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donator |
noun |
One who makes a donation or present.
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donateur |
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donee |
noun |
A person to whom a donation is made.
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ontvanger |
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donor |
noun |
One who makes a donation or present.
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skenker |
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dormant |
adjective |
Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
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dormant |
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doublet |
noun |
One of a pair of like things.
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doublet |
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doubly |
adverb |
In twofold degree or extent.
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dubbel |
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dowry |
noun |
The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
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bruidskat |
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drachma |
noun |
A modern and an ancient Greek coin.
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dragma |
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dragoon |
noun |
In the British army, a cavalryman.
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Dragoon |
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drainage |
noun |
The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc.
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dreinering |
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dramatist |
noun |
One who writes plays.
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dramaturg |
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dramatize |
verb |
To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner.
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dramatiseer |
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drastic |
adjective |
Acting vigorously.
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drastiese |
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drought |
noun |
Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither.
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droogte |
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drowsy |
adjective |
Heavy with sleepiness.
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lomerig |
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drudgery |
noun |
Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation.
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sleurwerk |
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dubious |
adjective |
Doubtful.
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twyfelagtige |
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duckling |
noun |
A young duck.
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eendjie |
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ductile |
adjective |
Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.
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rekbaar |
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duet |
noun |
A composition for two voices or instruments.
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duet |
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dun |
verb |
To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment.
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vaal |
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duplex |
adjective |
Having two parts.
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duplex |
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duplicity |
noun |
Double-dealing.
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valsheid |
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durance |
noun |
Confinement.
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Durance |
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duration |
noun |
The period of time during which anything lasts.
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duur |
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duteous |
adjective |
Showing submission to natural superiors.
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duteous |
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dutiable |
adjective |
Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty.
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belasbare |
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dutiful |
adjective |
Obedient.
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pligsgetrou |
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dwindle |
verb |
To diminish or become less.
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agteruit gaan |
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earnest |
adjective |
Ardent in spirit and speech.
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erns |
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earthenware |
noun |
Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.
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erdewerk |
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eatable |
adjective |
Edible.
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eetbaar |
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ebullient |
adjective |
Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
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levendig |
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eccentric |
adjective |
Peculiar.
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eksentrieke |
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eccentricity |
noun |
Idiosyncrasy.
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eksentrisiteit |
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eclipse |
noun |
The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body.
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verduistering |
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economize |
verb |
To spend sparingly.
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spaar |
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ecstasy |
noun |
Rapturous excitement or exaltation.
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ekstase |
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ecstatic |
adjective |
Enraptured.
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ekstase |
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edible |
adjective |
Suitable to be eaten.
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eetbare |
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edict |
noun |
That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.
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edik |
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edify |
verb |
To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion.
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bou die |
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editorial |
noun |
An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument.
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redaksionele |
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educe |
verb |
To draw out.
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voorschijn bring |
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efface |
verb |
To obliterate.
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uitwis |
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effect |
noun |
A consequence.
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effek |
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effective |
adjective |
Fit for a destined purpose.
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effektiewe |
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effectual |
adjective |
Efficient.
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doeltreffende |
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effeminacy |
noun |
Womanishness.
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verwyfdheid |
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effeminate |
adjective |
Having womanish traits or qualities.
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wellustelinge |
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effervesce |
verb |
To bubble up.
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mousseren |
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effervescent |
adjective |
Giving off bubbles of gas.
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brui |
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effete |
adjective |
Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
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uitgeput |
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efficacious |
adjective |
Effective.
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doeltreffend |
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efficacy |
noun |
The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
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doeltreffendheid |
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efficiency |
noun |
The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty.
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doeltreffendheid |
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efficient |
adjective |
Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results.
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doeltreffende |
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efflorescence |
noun |
The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance.
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bloei |
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efflorescent |
adjective |
Opening in flower.
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efflorescent |
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effluvium |
noun |
A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter.
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effluvium |
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effrontery |
noun |
Unblushing impudence.
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brutaliteit |
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effulgence |
noun |
Splendor.
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schittering |
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effuse |
verb |
To pour forth.
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uitstrooien |
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effusion |
noun |
an outpouring.
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effusie |
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egoism |
noun |
The theory that places man's chief good in the completeness of self.
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selfsug |
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egoist |
noun |
One who advocates or practices egoism.
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egoïs |
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egotism |
noun |
Self-conceit.
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egoïsme |
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egotist |
noun |
One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences.
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egoïst |
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egregious |
adjective |
Extreme.
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uitmuntend |
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egress |
noun |
Any place of exit.
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uitgang |
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eject |
verb |
To expel.
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verwyder |
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elapse |
verb |
To quietly terminate: said of time.
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verloop |
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elasticity |
noun |
That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed.
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elastisiteit |
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electrolysis |
noun |
The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current.
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elektrolise |
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electrotype |
noun |
A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin.
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galvano |
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elegy |
noun |
A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
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elegie |
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element |
noun |
A component or essential part.
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element |
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elicit |
verb |
To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
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ontlok |
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eligible |
adjective |
Qualified for selection.
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in aanmerking kom |
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eliminate |
verb |
To separate and cast aside.
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uit te skakel |
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elocution |
noun |
The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading.
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dictie |
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eloquent |
adjective |
Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech.
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welsprekende |
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elucidate |
verb |
To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
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toe te lig |
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elude |
verb |
To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice.
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ontwyk |
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elusion |
noun |
Evasion.
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elusion |
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emaciate |
verb |
To waste away in flesh.
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wegteer |
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emanate |
verb |
To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.
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afkomstig |
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emancipate |
verb |
To release from bondage.
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bevry |
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embargo |
noun |
Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade.
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embargo |
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embark |
verb |
To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme.
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begin |
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embarrass |
verb |
To render flustered or agitated.
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in die verleentheid |
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embellish |
verb |
To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.
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versier |
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embezzle |
verb |
To misappropriate secretly.
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verduisteren |
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emblazon |
verb |
To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.
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emblazon |
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emblem |
noun |
A symbol.
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embleem |
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embody |
verb |
To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form.
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beliggaam |
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embolden |
verb |
To give courage to.
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prikkel |
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embolism |
noun |
An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel.
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embolisme |
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embroil |
verb |
To involve in dissension or strife.
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war |
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emerge |
verb |
To come into view or into existence.
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na vore |
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emergence |
noun |
A coming into view.
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opkoms |
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emergent |
adjective |
Coming into view.
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ontluikende |
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emeritus |
adjective |
Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position.
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emeritus |
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emigrant |
noun |
One who moves from one place to settle in another.
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emigrant |
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emigrate |
verb |
To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another.
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emigreer |
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eminence |
noun |
An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc.
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voorrang |
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eminent |
adjective |
High in station, merit, or esteem.
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vooraanstaande |
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emit |
verb |
To send or give out.
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uitstraal |
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emphasis |
noun |
Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.
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klem |
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emphasize |
verb |
To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words.
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beklemtoon |
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emphatic |
adjective |
Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words.
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empaties |
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employee |
noun |
One who works for wages or a salary.
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werknemer |
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employer |
noun |
One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay.
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werkgewer |
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emporium |
noun |
A bazaar or shop.
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emporium |
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empower |
verb |
To delegate authority to.
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bemagtig |
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emulate |
verb |
To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.
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navolg |
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enact |
verb |
To make into law, as by legislative act.
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implementeer |
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encamp |
verb |
To pitch tents for a resting-place.
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laer opslaan |
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encomium |
noun |
A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
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encomium |
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encompass |
verb |
To encircle.
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sluit |
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encore |
noun |
The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance.
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encore |
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encourage |
verb |
To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind.
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moedig |
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encroach |
verb |
To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another.
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inbreuk maak |
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encumber |
verb |
To impede with obstacles.
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beswaar |
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endanger |
verb |
To expose to peril.
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in gevaar stel |
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endear |
verb |
To cause to be loved.
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bemin |
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endemic |
adjective |
Peculiar to some specified country or people.
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endemiese |
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endue |
verb |
To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual.
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beklee |
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endurable |
adjective |
Tolerable.
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durende |
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endurance |
noun |
The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing.
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uithouvermoë |
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energetic |
adjective |
Working vigorously.
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energieke |
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enervate |
verb |
To render ineffective or inoperative.
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slap |
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enfeeble |
verb |
To debilitate.
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verzwakken |
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enfranchise |
verb |
To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote.
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vry maak |
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engender |
verb |
To produce.
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voortbring |
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engrave |
verb |
To cut or carve in or upon some surface.
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graveer |
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engross |
verb |
To occupy completely.
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heeltemal in beslag neem |
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enhance |
verb |
To intensify.
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verbeter |
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enigma |
noun |
A riddle.
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raaisel |
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enjoin |
verb |
To command.
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beveel |
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enkindle |
verb |
To set on fire.
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aansteek |
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enlighten |
verb |
To cause to see clearly.
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verlig |
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enlist |
verb |
To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment.
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inroep |
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enmity |
noun |
Hatred.
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vyandskap |
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ennoble |
verb |
To dignify.
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veredel |
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enormity |
noun |
Immensity.
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omvang |
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enormous |
adjective |
Gigantic.
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enorme |
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enrage |
verb |
To infuriate.
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woedend |
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enrapture |
verb |
To delight extravagantly or intensely.
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verrukking bring |
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enshrine |
verb |
To keep sacred.
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verskans |
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ensnare |
verb |
To entrap.
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verstrik |
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entail |
verb |
To involve; necessitate.
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behels |
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entangle |
verb |
To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
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verstrik |
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enthrall |
verb |
To bring or hold under any overmastering influence.
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slaaf |
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enthrone |
verb |
To invest with sovereign power.
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troon |
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enthuse |
verb |
To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling.
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vervoering raak |
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enthusiastic |
adjective |
Full of zeal and fervor.
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entoesiastiese |
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entirety |
noun |
A complete thing.
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geheel |
| 🔊 159 |
entomology |
noun |
The branch of zoology that treats of insects.
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entomologie |
| 🔊 160 |
entrails |
noun |
pl. The internal parts of an animal.
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binnegoed |
| 🔊 161 |
entreaty |
noun |
An earnest request.
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smeking |
| 🔊 162 |
entree |
noun |
The act of entering.
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entree |
| 🔊 163 |
entrench |
verb |
To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall.
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verskans |
| 🔊 164 |
entwine |
verb |
To interweave.
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omwinden |
| 🔊 165 |
enumerate |
verb |
To name one by one.
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opnoemen |
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epic |
noun |
A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc.
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epiese |
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epicure |
noun |
One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.
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Epicure |
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epicycle |
noun |
A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle.
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episikliese |
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epidemic |
noun |
Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.
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epidemie |
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epidermis |
noun |
The outer skin.
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epidermis |
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epigram |
noun |
A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.
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epigram |
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epilogue |
noun |
The close of a narrative or dramatic poem.
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epiloog |
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episode |
noun |
An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it.
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episode |
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epitaph |
noun |
An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.
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grafskrif |
| 🔊 175 |
epithet |
noun |
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in “Father Aeneas”.
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bynaam |
| 🔊 176 |
epitome |
noun |
A simplified representation.
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toonbeeld |
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epizootic |
adjective |
Prevailing among animals.
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epizooetische |
| 🔊 178 |
epoch |
noun |
A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events.
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epog |
| 🔊 179 |
equalize |
verb |
To render uniform.
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gelyk |
| 🔊 180 |
equanimity |
noun |
Evenness of mind or temper.
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kalmte |
| 🔊 181 |
equestrian |
adjective |
Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.
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ruiter |
| 🔊 182 |
equilibrium |
noun |
A state of balance.
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ewewig |
| 🔊 183 |
equitable |
adjective |
Characterized by fairness.
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billike |
| 🔊 184 |
equity |
noun |
Fairness or impartiality.
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billikheid |
| 🔊 185 |
equivalent |
adjective |
Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.
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ekwivalent |
| 🔊 186 |
equivocal |
adjective |
Ambiguous.
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dubbelsinnige |
| 🔊 187 |
equivocate |
verb |
To use words of double meaning.
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dubbelzinnig praat |
| 🔊 188 |
eradicate |
verb |
To destroy thoroughly.
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uit te wis |
| 🔊 189 |
errant |
adjective |
Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
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dwalend |
| 🔊 190 |
erratic |
adjective |
Irregular.
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wisselvallige |
| 🔊 191 |
erroneous |
adjective |
Incorrect.
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foutiewe |
| 🔊 192 |
erudite |
adjective |
Very-learned.
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geleerde |
| 🔊 193 |
erudition |
noun |
Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc.
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geleerdheid |
| 🔊 194 |
eschew |
verb |
To keep clear of.
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vermy |
| 🔊 195 |
espy |
verb |
To keep close watch.
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Espy |
| 🔊 196 |
esquire |
noun |
A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.
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Esquire |
| 🔊 197 |
essence |
noun |
That which makes a thing to be what it is.
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wese |
| 🔊 198 |
esthetic |
adjective |
Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.
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estetiese |
| 🔊 199 |
estimable |
adjective |
Worthy of respect.
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lofwaardige |
| 🔊 200 |
estrange |
verb |
To alienate.
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Estrange |