [idiom] | :: to know with whom one is dealing, [especially] to know one's people |
| zijn tijd beiden {vi} [idiom, formal] | :: to bide one's time |
| zijpaadje {noun} | :: diminutive of zijpad |
| zijpad {n} | :: A bypath, a small(er) path that goes in a different direction, e.g. trails off [especially in figurative use] |
| zijpen {vi} | :: to seep, ooze |
| zijrivier {f} | :: tributary (river which joins another, larger river) |
| zijspan {m} {n} [motorcycling] | :: sidecar |
| zijspanwagen {m} [motorcycling, formal] | :: sidecar |
| zijspanwagentje {noun} | :: diminutive of zijspanwagen |
| zijtak {m} | :: a branch originating from a larger part of a tree |
| zijtak {m} | :: an offshoot of a river |
| zijtak {m} [figurative] | :: ramification, offshoot, spur (something that derives from another) |
| zijtje {noun} | :: diminutive of zij |
| zijwaarts {adv} | :: sideways |
| zijwiel {n} [cycling, chiefly diminutive] | :: training wheel (small wheel fixed to both sides of the bicycles of small children) |
| zijwiel {n} | :: side wheel |
| zijzelf {pron} | :: herself [subject] |
| zijzelf {pron} | :: themselves [subject] |
| zijzwaard {n} | :: leeboard fixed to the side of a boat |
| ziljoen {m} [colloquial] | :: zillion (unspecified extremely large number) |
| zilt {adj} | :: salty (containing a significant amount of salt) |
| zilver {n} [chemistry] | :: silver |
| zilver {n} [heraldry] | :: argent |
| zilveren {adj} | :: silvern, silver; made of silver |
| zilvererts {n} | :: silver ore |
| zilvergeld {n} [collective] | :: silver coins |
| zilverkleur {f} | :: silver (color/colour), a silvery colour |
| zilverkleurig {adj} | :: silver -, silvery (having the color of/ any colour like silver) |
| zilverling {m} | :: silver coin |
| zilvermeeuw {f} | :: European herring gull. Larus argentatus |
| zilvermijn {f} | :: silver mine |
| zilverreiger {m} | :: One of certain herons of the genera Ardea and Egretta that have white plumage; roughly corresponding to egret but used more narrowly |
| zilversmid {m} | :: silversmith |
| zilverstuk {n} | :: silver coin |
| zilvervliesrijst {m} | :: brown rice |
| zilvervloot {f} [chiefly historical] | :: silver fleet (fleet transporting silver) |
| zilvervos {m} | :: silver fox, colour variation of Vulpes vulpes |
| zilverwerk {n} | :: silver (items made of silver or other white metal) |
| Zimbabwaan {m} | :: Zimbabwean |
| Zimbabwe {prop} {n} | :: Zimbabwe |
| zin {m} | :: meaning, significance |
| zin {m} | :: point, sense |
| zin {m} [grammar] | :: sentence |
| zin {m} | :: sense (means of perceiving reality) |
| zin {m} | :: sense, comprehension |
| zin {m} | :: desire, appetite; intention |
| zindelijk {adj} | :: clean, tidy |
| zindelijk {adj} | :: housebroken, potty-trained |
| zindelijkheid {f} | :: cleanliness, tidiness |
| zindelijkheid {f} | :: housebrokenness; the state of being housebroken |
| zindelijkheid {f} [dated] | :: hygiene |
| zinderen {vi} | :: to sizzle |
| zinderen {vi} [of emotions] | :: to affect, to have an impact |
| zingen {v} | :: to sing |
| zingen {v} [slang] | :: to sing, to blab to the police, to confess under interrogation |
| zingeving {f} [sociology] | :: search for or construal of meaning, meaning-making |
| zin hebben {v} | :: to have a fancy for |
| zin hebben {v} | :: to feel like (doing something) |
| zin hebben {v} | :: to feel like eating |
| zink {n} | :: zinc |
| zinken {vi} | :: to sink |
| zinken {adj} | :: made of zinc |
| zinkgat {n} [obsolete] | :: entrance for loading a cannon |
| zinkgat {n} [obsolete] | :: vertical shaft in a sewage system |
| zinkgat {n} | :: sinkhole |
| zinklood {n} | :: A sinker for a fishing line |
| zinloos {adj} | :: pointless, senseless |
| zinloos geweld {n} | :: senseless violence; acts of violence committed for a trivial reason |
| zinnebeeld {n} | :: symbol, sign |
| zinnebeeld {n} | :: allegory |
| zinnelijk {adj} | :: sensual |
| zinnelijkheid {f} | :: sensuality |
| zinneloos {adj} | :: insane, mad, senseless |
| zinnen {vi} | :: to contemplate, to plot |
| zinnen {vt} | :: to satisfy, to please |
| zinnenprikkelend {adj} | :: titillating, erotic, erotically stimulating |
| zinnespel {n} [drama] | :: allegorical drama (genre) |
| zinnespel {n} [drama] | :: allegorical play, morality play (theatre play) |
| -zinnig {suffix} | :: endowed with the quality of the stem (used to form adjectives) |
| zinnig {adj} [originally] | :: rational, reasonable; intelligent, smart |
| zinnig {adj} | :: sensible, making sense |
| zinnig {adj} | :: purposeful, useful |
| zinnig {adj} [archaic] | :: sensorial, sensitive |
| zinnig {adj} [obsolete] | :: clean, neat, hygienic |
| zinnig {adj} [obsolete] | :: gentle, meek, tame; charming |
| zinnigen {vt} | :: To calm down (someone), make see reason |
| zinnigen {vi} | :: To calm down, see reason |
| zinnigen {vt} | :: (used impersonally, third person singular only: Het zinnigt ...) To please, be to someone's liking |
| zinnigheid {f} | :: the quality of being sensible, sensibleness; something that possesses this quality |
| zinnigheid {f} [colloquial] | :: lust, desire |
| zinsbegoocheling {f} | :: illusion (something misperceived by the senses) |
| zinsbouw {m} [grammar] | :: syntax, sentence structure (grammatical structure) |
| zinsdeel {n} [grammar] | :: phrase (syntactic unit) |
| zinsleer {f} [linguistics] | :: syntax (study of syntax) |
| zinspreuk {f} | :: motto |
| zinsverbijstering {f} | :: temporary incapacity of processing sense data or sometimes also of using reasoning, stupor |
| zintuig {n} | :: sense (means of perceiving) |
| zintuig {n} | :: sense organ |
| zintuiglijk {adj} | :: Pertaining to the senses; capable of being perceived by the senses |
| zintuigorgaan {n} | :: sense organ |
| zin van het leven {m} [religion, philosophy] | :: meaning of life |
| zinvol {adj} | :: meaningful, useful |
| zinvol {adj} | :: sensible, making sense |
| zionisme {n} | :: Zionism |
| zionist {m} | :: Zionism |
| zionistisch {adj} | :: Zionist |
| zirkonium {n} | :: zirconium |
| zirkoon {n} | :: zircon |
| zirkoon {n} | :: zirconium |
| zirkoon {m} | :: A zircon crystal |
| zit {m} | :: the act of sitting |
| zit {m} [Belgium, by extension] | :: an exam term at university or an institution of intermediate tertiary education |
| zit {m} | :: seat |
| zit {m} [by extension] | :: a seat in a legislative or regulatory group (e.g. in a parliament or a board) |
| zitbank {f} {m} | :: A couch, a sofa |
| zitbankje {noun} | :: diminutive of zitbank |
| zitbeen {n} | :: ischium |
| zitgrasmaaier {m} | :: a riding lawnmower |
| zitkamer {f} | :: A parlour, salon or sitting room |
| zitkamertje {noun} | :: diminutive of zitkamer |
| zitmeubel {n} | :: piece of furniture used for sitting; seat |
| zitpenning {f} [Belgium] | :: a fee paid to sit on a board or committee; an attendance fee |
| zitski {m} | :: sit-ski |
| zitskiën {v} | :: to sitski |
| zitskiër {m} | :: sit-skier (one who practices sitskiing) |
| zitskiester {f} | :: female sit-skier (woman who practices sitskiing) |
| zitten {vi} | :: to sit |
| zitten {vi} | :: to be, to be placed or located |
| zitten {v} [auxiliary, with te] | :: Forms a continuous aspect. Although it carries an implication of sitting, this is vague and is not strictly required or emphasized |
| zittend {adj} | :: seated, sitting |
| zittend {adj} | :: incumbent |
| Zittert-Lummen {prop} {n} | :: Zétrud-Lumay, a village in Belgium |
| zitting {f} | :: meeting, session |
| zitting {f} | :: seat (of a chair) |
| zitvlak {n} [euphemism] | :: butt, seat, posterior (part of the torso and legs on which one sits) |
| zitvlak {n} [by extension, clothes] | :: posterior of a pair of trousers, the part covering the butt |
| zitvlak {n} | :: seating surface [of a piece of furniture] |
| zitvlees {n} [idiom] | :: patience, dedication |
| zitvlees {n} [neologism] | :: flesh on one's buttocks |
| zitzak {m} | :: beanbag (furniture) |
| zitzakje {noun} | :: diminutive of zitzak |
| ZM {pron} | :: initialism of Zijne Majesteit |
| z'n {determiner} [possessive] | :: Contracted form of zijn |
| znw. {noun} | :: abbreviation of zelfstandig naamwoord |
| zo {adv} | :: so, thus, like that/this |
| zo {adv} | :: so, that, to such an extent |
| zo {adv} [zo ... als] | :: as .. as |
| zo {adv} | :: soon, right away |
| zo {conj} [formal] | :: if |
| zoals {conj} | :: like, such as |
| zoals {conj} | :: as, just like, just as, the way that |
| zoals de waard is, vertrouwt hij zijn gasten {proverb} | :: an unreliable, dishonest person tends to distrust other people |
| zoals gewoonlijk {adv} | :: as usual |
| zoals het klokje thuis tikt, tikt het nergens {proverb} | :: there's no place like home |
| zo arm als Job {adj} [simile] | :: (as) poor as Job, destitute |
| zodanig {adv} | :: in such a way; so |
| zodanig {determiner} [often with the indefinite article] | :: such |
| zodat {conj} | :: such that [indicating result or consequence] |
| zodat {conj} | :: in order that, so that [indicating goal or intent] |
| zode {m} | :: turf |
| zoden aan de dijk zetten {proverb} [intransitive] | :: to have a significant effect, to make an important contribution |
| zodiak {m} | :: zodiac |
| zodiakaal {adj} | :: zodiacal |
| zodiakaallicht {n} | :: zodiacal light |
| zodoende {adv} | :: thereby |
| zo doof als een kwartel {adj} [simile] | :: stone deaf, as deaf as a doorpost |
| zodra {conj} | :: as soon as |
| zoeaaf {m} | :: Zouave |
| zoeaaf {m} | :: papal zouave, a foreign fighter for the Papal States |
| zoeaaf {m} | :: Zouave, regular member of a light infantry regiment, typically of the French Army |
| zoek {adj} | :: lost, missing, gone |
| zoekbalk {m} | :: search bar |
| zoeken {vi} | :: to search [+ naar (object) = for] |
| zoeken {vt} | :: to look for, to seek |
| zoeker {m} | :: searcher, seeker |
| zoeker {m} [photography] | :: viewfinder |
| zoeklicht {n} | :: searchlight |
| zoekmachine {f} | :: search engine (application that searches for, and retrieves, data based on some criteria) |
| zoekmachineoptimalisatie {f} [internet] | :: search engine optimization, SEO |
| zoekmotor {m} [Belgium] | :: search engine |
| zoekopdracht {f} | :: A search query, a query entered into a search function or a search engine |
| zoekopdrachtje {noun} | :: diminutive of zoekopdracht |
| zoekrobot {m} [Belgium] | :: search engine |
| zoekrobot {m} [internet] | :: spider, crawler |
| zoektocht {f} | :: search, quest |
| zoekvak {n} | :: search box, search field |
| Zoeloe {adj} | :: Zulu (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) |
| Zoeloe {m} | :: Zulu, member of the Zulu people |
| Zoeloe {prop} {n} | :: Zulu language |
| zoemen {vi} | :: to buzz |
| zoemer {m} | :: buzzer |
| zoemsteen {m} | :: humming stone |
| zoemsteen {m} [musical instrument] | :: stone bullroarer |
| zoen {m} | :: kiss |
| zoen {m} [archaic] | :: reconciliation, saught (act of reconciling or state of being reconciled) |
| zoen {m} [archaic, chiefly religion] | :: atonement (act of atoning) |
| zoenen {vt} | :: to kiss |
| zoenen {vt} [archaic] | :: to reconcile |
| zoenoffer {n} | :: expiatory offer, piacular sacrifice, peace offering |
| zoentje {noun} | :: diminutive of zoen |
| zoenverdrag {n} [historical] | :: treaty of reconciliation |
| zoet {adj} | :: sweet |
| zoet {n} | :: sweets |
| zoet {n} [figuratively] | :: good things in life |
| zoet {n} | :: an endearment similar to English sweetie or sweetheart |
| zoet {n} [dated] | :: soot |
| Zoet {prop} | :: surname |
| zoete aardappel {m} | :: sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas |
| zoete aardappel {m} | :: sweet potato, the tuber of the above plant |
| zoete broodjes bakken {v} [idiom] | :: to grovel, to fawn, especially after having said something bold or controversial before; to attempt to reingratiate |
| zoetelaar {m} [historical] | :: sutler |
| zoeten {v} [ergative] | :: to sweeten, to make or become sweet |
| Zoetermeer {prop} {n} | :: Zoetermeer (city/and/municipality) |
| zoethout {n} | :: liquorice: the plant (root) liquorice is made of |
| zoetigheid {f} [collective] | :: sweet foods and drinks, including sweets/candy; [countable] a sweet food or drink |
| zoetigheid {f} [uncountable] | :: sweetness, saccharine niceness |
| zoetigheid {f} [uncountable] | :: pleasantness |
| zoetstof {f} | :: sweetener |
| zoetwatermeer {n} | :: freshwater lake |
| zoetwatervis {m} | :: A fish (individual, species or other taxon) living in a fresh water environment |
| zoetzuur {adj} | :: sweet-and-sour |
| zo-even {adv} | :: just now (a moment ago) |
| zoeven {vi} | :: to zoom (move very fast with a humming noise) |
| zoëven {adv} | :: superseded spelling of zo-even |
| zog {n} | :: mother's milk |
| zog {n} | :: suction, wake |
| zogeheten {adj} | :: so-called |
| zo gek als een ui {adj} [colloquial, simile, chiefly of people, derogatory] | :: completely crazy, utterly daft, batshit insane |
| zo gek als een ui {adj} [colloquial, simile, chiefly of women] | :: completely besotten, mad in love, eager for a partner |
| zogen {vt} | :: to breastfeed, to suckle |
| zogenaamd {adj} | :: so-called (having such a name, being called such) |
| zogenaamd {adj} | :: so-called, supposedly |
| zogenoemd {adj} | :: so-called |
| zo goed als nieuw {adj} [simile] | :: as good as new |
| zoiets {pron} | :: something like that, such a thing |
| zoiets {pron} [with a partitive adjective] | :: such a ... thing |
| zoiets {pron} | :: something like that, something similar, the like |
| zojuist {adv} | :: just now, just a moment ago |
| zo klaar als een klontje {adj} [simile] | :: crystal clear, obvious, easily intelligible |
| zolang {adv} | :: as long as, so long as |
| zolder {m} | :: attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof) |
| zoldering {f} | :: ceiling, dropped ceiling |
| zoldering {f} | :: the floorboard that separates the attic from the rest of the building |
| zolderkamer {f} | :: attic room |
| zo lelijk als de nacht {adj} [simile] | :: ugly as sin |
| zolen {vt} | :: to sole, to put a sole on (a shoe or boot) |
| zo lust ik er nog wel een paar {interj} | :: Sarcastically indicates skepticism on the part of the speaker |
| zomaar {adv} | :: for no reason, out of the blue |
| zombie {m} | :: zombie |
| zomen {v} | :: to hem |
| zomer {m} | :: summer |
| zomeravond {m} | :: summer evening |
| zomerdijk {m} | :: A relatively low dike close to a body of water, that serves as a flood barrier in summer and is often flooded in winter |
| zomereik {m} | :: common oak, European oak, Quercus robur |
| zomeren {v} [impersonal, of weather] | :: to be or become summery |
| zomerhuis {n} | :: summerhouse |
| zomerhuisje {noun} | :: diminutive of zomerhuis |
| zomerjurk {f} | :: A summer dress |
| zomerjurkje {noun} | :: diminutive of zomerjurk |
| zomermaand {f} | :: summer month |
| zomermaand {f} [archaic] | :: June |
| zomers {adj} | :: summery |
| zomers {adj} [meteorology, officially] | :: 25 °C or more |
| zomersproet {f} [chiefly plural] | :: A freckle that becomes visible after prolonged exposure to sunlight (e.g. during summer), being invisible or much less visible otherwise |
| zomersproetje {noun} | :: diminutive of zomersproet |
| zomerzonnewende {f} | :: summer solstice |
| zo meteen {adv} | :: not immediately, but soon |
| zomp {m} | :: swamp |
| zo'n {determiner} | :: such a |
| zo'n {determiner} | :: such a, what a |
| zo'n {determiner} | :: about, approximately |
| zon {f} | :: sun |
| Zon {prop} {f} [chiefly astronomy, otherwise dated] | :: the Sun (closest star to the Earth) |
| zona {f} [medicine] | :: shingles |
| zonaal {adj} | :: zonal |
| zonaanbidder {m} | :: An avid, habitual sunbather; a sun worshipper |
| zonaanbidder {m} [now, uncommon] | :: A Sun worshipper, one who worships the Sun or a sungod |
| zondaar {m} | :: sinner |
| zondag {m} | :: Sunday |
| zondagmorgen {m} | :: Sunday morning |
| zondagochtend {m} | :: Sunday morning |
| zondags {adj} | :: relating to Sunday |
| zondags {adj} | :: appropriate for Sunday, proper, formal |
| zondags {adv} | :: appropriate for Sunday, properly, formally |
| zondags {adv} | :: on Sunday |
| zondagskamer {f} [historical] | :: The best parlour in a home, in the old days only used on Sundays and holidays |
| zondagskamer {f} | :: The best room in a house |
| zondagskind {n} | :: someone who is frequently very lucky |
| zondagsmorgens {adv} | :: Sunday morning |
| zondagsochtends {adv} | :: Sunday morning |
| zondagsrust {f} | :: Sunday rest |
| zondares {f} | :: A female sinner |
| zondaresje {noun} | :: diminutive of zondares |
| zonde {f} | :: sin (offence against moral and/or divine law) |
| zonde {f} [religion, chiefly Christianity] | :: sin; sinfulness (state of alienation from God or any other deity caused by such offences) |
| zonde {f} | :: shame; pity; waste (something regrettable for other than moral reasons) |
| zondebok {mf} | :: scapegoat |
| zonder {prep} | :: without |
| zonder aanzien des persoons {prep} [idiom] | :: indiscriminately, without discrimination |
| zonderen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to separate, to set apart |
| zonderling {adj} | :: eccentric, strange, weird |
| zonderling {m} | :: a weirdo, eccentric (a person standing out by unusual behaviour or clothing) |
| zonder twijfel {adv} | :: undoubtedly, surely, definitely, without doubt |
| Zondervan {prop} | :: surname |
| zondig {adj} | :: sinful |
| zondigen {vi} | :: to sin, to commit sin |
| zondvloed {f} | :: Deluge |
| zondvloed {f} | :: deluge, great flood |
| zondvloed {f} [figurative] | :: spill or abundance of water |
| zone {f} | :: zone |
| zonecht {adj} [uncommon] | :: not liable to changing colour under the influence of sunlight; sunproof |
| zoneclips {f} | :: solar eclipse |
| zonet {adv} | :: just now, just a moment ago |
| zo niet {conj} | :: if not |
| zoniet {adv} [proscribed] | :: or else, otherwise |
| zonlicht {n} | :: Sunlight |
| zonnebaden {vi} | :: to sunbathe |
| zonnebank {f} {m} | :: sunbed (with UV lamps) |
| zonnebloem {f} | :: A sunflower, flower of the genus Helianthus |
| zonnebloem {f} | :: A 50 guilder banknote |
| zonnebloemolie {f} | :: sunflower oil |
| zonnebloempit {f} | :: sunflower seed |
| zonnebloempitje {noun} | :: diminutive of zonnebloempit |
| zonnebrand {m} | :: sunburn |
| zonnebrand {m} | :: sunscreen |
| zonnebrand {m} [uncommon] | :: the burning or the heat of the Sun |
| zonnebril {m} | :: A pair of sunglasses |
| zonnecel {f} | :: solar cell (semiconductor device) |
| zonnedag {m} [astronomy] | :: solar day |
| zonnedak {n} | :: skylight |
| zonnedauw {m} | :: sundew, any carnivorous plant of the genus Drosera |
| zonnedek {n} | :: sundeck (deck segment of a ship used for sunbathing) |
| zonnedek {n} [archaic, historical] | :: halfdeck |
| zonnedek {n} [archaic, rare] | :: A sun cover on a ship |
| zonnedek {n} [obsolete] | :: Any sun cover, sunshade |
| zonne-energie {f} | :: solar energy |
| zonnejaar {n} | :: solar year |
| zonneklaar {adj} | :: evident, abundantly clear, clear as day |
| zonneleen {n} [historical] | :: An allodium, a freehold estate |
| zonnemassa {f} {m} [astronomy, unit] | :: solar mass |
| zonnen {v} | :: to sunbathe |
| zonnepaneel {n} | :: solar panel (photovoltaic panel) |
| zonnepaneeltje {noun} | :: diminutive of zonnepaneel |
| zonneregen {m} | :: a sun shower |
| zonneregen {m} [poetic] | :: sunshine, a shower of sunrays |
| zonnescherm {n} | :: An awning |
| zonnescherm {n} [dated] | :: An umbrella used to block sunlight |
| zonnescherm {n} | :: Any screen that blocks sunlight |
| zonneschijn {m} | :: sunshine |
| zonnestelsel {n} [astronomy] | :: solar system |
| zonnestelsel {n} [astronomy] | :: star system or planetary system |
| zonnestudio {m} | :: solarium (establishment with sunbeds) |
| zonnetempel {m} | :: sun temple |
| Zonneveld {prop} | :: surname |
| zonnevlek {f} | :: sunspot |
| zonnewende {f} | :: solstice |
| zonnewijzer {m} | :: sundial |
| zonnewind {m} | :: solar wind |
| zonnig {adj} [weather] | :: sunny |
| zonnig {adj} | :: merry, cheerful |
| zonovergoten {adj} | :: very sunny, sun-drenched |
| zonsmassa {f} | :: alternative form of zonnemassa |
| zonsondergang {m} | :: sunset |
| zonsopgang {m} | :: sunrise |
| zonsopkomst {f} | :: sunrise |
| zonsverduistering {f} [astronomy] | :: solar eclipse |
| zonwering {f} | :: one of any number of constructions designed to keep out sunlight |
| zoo {m} [chiefly Belgium] | :: zoo |
| zoo {adv} | :: archaic spelling of zo |
| zooals {conj} | :: obsolete spelling of zoals |
| zoof {m} [Bargoens, archaic] | :: guilder |
| zoog {f} [dialectal, chiefly Eastern] | :: alternative form of zeug |
| zoogdier {n} | :: mammal, any member of the class Mammalia |
| zoogdier {n} [archaic, in older classifications] | :: viviparous mammal |
| zooglam {n} | :: A lamb that is still suckled |
| zooglammetje {noun} | :: diminutive of zooglam |
| zooi {f} | :: mess, chaos |
| zooi {f} [colloquial] | :: things, a huge quantity of stuff |
| zooi {f} [archaic] | :: something boiled |
| zool {f} | :: A sole [of a foot or shoe] |
| zoölatrie {f} [dated] | :: zoolatry, animal worship |
| zoolganger {m} | :: plantigrade, an animal that walks using the entire sole of the foot |
| zoölogie {f} [biology, uncountable] | :: zoology |
| zoölogie {f} [Belgium, colloquial, countable] | :: zoo; especially the old one in Antwerp |
| zoölogisch {adj} | :: zoological |
| zoöloog {m} | :: A zoologist, biologist specialised in the animal kingdom |
| zoom {m} | :: edge, border |
| zoom {m} | :: hem (border of a cloth that is turned around and stitched) |
| zoom {m} | :: zoom (augmentation of a view) |
| zoomen {v} | :: to zoom |
| zoomen {v} | :: obsolete spelling of zomen |
| zoon {m} | :: son |
| Zoon des mensen {prop} {m} [Christianity] | :: Son of Man |
| zoonlief {m} | :: A parent's beloved son; sonny boy [frequently used ironically] |
| zoönose {f} | :: zoonosis |
| zoönotisch {adj} | :: zoonotic |
| zoonsvrouw {f} [uncommon] | :: the wife of one's son |
| zoor {adj} | :: dry and coarse |
| zo oud als de weg naar Kralingen {adj} [simile, Rotterdam] | :: alternative form of zo oud als de weg naar Rome |
| zo oud als de weg naar Rome {adj} [simile] | :: very old, old as time |
| zopie {n} | :: A heated and spiced alcohol beverage made of beer, rum and eggs that was sold and drunk during ice skating in early modern times |
| zorg {f} | :: care |
| zorg {f} | :: concern, worry |
| zorgboerderij {f} | :: care farm (farm that functions as a health care or integration facility) |
| zorgeloos {adj} | :: carefree |
| zorgeloosheid {f} | :: carelessness |
| zorgen {vi} | :: to make sure, to ensure |
| zorgenkind {n} [literally] | :: A problem child, troubled and/or troublesome youngster or offspring |
| zorgenkind {n} [figuratively] | :: Any source of grave/regular worries |
| zorgen voor {v} | :: to take care of, to see to, to arrange, to make sure |
| zorgen voor {v} | :: to care for, to nurse |
| zorgmijder {m} | :: treatment-avoidant patient or person, someone who deliberately or compulsively evades health care |
| zorgpremie {f} | :: health insurance premium |
| zorgverlener {m} | :: healthcare provider (e.g. a company) |
| zorgverlener {m} | :: carer (e.g. a nurse) |
| zorgverzekeraar {m} | :: A health insurer (insurance company providing health insurances) |
| zorgverzekering {f} | :: A health insurance |
| zorgvuldig {adj} | :: careful, meticulous |
| zorgvuldigheid {f} | :: care |
| zorgwekkend {adj} | :: alarming, worrying |
| zorgzaam {adj} | :: caring, considerate |
| Zoroaster {prop} {m} | :: Zoroaster |
| zoroastriër {m} | :: Zoroastrian |
| zoroastrisch {adj} | :: Zoroastrian |
| zoroastrisme {n} | :: Zoroastrianism |
| zoroastrist {m} | :: Zoroastrian |
| zoroastristisch {adj} | :: Zoroastrian |
| zo stoned als een aap {adj} [colloquial, simile] | :: very stoned (intoxicated by drugs to a high degree) |
| zo stoned als een garnaal {adj} [colloquial, Netherlands, simile] | :: very stoned (intoxicated by drugs to a high degree) |
| zo stoned als een kanarie {adj} [colloquial, Netherlands, simile] | :: very stoned (intoxicated by drugs to a high degree) |
| zot {adj} | :: crazy |
| zot {adj} | :: mad |
| zot {m} | :: A fool |
| zotheid {f} | :: folly |
| zothuis {n} [Belgium, literally] | :: A madhouse, asylum for the insane |
| zothuis {n} [Belgium, figuratively] | :: A madhouse, crazy place and/or situation |
| zothuis {n} [Belgium, figuratively] | :: A bad place of abandon, notably |
| zothuis {n} | :: where nobody listens to reason |
| zothuis {n} | :: where one wishes one's enemies |
| zottin {f} | :: A madwoman, a crazy woman |
| zottinnetje {noun} | :: diminutive of zottin |
| zout {n} | :: salt |
| zout {adj} | :: salted |
| zout {adj} | :: salty (taste) |
| Zoutelande {prop} {n} | :: Zoutelande (village) |
| zouten {vt} | :: to salt |
| Zoutleeuw {prop} {n} | :: Zoutleeuw (city) |
| zoutloos {adj} | :: saltless |
| zoutloos {adj} | :: insipid |
| zoutmijn {f} | :: salt mine |
| zoutmolen {m} | :: salt mill |
| zoutwaterkrokodil {mf} | :: saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus |
| zoutwatermeer {n} | :: saltwater lake |
| zoutwatervis {m} [zoology] | :: A fish species with a saline (usually maritime) biotope |
| zoutzieder {m} [historical] | :: One who refines salt by boiling |
| zoutziederij {f} | :: salt refinery (operates by boiling) |
| zoutzuur {n} | :: hydrochloric acid (strong acid made by dissolving the gas, hydrogen chloride) |
| zoveel {determiner} | :: so many, so much |
| zoveel {determiner} | :: that many, that much |
| zoveel hoofden, zoveel zinnen {proverb} | :: so many men, so many opinions |
| zoveel mogelijk {determiner} | :: as much as possible, as many as possible |
| zoveel mogelijk {adv} | :: as much as possible, as often as possible |
| zoveelste {adj} | :: nth; umpteenth; such and such |
| zover {adv} | :: so far, as far as (often written zo ver) |
| zowaar {adv} | :: even, really, no less, indeed |
| zo waarlijk helpe mij God Almachtig {phrase} | :: so help me God |
| zowat {adv} | :: just about |
| zowel {conj} | :: both |
| z.o.z. {phrase} | :: PTO (please turn over) |
| zozeer {adv} | :: so much |
| zozeer {adv} | :: not so much (...) as (...) |
| Zr. {pron} | :: abbreviation of zijner |
| Zr. Ms. {noun} | :: alternative form of Zr.Ms. |
| Zr.Ms. {noun} [nautical, military] | :: Zijner Majesteits - literally "His Majesty's" - HNLMS |
| z.s.m. {phrase} | :: as soon as possible, ASAP |
| zucht {m} | :: sigh |
| zucht {interj} | :: sigh |
| zucht {f} | :: longing, desire |
| zucht {f} | :: a pathological desire or craving |
| zucht {f} [usually, used in compounds] | :: a disease, sickness |
| zuchten {vit} | :: to sigh |
| zuchtmeisje {n} [uncommon] | :: A female singer with a soft, breathy and relatively high voice, often one from France |
| zuid {adv} [only in compounds] | :: south |
| zuid {adv} | :: southwards |
| Zuid-Afrika {prop} {n} | :: South Africa |
| Zuid-Afrikaan {m} | :: South African, person from South Africa |
| Zuid-Afrikaans {adj} | :: South African (pertaining to South Africa or South African people) |
| Zuid-Afrikaans {prop} {n} [colloquial] | :: The Afrikaans language [avoided by specialists] |
| Zuid-Amerika {prop} {n} | :: South America |
| Zuid-Amerikaan {m} | :: South American, a person from South America |
| Zuid-Amerikaans {adj} | :: South American; of, from or pertaining to South America |
| Zuid-Australië {prop} {n} | :: Southern Australia |
| Zuid-Australië {prop} {n} | :: Zuid-Australië (state) |
| Zuid-Beveland {prop} {n} | :: A peninsula and former island in Zeeland to the east of Walcheren, to the south of Noord-Beveland and to the north of Zeelandic Flanders |
| zuidelijk {adj} | :: southern |
| Zuidelijke IJszee {prop} {f} | :: The Southern Ocean |
| zuiden {n} | :: south |
| zuiden {n} [in compounds] | :: southern, from the south |
| zuider- {prefix} | :: southern |
| zuiderbreedte {f} | :: southern latitude - The angular distance south from the equator, measured along the meridian at a particular point |
| zuiderbuur {m} | :: A neighbouring country to the south |
| zuiderbuur {m} | :: An inhabitant or national of a southern neighbouring country |
| Zuiderdriehoek {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Triangulum Australe |
| Zuiderkroon {prop} {f} [constellation] | :: Corona Australis |
| Zuiderkruis {prop} {n} [constellation] | :: the Southern Cross, Crux |
| zuiderling {m} | :: southerner, someone living in, coming from or associated with the south of the world, a country etc |
| Zuidervis {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Piscis Austrinus |
| Zuiderzee {prop} {f} [historical] | :: A former shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands; nowadays closed off by the Afsluitdijk and partially reclaimed as polders; the largest remaining lakes are called the IJsselmeer and the Markermeer |
| Zuid-Holland {prop} {n} | :: South Holland, a province of the Netherlands |
| Zuid-Hollander {m} | :: A person from South Holland |
| Zuid-Hollands {adj} | :: of or relating to South Holland |
| Zuid-Korea {prop} {n} | :: South Korea |
| Zuid-Koreaan {m} | :: South Korean, a person from South Korea |
| Zuid-Koreaans {adj} | :: South Korean; of, from or pertaining to South Korea or South Koreans |
| zuidkust {f} {m} | :: south coast |
| zuidoost {adv} [only in compounds] | :: southeast |
| zuidoost {adv} | :: towards the southeast |
| zuidoostelijk {adj} | :: southeastern |
| zuidoostelijk {adv} | :: southeasterly |
| zuidoosten {n} | :: southeast (compass point) |
| zuidpool {m} | :: south pole |
| Zuidpool {prop} {m} | :: South Pole |
| zuidpoolkip {f} | :: paddy, snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus |
| zuidpoolkip {f} | :: Any of two species of birds in the family Chionidae |
| Zuid-Slavisch {adj} | :: South Slavic |
| Zuid-Soedan {prop} {n} | :: South Sudan |
| Zuid-Soedanees {m} | :: a South Sudanese person, an inhabitant of South Sudan |
| Zuid-Soedanees {adj} | :: South Sudanese |
| zuidvrucht {f} [chiefly in the plural] | :: dried (sub)tropical fruit |
| zuidwaarts {adv} | :: southwards |
| zuidwaarts {adj} | :: southward, southerly |
| zuidwest {adv} [only in compounds] | :: southwest |
| zuidwest {adv} | :: towards the southwest |
| Zuidwest-Afrika {prop} {n} [historical] | :: South West Africa (the colonial name of the area which is now Namibia) |
| zuidwestelijk {adj} | :: southwesterly, southwestern |
| zuidwestelijk {adv} | :: southwesterly |
| zuidwesten {n} | :: southwest (compass point) |
| zuidwester {adj} | :: southwestern |
| zuidwester {m} | :: A sou'wester (waterproof oilskin rain hat) |
| zuidwester {m} | :: A libecchio (southwest wind) |
| zuidwestertje {noun} | :: diminutive of zuidwester |
| Zuidwest-Friesland {prop} {n} | :: Zuidwest-Friesland (municipality) |
| zuigeling {m} | :: suckling, infant which isn't weaned yet |
| zuigelingensterfte {f} | :: infant mortality |
| zuigen {v} | :: To suck |
| zuigen {v} | :: To vacuum; to hoover |
| zuigen {v} [colloquial] | :: to be bad, to suck |
| zuiger {m} [literally] | :: sucker, one who sucks (pulls or draws in by means of suction) |
| zuiger {m} | :: piston |
| zuignap {m} | :: suction cup |
| zuignapje {noun} | :: diminutive of zuignap |
| zuigzoen {m} | :: hickey, love bite |
| zuil {f} [architecture] | :: pillar, support |
| zuil {f} [society, chiefly historical] | :: pillar, institutional subgrouping of society along ideological or religious lines |
| zuilengalerij {f} | :: colonnade, peristyle |
| zuinig {adj} | :: economical, careful with expenses |
| zuinig {adj} | :: efficient, not wasteful |
| zuinig {adj} | :: with a not lenient, sober attitude |
| zuinigheid {f} | :: Frugality |
| zuinigjes {adv} | :: diminutive of zuinig |
| zuinigjes {adv} | :: not leniently, strictly, uncharitably, soberly |
| zuinigjes {adv} | :: economically, meagrely |
| zuipen {v} | :: to swig, to drink heavily, to guzzle |
| zuipkop {mf} [rare] | :: drunkard, alcoholic |
| zuiplap {m} | :: drunkard, drunk |
| zuipschuit {mf} | :: A boozer, who tends to drink (too) much |
| zuivel {m} | :: dairy products (collective name for milk products) |
| zuivelfabriek {f} | :: A dairy factory |
| zuivelproduct {n} | :: dairy product |
| zuivelprodukt {n} | :: superseded spelling of zuivelproduct |
| zuiver {adj} | :: pure |
| zuiver {adj} | :: clean, tidy |
| zuiver {adj} | :: net (i.e after expenses and taxes, when talking about profit, as in zuivere winst) |
| zuiver {adj} | :: guiltless, clean (e.g conscience) |
| zuiver {adj} [music] | :: in tune |
| zuiveren {vti} | :: to cleanse, purify |
| zuiverheid {f} | :: purity |
| zuiverheid {f} | :: [gemmology] clarity |
| zuivering {f} | :: purification, cleansing |
| zuiveringseed {m} [Netherlands, politics, law] | :: An oath by government ministers and important civil servants in which it is affirmed that they haven't purchased their position |
| zulk {determiner} | :: such |
| zulks {pron} [demonstrative] | :: such |
| zulle {f} | :: a horizontal structural member of a building near ground level bearing the upright portion of a frame, like for a door or gate; a sill |
| zullen {v} [auxiliary, present tense] | :: Used to form the future tense of a verb, together with an infinitive; will, going to |
| zullen {v} [auxiliary, past tense] | :: Used to form the conditional mood of a verb, together with an infinitive; would |
| zullen {v} [modal auxiliary] | :: Used to indicate intent or disposition to perform an action in the future: will, shall, be going to, may, might |
| zullen jeuken {vr} [vulgar] | :: to not give a damn |
| zult {m} | :: brawn, head cheese |
| Zulu {noun} | :: [police, slang] police helicopter |
| zure bom {f} [Netherlands] | :: large pickled cucumber |
| Zurich {prop} {n} | :: Zurich (capital city) |
| zurkel {f} {m} | :: sorrel, one of the several plants from the genus Rumex |
| zus {f} | :: sister |
| zus {adv} | :: so, in such a way |
| zuster {f} | :: [somewhat, formal] sister (female sibling) |
| zuster {f} | :: sister (nun) |
| zuster {f} | :: nurse (woman who provides care for the ill) |
| zusterliefde {f} | :: sisterly love, sororal love |
| zustermoord {m} | :: sororicide |
| zusterpartij {f} | :: sister party, an affiliated or ideologically similar political party |
| zusterschap {f} {n} | :: sisterhood |
| Zutphen {prop} {n} | :: Zutphen (city/and/municipality) |
| -zuur {suffix} [functional group suffix] | :: -oic acid |
| zuur {adj} | :: sour |
| zuur {adj} | :: acidic |
| zuur {n} [chemistry] | :: acid |
| zuurdamp {m} | :: acid fume |
| zuurdeeg {n} | :: sourdough |
| zuurdesem {m} | :: sourdough |
| zuurgraad {m} | :: acidity |
| zuurkast {f} | :: fume hood (a ventilated compartment in a lab, in which chemical procedures may be undertaken safer) |
| zuurkool {f} | :: sauerkraut |
| Zuurman {prop} | :: surname |
| zuurpruim {f} {m} | :: grouch, sourpuss |
| zuurstof {f} [chemistry] | :: oxygen, O (chemical element) |
| zuurstof {f} [chemistry] | :: dioxygen, molecular oxygen, O2 (molecule) |
| zuurstofarm {adj} | :: Having, providing or requiring little oxygen, low-oxygen |
| zuurstofcilinder {m} | :: A cylindrical oxygen canister |
| zuurstoffles {f} | :: An oxygen cylinder, an oxygen bottle, especially as diving gear |
| zuurstofmolecuul {n} [chemistry] | :: An oxygen molecule, O2 |
| zuurstofrijk {adj} | :: oxygen-rich |
| zuurstok {m} | :: sugar cane, peppermint stick |
| zuurstokje {noun} | :: diminutive of zuurstok |
| zuurtje {noun} | :: [only in the diminutive] a hard sour-tasting sweet |
| zuurzak {m} [botany] | :: The East Indian tree species Artocarpus integrifolius (soursop) |
| zuurzak {m} [botany] | :: The South American tree species Annona muricata (custard apple) |
| zuurzak {m} | :: The apple-shaped fruit of either above tropical tree |
| zuwe {f} [obsolete or dialectal, mostly found in toponyms] | :: a pathway through marshland |
| Zwaag {prop} {f} | :: an element of various placenames, and surnames derived from placenames, originally meaning grassland, pasture |
| Zwaag {prop} {f} | :: a village near Hoorn, Noord-Holland |
| zwaaien {vit} | :: to sway, to wave |
| zwaaien {vt} | :: to brandish |
| zwaailicht {n} | :: A revolving light used to signal danger, commonly used on emergency vehicles; a rotating emergency light |
| zwaalde {f} | :: a blade on a long pole to shove in dough or extract bread from an oven; a peel |
| zwaan {m} | :: A swan, a large waterbird of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba |
| Zwaan {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Cygnus |
| Zwaan {prop} {m} | :: surname |
| zwaantje {noun} [Belgium] | :: police officer on a motorcycle |
| zwaar {adj} | :: heavy, hefty |
| zwaar {adj} | :: strong physically |
| zwaar {adj} [of intoxicants] | :: strong, potent |
| zwaar {adj} | :: big, sizeable |
| zwaar {adj} | :: difficult, hard |
| zwaar {adj} | :: arduous, gruelling |
| zwaar {adj} | :: important, significant |
| zwaard {n} | :: sword |
| zwaard {n} | :: leeboard |
| zwaardknop {m} | :: The pommel of a sword |
| zwaardschede {f} | :: The sheath of a sword |
| zwaardschede {f} | :: A razor clam, a jack-knife clam; bivalve of the genus Ensis |
| zwaardvechter {m} | :: A swordfighter |
| zwaardvis {m} [zoology] | :: swordfish, Xiphias gladius |
| Zwaardvis {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Dorado |
| zwaardwalvis {m} | :: orca, Orcinus orca |
| zwaargewicht {n} {m} | :: heavyweight (a thing or person that's heavy, in particular a martial artist in the heavyweight class) |
| zwaargewicht {n} {m} | :: heavyweight (someone or something notable or important) |
| zwaargewond {adj} | :: seriously injured, severely wounded, gravely wounded |
| zwaargewonde {noun} | :: A badly injured person |
| zwaarlijvig {adj} | :: obese |
| zwaarmoedig {adj} | :: somber, melancholy |
| zwaarte {f} | :: heaviness |
| zwaartekracht {f} [physics] | :: force of gravity: gravitation |
| zwaartekrachtbron {n} | :: gravity well |
| zwaartekrachtput {n} | :: gravity well |
| zwaartekrachtsgolf {f} [relativity] | :: gravitational wave |
| zwaartekrachtsveld {n} [physics] | :: gravitational field |
| zwaartepunt {n} [physics] | :: center of mass |
| zwaartepunt {n} [geometry] | :: centroid |
| zwaartepunt {n} [meteorology] | :: eye of the storm |
| zwaartepunt {n} [figurative] | :: focus, center of gravity |
| zwaar tillen aan {vt} [idiom] | :: to care a lot about, to be upset about |
| zwaartouw {n} [nautical] | :: left-winding cable, especially used for anchor cables and mooring lines |
| zwaarwegend {adj} | :: important, weighty, grave |
| zwaarwichtig {adj} | :: very important, of great importance |
| zwaarwichtig {adj} | :: serious |
| zwaarwichtig {adj} [archaic] | :: heavy |
| zwabber {m} | :: A mop, implement for cleaning floors etc., especially aboard a vessel |
| zwabber {m} | :: Certain other nautical cleaning implements: |
| zwabber {m} | :: A dradenstoffer |
| zwabber {m} | :: A zeilveger |
| zwabber {m} [metonymy] | :: A cabin-boy, least senior sailor (apprentice), as he (or they) must most often do chores like manning the mop |
| zwabber {m} | :: A ship officer on the guard duty kuilwacht |
| zwabber {m} [pejorative] | :: An irresponsible person, notably: |
| zwabber {m} | :: A party animal |
| zwabber {m} | :: A squanderer |
| zwabber {m} | :: A drunk, who staggers (compare etymology 2) |
| zwabber {m} | :: A dirty person |
| zwabber {m} | :: A dirtbag |
| zwabber {m} [metonymy] | :: The tail of a fish or whale |
| zwabber {m} | :: A swaggerer, staggerer |
| zwabber {m} | :: A tramp, vagrant, hobo |
| zwabber {m} | :: A beggar |
| zwabber {?} | :: A form of the cards game pandoeren, without trumps or points |
| zwabberen {vti} | :: to clean with a mop |
| zwabberen {vi} [figuratively] | :: to sway, swing |
| zwabbergast {m} | :: A cabin-boy; a junior sailor, especially an apprentice, who does most of the chores, such as mopping |
| zwabbertje {noun} | :: diminutive of zwabber |
| zwachtel {m} | :: bandage |
| zwachtelen {vt} | :: to bandage, to bind, to wrap |
| zwadder {m} | :: snake venom |
| zwadder {m} | :: eel slime |
| zwadder {m} | :: malicious slander, smear |
| zwade {f} | :: a large, heavy scythe |
| zwaffelen {v} | :: uncommon spelling of swaffelen |
| zwager {m} | :: [chiefly Netherlands] brother-in-law (brother of one's spouse or husband of one's sibling) |
| zwak {adj} | :: weak |
| zwak {adj} | :: shabby |
| zwak {n} | :: soft spot |
| zwak {n} | :: weakness |
| zwakheid {f} | :: weakness, frailty |
| zwakken {v} [ergative, obsolete] | :: to weaken, to become/make strengthless |
| zwakte {f} | :: weakness |
| zwakteparasiet {m} | :: A parasite that seeks out weakened organisms as a host |
| zwalken {v} | :: to walk around, to walk about |
| zwalken {v} | :: to walk unsteadily and aimlessly, particularly of drunk people |
| zwaluw {f} | :: A swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae |
| zwaluwstaart {m} | :: A dovetail (type of joint in woodworking) |
| zwaluwstaart {m} [uncommon] | :: A swallow's forked tail, swallowtail |
| zwaluwstaart {m} [archaic] | :: A swallowtail, Papilio machaon |
| zwam {f} {m} [countable, uncountable] | :: fungus, mushroom |
| zwam {f} {m} [obsolete] | :: sponge |
| zwamneus {mf} | :: chatterbox, blabberer |
| zwamp {m} [Suriname] | :: swamp, marsh, fen |
| zwanenzang {m} | :: swan song (last major work, accomplishment or effort before one's demise or retirement) |
| zwanger {adj} | :: pregnant |
| zwanger raken {v} | :: to get pregnant |
| zwangerschap {f} | :: pregnancy |
| zwangerschapsonderbreking {f} | :: abortion |
| zwangerschapsvergiftiging {f} | :: preeclampsia |
| zwangerschapsverlof {n} | :: maternity leave [before giving birth] |
| zwanzen {vi} [Belgium] | :: to joke |
| zwanzer {m} [Belgium, colloquial] | :: one who jokes; a joker |
| zwart {adj} | :: black |
| zwart {adj} | :: having dark skin |
| zwart {adj} | :: illegal, without payment or taxation |
| zwart {n} | :: the colour black |
| Zwart {prop} | :: surname |
| zwartdenker {m} [rare] | :: someone who thinks negatively about the world; a pessimist |
| zwarte {noun} | :: a black person, especially a (sub-Saharan) African |
| zwarte {noun} [history] | :: (Belgium) a (fascist) collaborator with the Nazis during World War II, member of the Dietsche Militie - Zwarte Brigade; by extension, a neo-nazi |
| zwarte bes {f} | :: A black currant shrub, Ribes nigrum |
| zwarte bes {f} | :: The berry of Ribes nigrum, a black currant |
| zwarte bes {f} | :: See: nl zwarte bes |
| zwarte gans {f} | :: black goose, any goose of the genus Branta |
| zwarte gans {f} | :: See: nl zwart gans |
| zwarte gier {m} | :: black vulture, Coragyps atratus, |
| zwarte goud {n} | :: black gold, crude oil |
| zwarte magie {f} | :: black magic, 'dark' (i.e. evil) magic, sorcery |
| zwarte ooievaar {m} | :: black stork, Ciconia nigra |
| zwarte peper {m} | :: black pepper |
| zwarte piet {mf} | :: synonym of Zwarte Piet |
| zwartepiet {m} [card games] | :: old maid |
| zwartepiet {m} [card games] | :: the undesirable card in the card game old maid |
| zwartepiet {m} [figurative, chiefly plural] | :: blame |
| zwartepiet {m} [rare spelling] | :: zwarte piet |
| Zwarte Piet {prop} {m} | :: Black Peter, the companion of Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) |
| Zwarte Piet {mf} | :: Any person dressed up like the companion of Sinterklaas |
| zwartepieten {v} [figurative] | :: to assign blame to each other |
| zwartepieten {v} [card games] | :: to play a certain card game similar to old maid |
| zwartepietenpak {n} | :: The clothes worn by someone dressing up like Zwarte Piet |
| zwarte specht {m} | :: black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius |
| zwarteter {m} | :: Someone who leaves a restaurant without paying |
| Zwarte Woud {prop} {n} | :: The Black Forest, a major woodland in southwestern Germany |
| Zwarte Zee {prop} {f} | :: The Black Sea, an inland sea between southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and Asia Minor |
| zwarte zwaan {m} | :: A black swan, Cygnus atratus |
| zwart gat {n} | :: A black hole, an astronomical phenomenon of extreme gravity |
| zwart gat {n} | :: A temporary loss of memory |
| zwart gat {n} [figurative] | :: A condition of despair and emotional emptiness, often involving self-destructive behaviour |
| zwart gat {n} | :: See: nl zwart gat: a black hole |
| zwartkijker {m} | :: someone who owns a television but does not pay television tax |
| zwartkijker {m} | :: someone who watches unfree content without paying |
| zwartkijker {m} | :: someone who looks to the world negatively; pessimist |
| zwartmaken {v} [literally] | :: To blacken, to make black(er) |
| zwartmaken {v} [figuratively] | :: To blacken, to defame, to present (too) badly |
| zwart pietje {noun} | :: Alternative diminutive of zwarte piet, with no plural possible. See zwarte pietjes for the diminutive plural of zwarte piet |
| Zwart Pietje {noun} | :: Alternative diminutive of Zwarte Piet, with no plural possible. See Zwarte Pietjes for the diminutive plural of Zwarte Piet |
| zwartrijden {vi} | :: to dodge fare, to use public transportation (bus, tram, train) without paying |
| zwartrijder {m} | :: fare dodger |
| zwartrijder {m} | :: road tax dodger |
| Zwarts {prop} | :: surname |
| zwartverdiend {adj} | :: illegally acquired, dirty, unclean |
| zwartvissen {v} | :: to fish illegally [e.g. without a fishing licence] |
| zwartvoetpinguïn {m} | :: African penguin, blackfooted penguin, Spheniscus demersus |
| zwart water {n} | :: alternative form of zwartwater |
| zwartwater {n} | :: blackwater |
| zwartwerken {v} | :: to moonlight [work secretly] |
| zwartwerker {m} | :: moonlighter |
| zwavel {m} [chemistry] | :: sulfur |
| zwaveldioxide {n} [inorganic compound] | :: sulfur dioxide |
| zwavelregen {m} | :: sulphuric rain |
| zwavelregen {m} [figurative, now, uncommon] | :: atmospheric pollen, especially from pines, falling down with precipitation |
| zwavelzuur {n} [chemistry] | :: A sulfuric acid, an oxide of sulfur; notably: |
| zwavelzuur {n} | :: The hydrate hygroscopic acid vitriol |
| zwavelzuur {n} | :: An anhydride crystalline mass, sulfur's trioxide |
| zwavelzuurgehalte {n} | :: sulfuric acid content |
| zwavelzuurhydraat {n} [chemistry] | :: sulphuric hydrate, a form of sulphuric acid |
| zwavelzuurijzer {n} | :: sulfuric iron |
| Zweden {prop} {n} | :: Sweden |
| Zweed {m} | :: A Swede, person from Sweden |
| Zweeds {adj} | :: Swedish |
| Zweeds {prop} {n} | :: Swedish (language) |
| Zweedse {f} | :: Swedish woman |
| Zweedse puzzel {f} | :: arrowword [though without picture hints and virtually never themed] |
| Zweeds raadsel {n} | :: arrowword (puzzle) [though without picture hints and virtually never themed] |
| zweefmolen {m} | :: A swing carousel, a chairoplane |
| zweefteef {f} [derogatory] | :: a woman who has an unrealistic worldview, who is out of touch with reality [e.g. into New Age] |
| zweefteef {f} [derogatory] | :: a stewardess, an air hostess |
| zweeftrein {m} | :: A levitating train, in particular a maglev |
| zweefvlieg {f} | :: hoverfly, fly of the family Syrphidae |
| zweefvliegen {v} | :: to glide - fly an unpowered sailplane |
| zweefvliegen {n} | :: gliding, flying with an unpowered plane |
| zweefvliegtuig {n} | :: glider, sailplane |
| zweem {m} | :: a trace amount |
| zweem {m} [colloquial] | :: a tiny bit, a tinge, a whiff |
| zweem {m} [obsolete] | :: resemblance, similarity, semblance |
| zweep {f} | :: A whip (lashing implement, notably single-tail) |
| zweep {f} [figuratively] | :: A whipping, corporal punishment |
| zweep {f} [archaic, figurative] | :: force, extreme pressure |
| zweepdraad {m} | :: flagellum |
| zweephaar {n} | :: flagellum |
| zweepslag {m} | :: A whip lash, notably as (part of) corporal punishment |
| zweepslag {m} [figuratively] | :: Any hard or hurtful blow, e.g. verbal |
| zweepslag {m} | :: Acute pain in the calf as a result of spraining a muscle |
| zweepspin {f} | :: amblypygid, arachnid of the order Amblypygi |
| zweepstaart {m} | :: flagellum |
| zweer {f} | :: A purulent boil, skin injury containing pus, ulcer |
| Zweerts {prop} | :: surname |
| zweet {n} | :: sweat |
| zweethut {f} | :: A sweat lodge (structure with hot air) |
| zweetklier {f} {m} | :: sweat gland |
| zwelgen {v} | :: to eat greedily, gulp down, gobble up, guzzle |
| zwelgen {v} | :: to indulge, revel in |
| zwelgpartij {f} | :: bacchanal, festivity with high consumption of alcohol |
| zwellen {vi} | :: to swell |
| zwelten {v} [Belgium, dated] | :: to die |
| zwelten {v} [Belgium, dated] | :: to succumb to injury or illness |
| zwelten {v} [Belgium, dated] | :: to die in miserable circumstances |
| zwembad {n} | :: swimming pool |
| zwemblaas {f} | :: swim bladder |
| zwembroek {f} {m} | :: swimming trunks, a pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing |
| zwemen {vi} | :: to seem [+ naar (object) = like] |
| zwemkelle {f} [Belgium] | :: flood pool |
| zwemkleding {f} | :: swimwear |
| zwemmen {vi} | :: to swim |
| zwemmer {m} | :: swimmer |
| zwempak {n} | :: swimsuit, bathing suit |
| zwemstaart {m} | :: A tail that can be used for propulsion when swimming |
| zwemster {f} [female] | :: swimmer |
| zwemster {m} | :: swimming star (successful swimmer) |
| zwemvest {n} | :: life vest |
| zwemvlies {n} | :: web, membrane of webbed feet in some animals |
| zwemvlies {n} | :: flipper, fin (swimming gear) |
| zwemvogel {m} | :: waterbird that primarily swims |
| zwendel {m} | :: swindle |
| zwendelen {vi} | :: to swindle |
| zwendelen {vi} [obsolete] | :: to be dizzy |
| zwengelen {vi} | :: to crank, to turn a crank |
| zwenken {vti} | :: to sway, swing |
| zwenken {vti} | :: to wave, waver |
| zwepen {vt} | :: to whip, flog, lash |
| zwepen {vt} [figuratively] | :: to drive forcefully |
| zwepenboom {m} | :: Celtis occidentalis; hackberry |
| zweren {vt} | :: to swear, pledge, declare under oath |
| zweren {vi} | :: to make/take an oath |
| zweren {vi} | :: to swear, to curse, notably blasphemously |
| zweren {vi} [obsolete] | :: to hurt, be sore |
| zweren {vi} | :: to (infect and) produce pus, boils etc |
| zwerfafval {n} | :: litter (stray rubbish) |
| zwerfhond {m} | :: stray dog |
| zwerfkat {f} {m} | :: stray cat |
| zwerfkei {m} | :: A glacial erratic, a boulder that has been transported by a glacier |
| zwerfsteen {m} | :: A glacial erratic, a stone that has been transported by a glacier |
| zwerfster {f} | :: female tramp, female vagabond |
| zwerfvuil {n} | :: litter (discarded items, stray rubbish) |
| zwerfwoord {n} | :: Wanderwort |
| zwerk {n} | :: cloud |
| zwerk {n} | :: cloud cover |
| zwerm {m} | :: swarm (large number of individuals) |
| zwermen {vi} | :: to swarm |
| zwerven {vi} | :: to wander, to roam |
| zwerver {m} | :: A vagabond, a vagrant, a tramp |
| zweten {vit} | :: to sweat |
| zweten als een otter {v} [simile] | :: to sweat like a pig |
| zweterig {adj} | :: sweaty (covered in sweat) |
| zwetsen {vi} | :: to twaddle, to chatter |
| zwetsen {vi} | :: to talk rubbish, to tell nonsense |
| zweven {vi} | :: to float, to hover |
| zweven {vi} | :: to glide |
| zwevende kiezer {m} | :: floating voter, swing voter |
| zweving {f} | :: beat (sound interference of superimposed waves of different frequencies) |
| zwezerik {m} | :: thymus, sweetbread |
| zwichten {v} | :: to yield |
| zwiepen {v} | :: to sway, to rock |
| zwieren {vt} | :: to swing (round), to rotate |
| zwieren {vi} | :: to swing, to rotate |
| Zwiers {prop} | :: surname |
| zwijgen {v} | :: to be silent, to shut one's mouth |
| zwijgen {v} | :: to keep silent |
| zwijggeld {n} [chiefly uncountable] | :: hush money |
| zwijgzaam {adj} | :: quiet, taciturn |
| zwijken {v} [obsolete] | :: synonym of bezwijken |
| zwijm {m} | :: weakened or lost consciousness |
| zwijmelen {vi} | :: to swoon, to pass out |
| zwijmelen {vi} | :: to stagger, to walk unsteadily |
| zwijmen {vi} | :: to faint, to swoon |
| zwijmen {vi} | :: to lose strength, to collapse |
| zwijn {n} | :: pig |
| zwijn {n} | :: swine, fiend (of a person) |
| zwijn {n} [slang, originally from Bargoens] | :: bicycle |
| zwijnen {vi} [Bargoens] | :: to be lucky |
| zwijnsspriet {m} [literary] | :: A hunting spear, especially used for hunting boars |
| zwijntjesjager {m} [Bargoens, Amsterdam] | :: a bicycle thief |
| zwik {m} | :: wooden pin, bung, dowel |
| zwik {m} | :: spandrel (triangle formed by one or more arches and a linear or rectangular frame) |
| zwik {m} | :: stuff, junk; lot, collection |
| zwik {m} [obsolete] | :: penis |
| zwikken {vt} | :: to sprain, to wrench |
| zwikken {vt} | :: to give way, to snap |
| zwikken {vt} | :: to last a shoe |
| zwin {n} [uncommon, marine] | :: A deep trench between sandy segments of a sea coast (eg. between sandbars or along the beach), where water collects during eb |
| zwinden {vi} [dated] | :: to disappear |
| zwingliaan {m} | :: Zwinglian |
| zwingliaans {adj} | :: Zwinglian |
| Zwitser {m} | :: a Swiss, a person from Switzerland |
| Zwitserduits {prop} {n} | :: Swiss German |
| Zwitserland {prop} {n} | :: Switzerland |
| Zwitsers {adj} | :: Swiss |
| zwoegen {v} | :: to heave, to breathe heavily |
| zwoegen {v} [figuratively] | :: to toil, to drudge |
| zwoel {adj} | :: oppressive, muggy, sultry |
| zwoel {adj} | :: sensual |
| zwoelte {f} | :: mugginess |
| zwoerd {n} | :: pork rind |
| Zwolle {prop} {n} | :: Zwolle (city/and/municipality/and/capital) |
| Zwolle {prop} {n} | :: surname |
| Zwols {adj} | :: Of, from or pertaining to Zwolle |
| zymase {f} [now, chiefly historical] | :: zymase, enzymatic ferment functioning as a catalyst for converting carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide |
| zymogeen {adj} [biology] | :: zymogenic |
| zymose {f} [rare] | :: zymosis, fermentation |
| zyn {v} | :: obsolete spelling of zijn |
| zyn {determiner} | :: obsolete spelling of zijn |
| Zyne Majesteit {pron} | :: obsolete spelling of Zijne Majesteit |
| zytoloog {m} | :: zythologist, beer connoisseur |