| wad {n} (compact mass) | :: prop |
| wad {n} (soft plug) | :: prop |
| Wadden Sea {prop} (Wadden Sea) | :: Waddenzee {f} |
| waddle {v} (To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side) | :: waggelen |
| wade {v} (to walk through water or something that impedes progress) | :: waden |
| wadi {n} (a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season) | :: wadi {m} |
| wading bird {n} (long-legged bird) | :: waadvogel {m} |
| wafer {n} (biscuit) | :: wafel {f} |
| wafer {n} (religious token) | :: hostie {f} |
| waffle {n} (flat pastry) | :: wafel {f} |
| waffle {n} (speech or writing that is vague) | :: gezwam {n} |
| waffle {v} (to speak or write at length without any clear point or aim) | :: zwammen |
| waffle {v} (vacillate) SEE: vacillate | :: |
| waffle iron {n} (a cooking appliance used to make waffles) | :: wafelijzer {n} |
| waft {v} (to float easily and gently on the air) | :: zweven, fladderen |
| wag {v} (to swing from side to side) | :: kwispelen |
| wag {v} (to not go to school) | :: spijbelen |
| wage {n} (money paid to a worker) | :: loon {n}, salaris {n}, arbeidsloon {n} |
| wage {v} (to conduct or carry out) | :: voeren, leiden, voeren |
| wage earner {n} (someone who works for wages) | :: kostwinner {m} {f} |
| wager {n} (an agreement) | :: weddenschap {f} |
| wager {n} (the subject of a bet) | :: inzet {m} |
| wager {v} (put up as collateral) | :: wedden, weddenschap afsluiten, verwedden |
| wage slave {n} (one who works for wages) | :: loonslaaf {m} |
| waggon {n} (wagon) SEE: wagon | :: |
| wagon {n} (four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, see also: cart) | :: wagen, kar {f} |
| wagon {n} (child's riding toy) | :: bolderkar |
| wagon {n} (enclosed vehicle for carrying goods or people) | :: wagon {m}, treinwagon {m} |
| wagon {n} (enclosed vehicle used as a movable dwelling, see also: caravan) | :: caravan {m}, sleurhut {f} |
| Wahhabite {n} (follower of Wahhabism) | :: wahabiet {m} |
| waif {n} (wanderer) | :: zwerver |
| wail {v} | :: huilen |
| wail {n} (loud cry or shriek) | :: schreeuw {m}, kreet {m} |
| wainscot {n} (an area of wooden panelling on the lower part of a room's walls) | :: lambrisering {f} |
| wainscot {v} (to decorate a wall with a wainscot) | :: lambriseren |
| wainscotting {n} (Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls) | :: lambrisering {f} |
| waist {n} (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) | :: middel {n} |
| waist {n} | :: middendek {n} |
| waistcoat {n} (a sleeveless, collarless garment) | :: vest {n} |
| waistline {n} (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) | :: taillelijn {f}, taille {f} |
| wait {v} (delay until some event) | :: wachten, afwachten |
| wait {v} (to serve customers) | :: bedienen |
| wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await | :: |
| waiter {n} (a server in a restaurant or similar) | :: ober {m}, kelner {m} |
| wait for {v} (await) SEE: await | :: |
| waiting {n} (the act of staying or remaining in expectation) | :: wachten, afwachten |
| waiting {n} (attendance, service) | :: bedienen |
| waiting list {n} (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service) | :: wachtlijst {f} |
| waiting room {n} (room) | :: wachtkamer {f} |
| waitlist {n} (waiting list) SEE: waiting list | :: |
| waitress {n} (female waiter) | :: serveerster |
| waive {v} (to relinquish; to give up claim to) | :: afzien van, laten varen, opgeven, verzaken |
| waive {v} (to put aside, avoid) | :: afzien van, laten varen, opgeven, verzaken |
| waive {v} (to abandon, give up) | :: verlaten, opgeven |
| waive {v} (to sway) | :: zwenken |
| waiver {n} (the act of waiving) | :: verklaring van afstand, vrijstelling |
| wake {v} (to stop sleeping) | :: ontwaken, wakker worden |
| wake {v} (to make somebody stop sleeping) | :: wekken, wakker maken |
| wake {n} (period after death) | :: wake, dodenwake |
| wake {n} (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water) | :: kielzog {n} |
| wake up {v} (to (become) awake) | :: wakker worden, ontwaken |
| wake up {v} (to awaken (someone else)) | :: wakker maken, wekken |
| wake up {v} (to become more aware of a real-life situation.) | :: wakker worden, ontwaken |
| wake up and smell the coffee {v} (stop deluding oneself) | :: de realiteit onder ogen zien |
| wake-up call {n} (figuratively: alert, reminder, call to action) | :: wake-up call |
| wake up on the wrong side of bed {v} (to be irritable) SEE: get up on the wrong side of the bed | :: |
| waldmeister {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff | :: |
| waldo {n} | :: robotarm {m} |
| Wales {prop} (a constituent nation of the UK) | :: Wales {n} |
| walk {v} (to move on the feet) | :: lopen , wandelen , stappen |
| walk {v} (colloquial: to avoid a criminal court case) | :: vrijuit gaan |
| walk {v} (to travel a distance by walking) | :: lopen, wandelen |
| walk {v} (to take for a walk) | :: uitlaten |
| walk {n} (trip made by walking) | :: wandeling {f} |
| walk {n} (distance walked) | :: wandeling {f} |
| walk {n} (manner of walking) | :: loopje {n} |
| walk {n} (maintained place on which to walk) | :: pad {n} |
| walkabout {n} (public stroll) | :: rondgang {m}, |
| walker {n} (person who walks) | :: wandelaar |
| walkie-talkie {n} (portable radio) | :: walkie-talkie |
| walking boot {n} (hiking boot) SEE: hiking boot | :: |
| walking cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick | :: |
| walking frame {n} (framework device, see also: baby walker) | :: looprek {n} |
| walking stick {n} (cane) | :: wandelstok, stok {m} |
| walking stick {n} (insect) SEE: stick insect | :: |
| walkman {n} (any personal cassette player) | :: walkman {m} |
| walk-on {n} (actor with a small part) | :: figurant {m}, nevenfiguur {m} {f} |
| walk-on {n} (small part in a play or film) | :: nevenrol {f} |
| walk on eggshells {v} (to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone) | :: op eieren lopen |
| walk on eggshells {v} (to handle sensitive matters delicately) | :: op eieren lopen |
| walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike | :: |
| walk the dog {v} (take a dog for a walk) | :: de hond uitlaten |
| walk the talk {v} (to act in accordance with one's words) | :: de daad bij het woord voegen |
| walkway {n} (clearly defined path) | :: voetpad |
| wall {n} (defensive rampart) | :: muur |
| wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area) | :: muur |
| wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building) | :: muur {m}, wand {m} |
| wall {n} | :: muur |
| wallaby {n} (Any of several species of Marsupial) | :: wallaby {m} {f} |
| Wallachia {prop} (region in Romania) | :: Walachije |
| wall chaser {n} (power tool) | :: muurfrees {f}, sleufmachine {f} |
| walled garden {n} (garden enclosed by walls) | :: omheinde tuin {m} |
| wallet {n} (case for keeping money) | :: portemonnee {m}, portefeuille {m}, beurs {m} {f} |
| walleye {n} (Sander vitreus) | :: glasaugenbarsch |
| walleyed {adj} (having eyes with a pale coloured iris) | :: met glasogen |
| walleyed {adj} (having eyes of different colour) | :: ogen met verschillende kleuren |
| walleyed {adj} (suffering from exotropia) | :: ogen met divergent strabisme |
| walleyed {adj} (having bulging eyes) | :: uitpuilende ogen |
| wallflower {n} (any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum) | :: steenraket {f}, muurbloem {m} {f} |
| wall in {v} (enclose by surrounding with walls) | :: ommuren |
| Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania) | :: Wallis en Futuna |
| Wallonia {prop} (a region) | :: Wallonië {n} |
| Walloon {prop} (Romance language) | :: Waals {n} |
| Walloon {n} (an inhabitant of Wallonia) | :: Waal {m}, Waalse {f} |
| Walloon {adj} (referring to the French-speaking people of southern Belgium) | :: Waals |
| Walloon {adj} (referring to the Romance language) | :: Waals |
| Walloon Brabant {prop} (province) | :: Waals-Brabant {n} |
| wallop {n} (a heavy blow, punch) | :: knal {m} |
| wallow {v} (to roll oneself about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire) | :: wentelen |
| wallow {v} | :: zwelgen |
| wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls) | :: behang {n}, behangpapier {n}, behangselpapier {n} |
| wallpaper {v} (to cover with wallpaper) | :: behangen |
| walls have ears {proverb} (be careful about what you say) | :: de muren hebben oren |
| wall socket {n} (electricity power point) | :: stopcontact {n} |
| wall-to-wall {adj} (that covers all of the floor) | :: kamerbreed |
| walnut {n} (tree) | :: walnotenboom {m} |
| walnut {n} (nut) | :: walnoot {m} |
| walnut {n} (wood) | :: walnotenhout {n} |
| walrus {n} (large Arctic marine mammal) | :: walrus {m} |
| Walter {prop} (male given name) | :: Wouter {m} |
| wand {n} (hand-held narrow rod) | :: staf {m}, roede {m} |
| wander {v} (to move without purpose or destination) | :: zwerven, rondtrekken |
| wander {v} (to commit adultery) | :: vreemdgaan |
| wander {v} (to go somewhere indirectly) | :: dolen |
| wander {v} (of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention) | :: afdwalen |
| wanderer {n} (one who wanders) | :: wandelaar {m}, dwaler, zwermer {m} |
| wandering albatross {n} (Diomedea exulans) | :: grote albatros |
| wandering spider {n} (spider of the family Ctenidae) | :: kamspin |
| Wanderwort {n} (Translations) | :: zwerfwoord {n} |
| wane {v} (to progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity, etc.) | :: tanen |
| wangle {v} (falsify) SEE: falsify | :: |
| waning moon {n} (moon as it progresses from full moon to a new moon) | :: afnemende maan {f}, wanende maan {f} |
| wank {v} (intransitive: to masturbate) | :: rukken , zich aftrekken, masturberen |
| wank {v} (transitive: to masturbate) | :: aftrekken |
| wanker {n} (person who wanks) | :: rukker |
| wanker {n} (idiot) | :: nietsnut |
| wannabe {n} (someone who wishes something but lacks the qualifications) | :: Wilt zijn, wannabe |
| want {v} (desire) | :: willen |
| want {n} (lack (of)) | :: tekort {n} |
| want {v} (lack) SEE: lack | :: |
| wanton {adj} (undisciplined) | :: onbeheerst onkuis |
| wanton {adj} (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free) | :: wellustig, losbandig |
| wapiti {n} (the American elk) | :: wapiti {m}, wapitihert {n} |
| war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms) | :: oorlog {m}, krijg {m} |
| war bride {n} (woman) | :: oorlogsbruid |
| war cemetery {n} (cemetery reserved for the graves of victims of warfare) | :: oorlogskerkhof {n} |
| war crime {n} (offense for violations of the law of war) | :: oorlogsmisdrijf {n}, oorlogsmisdaad {f} {m} |
| war criminal {n} (person guilty of a war crime) | :: oorlogsmisdadiger {m} |
| ward {n} (action of a watchman) | :: bewaking |
| ward {n} (person under guardianship) | :: curandus {m} |
| ward {n} (fencing term) | :: pareren |
| ward {n} (area of a castle) | :: binnenplein, binnenhof, binnenplaats |
| ward {n} (section of a prison) | :: blok van een gevangenis, celblok |
| ward {n} (administrative subdivision of cities) | :: district |
| ward {n} (Mormonism: subdivision of church) | :: gebied, wijk |
| ward {n} (part of a hospital where patients reside) | :: paviljoen, afdeling |
| ward {n} (minor looked after by a guardian) | :: pupil |
| ward {n} (on a lock or key) | :: inkeping in sleutelbaard |
| ward {v} (To keep in safety; to watch; to guard) | :: bewaken |
| ward {v} (To defend; to protect) | :: verdedigen |
| ward {v} (To fend off; to repel; to turn aside) | :: afweren |
| ward {v} (To act on the defensive with a weapon) | :: verdedigen |
| -ward {suffix} (forming adverbs) | :: -waarts |
| -ward {suffix} (forming adjectives) | :: -waarts |
| warden {n} (a chief administrative officer of a prison) | :: gevangenbewaarder {m} {f} |
| warden {n} (an official charged with supervisory duties) | :: opzichter {m} |
| ward off {v} (to parry, or turn aside) | :: afweren |
| ward off {v} (to avert or prevent) | :: ontwijken, voorkomen |
| wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wardrobe {n} (movable furniture for storing clothes) | :: kledingkast {c} |
| wardrobe {n} | :: garderobe, kledingkast |
| wardrobe malfunction {n} ((euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure) | :: garderobedefect |
| -wards {suffix} (forming adverbs) | :: -waarts |
| -wards {suffix} (forming adjectives) | :: -waarts |
| warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products) | :: pakhuis {n}, opslagplaats {m} {f} |
| warehouse {v} (store) | :: opslaan |
| warfare {n} (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) | :: krijgsvoering {f}, oorlogvoering {f}, strijd {m} |
| warfare {n} (military operations of some particular kind) | :: krijgsvoering {f}, oorlogvoering {f}, strijd {m} |
| war grave {n} (burial place) | :: oorlogskerkhof {n} |
| war hammer {n} (weapon) | :: krijgshamer {m}, strijdhamer {m} |
| warhead {n} (part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition) | :: springkop |
| warlike {adj} (belligerent) | :: strijdlustig, oorlogszuchtig |
| warlike {adj} (bellicose) | :: krijgshaftig, strijdlustig |
| warlock {n} (male magic-user) | :: heksenmeester |
| warlord {n} (high military officer in a warlike nation) | :: krijgsheer |
| warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) | :: warm |
| warm {adj} (being something that causes warmth) | :: warm |
| warm {adj} (caring, of relation to another person) | :: warm |
| warm {v} (to make or keep warm) | :: opwarmen, verwarmen, warm houden |
| warm {v} (to increasingly favour) | :: warmlopen |
| war memorial {n} (commemorial monument) | :: oorlogsmonument {n} |
| warm front {n} (the trailing edge of a mass of cold air) | :: warmtefront {n} |
| warmonger {n} (one who advocates war) | :: oorlogsstoker {m}, oorlogsstookster {f} |
| warn {v} (to make someone aware of impending danger) | :: waarschuwen, verwittigen, waarnen |
| warn {v} (to notify someone of something) | :: waarschuwen, verwittigen, waarnen |
| warn {v} | :: waarschuwen |
| warning {n} (instance of warning someone) | :: waarschuwing {f}, waarning {f}, verwittiging {f} |
| warning {n} (something spoken or written that is intended to warn) | :: waarschuwing {f}, waarning {f} |
| warning {interj} (warning of danger in signs) | :: opgelet!, waarschuwing |
| warning triangle {n} (a triangle used to warn other road users) | :: gevarendriehoek {m}, gevaarsdriehoek {m} |
| war of attrition {n} (prolonged exhausting war) | :: uitputtingsoorlog {m} |
| war of nerves {n} (conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used) | :: zenuwoorlog {m}, zenuwenoorlog {m} |
| war of nerves {n} (situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship) | :: zenuwoorlog {m} |
| warp {n} (state of being bent out of shape) | :: vervorming |
| warp {n} (distortion or twist) | :: scheeftrekking |
| warp {n} (threads running lengthwise) | :: schering {f} |
| war paint {n} (pigment) | :: oorlogsverf {f} |
| warp and woof {n} (threads in a woven fabric) | :: schering en inslag |
| warp beam {n} (warp roll) | :: kettingboom {m} |
| warrant {v} (to guarantee) | :: garanderen |
| warrant {v} (to justify) SEE: justify | :: |
| warrant {v} (to authorize) SEE: authorize | :: |
| warranted {adj} (deserved, necessary) | :: verantwoord |
| warranty {n} (legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised) | :: garantie |
| warrior {n} (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare) | :: krijger {m} |
| warrior {n} | :: strijder {m}, strijdster {f} |
| Warsaw {prop} (capital city of Poland) | :: Warschau |
| Warsaw Convention {prop} (international treaty) | :: Conventie van Warschau |
| Warsaw Pact {prop} (military alliance) | :: Warschaupact {n} |
| Warsaw Uprising {prop} (millitary operation) | :: Opstand van Warschau {n} |
| warship {n} (ship built or armed for naval combat) | :: oorlogsschip {n}, oorlogsbodem {m} |
| Warsovian {adj} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian | :: |
| Warsovian {n} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian | :: |
| wart {n} (type of growth occurring on the skin) | :: wrat {f} |
| warthog {n} (a species of wild pig) | :: knobbelzwijn {n}, wrattenzwijn {n} |
| wartime {n} (period of a war) | :: oorlogstijd {m} |
| warts and all {adj} (of a description which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections) | :: wratten en al inbegrepen, in de staat waarin het zich bevindt |
| war-weary {adj} (weary or tired of war) | :: oorlogsmoe |
| war-weary {adj} (tired from fighting in a war) | :: oorlogsmoe |
| war widow {n} (woman whose spouse has been killed in conflict) | :: oorlogsweduwe {f} |
| wary {adj} (cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous) | :: behoedzaam |
| war zone {n} (region of ongoing war) | :: oorlogsgebied {n} |
| wash {v} (to clean with water) | :: wassen, spoelen, afspoelen |
| wash {v} (to move or erode by the force of water in motion) | :: wegspoelen |
| wash {n} (process or an instance of washing or being washed by water) | :: was |
| washbasin {n} (basin used for washing, sink) | :: wastafel {f}, wasbak {m}, waskom |
| washcloth {n} (cloth used to wash) | :: waslap {m}, washand {f}, washandje {n} |
| washer {n} (something that washes) | :: wasmachine {m}, vaatwasser {m} |
| washer {n} (person who washes for a living) | :: wasserettejuffrouw {f} (launderette woman) |
| washer {n} (flat disk) | :: leertje, ring, schijf {f} |
| washing ball {n} (laundry ball) SEE: laundry ball | :: |
| washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes) | :: wasmachine {f} |
| washing mitt {n} | :: washand {m}, washandje {n} |
| Washington {prop} (name) | :: Washington {n} |
| Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America) | :: Washington D.C. |
| washing-up {n} (washing of dishes etc.) | :: afwas {m} |
| washrag {n} (square piece of cloth for washing the face and body) | :: washandje |
| washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| washstand {n} (table for washing) | :: wastafel {f} |
| wash up {v} (wash one's hands and/or face (US)) | :: zich opfrissen, zich wassen |
| wash up {v} (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) SEE: do the dishes | :: |
| wasp {n} (insect) | :: wesp {f} |
| wasp waist {n} (waist like that of a wasp) | :: wespentaille {f} {m} |
| waste {n} (useless by-products, garbage) | :: afval, rommel, vuil |
| waste {n} (waste land, desolate region) | :: woestenij |
| waste {n} (action of wasting, ineffective use) | :: verkwisting, verspilling |
| waste {n} (gradual loss or decay) | :: wegkwijning, verval |
| waste {adj} (barren) | :: woest, braakliggend |
| waste {adj} (excess) | :: overtollig |
| waste {v} (to destroy) | :: verwoesten |
| waste {v} (to decay) | :: doen wegkwijnen |
| waste {v} (to squander) | :: verspillen, verkwisten, vermorsen, verdoen, verklungelen |
| waste {v} (slang: to kill) | :: koud maken |
| waste {v} (to weaken) | :: wegkwijnen, verzwakken |
| waste away {v} (lose energy) | :: wegkwijnen |
| wastebasket {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| wasteful {adj} (inclined to waste) | :: verspillend, verkwistend |
| wasteland {n} (region with no remaining resources; desert) | :: woestenij {f} |
| waste of time {n} (meaningless or fruitless activity) | :: tijdverspilling {f} |
| wastepaper {n} (unwanted paper that has been discarded) | :: oudpapier {n} |
| waste product {n} | :: afvalstof {c} |
| waste sorting {n} (separation of waste) | :: afvalscheiding |
| waste time {v} (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) | :: tijd verspillen |
| watch {n} (portable or wearable timepiece) | :: horloge {n} |
| watch {n} (particular time period) | :: wacht |
| watch {n} (person or group of people who guard) | :: wacht |
| watch {v} (to look at for a period of time) | :: kijken |
| watch {v} (to observe) | :: bekijken, kijken naar, opletten |
| watch {v} (to attend or guard) | :: zorgen voor, opletten |
| watch {v} (to be wary) | :: opletten, uitkijken |
| watch cap {n} (knitted cap) SEE: beanie | :: |
| watchdog {n} (dog) SEE: guard dog | :: |
| watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard | :: |
| watchlist {n} (list for special attention) | :: observatielijst {f} |
| watch out {v} (to use caution) | :: oppassen |
| watch over {v} (to guard and protect) | :: bewaren, bewaken, behoeden |
| water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| water {v} (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)) | :: water geven, sproeien, begieten |
| water {v} (to provide (animals) with water) | :: water geven |
| water {v} (colloquial: to urinate) | :: wateren, plassen |
| water {v} (to fill with or secrete water) | :: wateren |
| water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) | :: water {n} |
| water {n} (spa water) | :: bronwater {n}, spawater {n}, plat water {n} |
| water {n} (one of the basic elements) | :: water {n} |
| water {n} (body of water, or specific part of it) | :: wateren {p} |
| water {n} (urine) | :: water {n} |
| water {n} (serving of water) | :: watertje |
| water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada) | :: beerdiertje {n} |
| waterbed {n} (bed with a mattress filled with water) | :: waterbed {n} |
| water buffalo {n} (large ungulate) | :: waterbuffel {m}, karbouw {m} |
| water butt {n} (barrel for holding rainwater) | :: regenton {m} {f} |
| water cannon {n} (device shooting water) | :: waterwerper, waterkanon, brandspuit {m} {f} |
| water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| water carrier {n} (domestique) SEE: domestique | :: |
| water clock {n} (device for measuring time) | :: wateruuwerk |
| water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| watercolor {n} (a painting technique) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (an artwork) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (any paint used in this method) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolour {n} (pigment) | :: waterverf {f}, aquarel |
| watercolour {n} (painting) | :: aquarel |
| watercolour {n} (genre) | :: aquarel |
| watercourse {n} (channel through which water flows) | :: waterloop {m}, loop {m} |
| watercress {n} (Nasturtium officinale) | :: witte waterkers {f} |
| watercress {n} (Nasturtium microphyllum) | :: slanke waterkers {f} |
| water cycle {n} (the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation) | :: waterkringloop {m} |
| water dog {n} (water dog) | :: waterhond {m} |
| waterdog {n} (axolotl) SEE: axolotl | :: |
| water down {v} (to dilute) | :: aanlengen |
| water down {v} (to make weaker) | :: verwateren |
| water dropwort {n} (plant of the genus Oenanthe) | :: torkruid {n} |
| waterfall {n} (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) | :: waterval {f} |
| waterfall {n} (waterfall-like outpouring) | :: waterval {f} |
| water fountain {n} (device designed to dispense drinking water) | :: drinkfontein |
| waterfowl {n} (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) | :: watervogels |
| water gun {n} (toy gun used to shoot water) SEE: squirt gun | :: |
| water hemlock {n} (plant in the genus Cicuta) SEE: cowbane | :: |
| watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) | :: gieter |
| watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can | :: |
| waterish {adj} (watery) SEE: watery | :: |
| water lily {n} (Any members of Nymphaeaceae) | :: waterlelie {f} |
| waterline {n} (line on the hull of a ship) | :: waterlijn {f} |
| watermark {n} (translucent design impressed on paper) | :: watermerk |
| watermelon {n} (plant) | :: watermeloen {f} |
| watermelon {n} (fruit) | :: watermeloen {f} |
| watermill {n} (mill powered by water) | :: watermolen {m} |
| water parsnip {n} (Sium gen. et spp.) | :: merk |
| water pipit {n} (bird) | :: waterpieper {m} |
| water pistol {n} (toy gun used to shoot water) SEE: squirt gun | :: |
| water pollution {n} (water pollution) | :: watervervuiling {f} |
| water polo {n} (a water sport) | :: waterpolo {n} |
| water pox {n} (A common childhood disease caused by virus) | :: waterpokken |
| water rail {n} (Rallus aquaticus) | :: waterral {f} |
| waterscape {n} (aquatic landscape) | :: waterzicht {n} |
| watershed {n} (boundary between adjacent catchment basins) | :: waterscheiding {f} |
| watershed {n} (critical point marking a change in course or development) | :: keerpunt {m} |
| watershed {n} (drainage basin) SEE: drainage basin | :: |
| waterskin {n} (container) | :: lapzak {m} |
| water softener {n} (device which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water) | :: waterverzachter {m} |
| water-soluble {adj} (dissolving easily in water) | :: wateroplosbaar |
| watersport {n} (sport) | :: watersport {f} |
| waterspout {n} (tornado that occurs over a body of water) | :: waterhoos {f} |
| waterspout {n} (channel through which water is discharged) | :: waterspuwer {m} |
| water table {n} (level underground) | :: grondwaterstand {m}, freatisch vlak |
| water tap {n} (a spout connected to a socket to provide water from the main water supply) | :: kraan |
| watertight {adj} (tightly made) | :: waterdicht |
| water tower {n} (tank of water) | :: watertoren {m} |
| water under the bridge {n} (something in the past that cannot be controlled but must be accepted) | :: gedane zaken maken geen keer |
| water vapor {n} (water in a gaseous state) | :: waterdamp {m} |
| water vapor {n} | :: waterdamp {m} |
| waterway {n} (navigable body of water) | :: vaarweg {m}, waterweg {m}, vaarwater {n} |
| watery {adj} (wet, soggy or soaked with water) | :: waterig |
| waterzooi {n} (Flemish stew) | :: waterzooi {f} |
| watt {n} (derived unit of power) | :: watt |
| waulk {v} (full) SEE: full | :: |
| wave {v} (to move back and forth repeatedly) | :: zwaaien, zwenken, wapperen |
| wave {v} (to wave one’s hand) | :: zwaaien, wuiven |
| wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) | :: golf {m}, baar {f} |
| wave {n} (moving disturbance in a field) | :: golf {m} |
| wave {n} (shape which alternatingly curves in opposite directions) | :: golf {m} |
| wave {n} (sudden unusually large amount of something) | :: golf {m} |
| wave {n} (A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water) | :: wave {m} |
| wavefunction {n} (notion in quantum mechanics) | :: golffunctie {f} |
| waveguide {n} (a structure which guides waves) | :: golfgeleider, golfpijp |
| wavelength {n} (the length of a single cycle of a wave) | :: golflengte |
| wave pool {n} (swimming pool with waves) | :: golfslagbad {n} |
| waver {v} (to sway back and forth) | :: zwaaien, wuiven, wiegen |
| waver {v} (to flicker, glimmer, quiver) | :: flikkeren, flitsen |
| waver {v} (to fluctuate or vary) | :: schommelen, variëren |
| waver {v} (to shake or tremble) | :: schudden, beven |
| waver {v} (to falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way) | :: wankelen |
| waver {v} (to be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate) | :: twijfelen, weifelen |
| waver {n} (act of wavering, vacillating) | :: translated by nominalizing the verb |
| waver {n} (someone who waves) | :: wuiver {m}, zwaaier |
| wax {n} (oily, water-resistant substance) | :: was {m} |
| wax {n} (preparation containing wax, used as a polish) | :: was |
| wax {adj} (made of wax) | :: wassen |
| wax {v} (apply wax to) | :: wassen, was aanbrengen, met was insmeren |
| wax {v} (to assume specified characteristic) | :: worden |
| wax {v} (literary: grow) | :: groeien, toenemen, wassen |
| wax {v} (of the moon: appear larger each night) | :: wassen |
| wax {n} (process of growing) | :: wassen, aanwassen |
| wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax | :: |
| wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| waxing moon {n} (The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon) | :: wassende maan {f} |
| way {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| way {adv} (far) SEE: far | :: |
| way {n} (road, direction, path) | :: weg |
| way {n} (method or manner) | :: manier |
| way {adv} (much) SEE: much | :: |
| waybill {n} (document that lists the final destination (and other details) of each part of a cargo) | :: vrachtbrief {m} |
| wayfarer {n} (traveller) | :: reiziger {m} |
| waylay {v} (to lie in wait for and attack from ambush) | :: belagen, opwachten |
| waylay {v} (to accost or intercept unexpectedly) | :: onderscheppen |
| way off {adj} (very wrong) | :: helemaal ernaast zitten |
| way of life {n} (style of living) | :: leefwijze {c} |
| Way of the Cross {n} (series of images) | :: kruisweg |
| way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
| way too {adv} (all too, much too, to a degree that is very excessive) | :: veel te |
| wayward {adj} (given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray) | :: eigenzinnig |
| WC {n} (abbreviation for water closet) | :: wc {m} |
| we {pron} (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) | :: wij, we |
| we {pron} (the speaker(s) and the listener(s) (inclusive we: you and I)) | :: wij, we |
| weak {adj} (lacking in force or ability) | :: zwak, slap |
| weak {adj} (dilute, lacking in taste or potency) | :: flauw |
| weak {adj} (grammar: regular in inflection) | :: zwak |
| weaken {v} (to make weaker) | :: verzwakken |
| weaken {v} (to become weaker) | :: verzwakken |
| weaker sex {n} (women regarded collectively) | :: zwakke geslacht {n} |
| weakest link {n} (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) | :: zwakste schakel {m} {f} |
| weakling {n} (person of weak or even sickly physical constitution) | :: zwakkeling {m} |
| weakling {n} | :: zwakkeling {m} |
| weakness {n} (condition of being weak) | :: zwakte |
| weakness {n} (special fondness) | :: zwak {n} |
| weak verb {n} (Translations) | :: zwak werkwoord {n} |
| weal {n} (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip) | :: striem {f} |
| wealth {n} (riches; valuable material possessions) | :: rijkdom {m} |
| wealth {n} (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) | :: rijkdom {m}, weelde {f} |
| wealth {n} (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) | :: vermogen {n} |
| wealth {n} | :: weelde {f} |
| wean {v} (to cease giving milk) | :: afnemen |
| wean {v} (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment) | :: spenen |
| wean {v} (to cease to depend) | :: ontwennen |
| weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat) | :: wapen {n} |
| weapon {n} (means of harming or exerting control) | :: wapen {n} |
| weapon of mass destruction {n} (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) | :: massavernietigingswapen {n} |
| wear {v} (to have on (clothes)) | :: dragen, aanhebben |
| wear {v} (to exhaust physically) | :: vermoeien, uitputten |
| wear {n} (clothing) | :: kledij {f}, kleding {f} |
| wear {n} (damage) | :: sleet {m}, slijtage {f} |
| wear down {v} (to cause physical or mental fatigue) | :: verslijten |
| wearer {n} (one who wears) | :: drager {m}, draagster {f} |
| wear one's heart on one's sleeve {v} (to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions) | :: het hart op de tong hebben |
| wear rose-colored glasses {v} (to be excessively optimistic) | :: kijken met een rose bril |
| wear the pants {v} (wear the trousers) SEE: wear the trousers | :: |
| wear the trousers {v} (to be the dominant partner) | :: de broek aanhebben |
| weary {adj} (tired, fatigued) | :: uitgeput, vermoeid |
| weary {adj} | :: vermoeid |
| weary {v} (to make weary) | :: uitputten, vermoeien |
| weasel {n} (least weasel, Mustela nivalis) | :: wezel {f} {m} |
| weasel word {n} (word used to qualify or hedge a statement) | :: vaagtaal {f}, wezelwoord {n} |
| weather {n} (state of the atmosphere) | :: weer {n} |
| weather {n} | :: weer {n} |
| weather {v} (to endure an event) | :: doorstaan |
| weather {n} (situation) SEE: situation | :: |
| weather balloon {n} (meteorological balloon) | :: weerballon {m} |
| weathercock {n} (weather vane) | :: windhaan {m}, weerhaan {m} |
| weather forecast {n} (prediction of future weather) | :: weersverwachting {f}, weersvoorspelling {f} |
| weathering {n} (breaking down of rocks) | :: verwering {f} |
| weatherman {n} (weather forecaster) | :: weerman {m} |
| weather map {n} (map showing the analysis of meteorological quantities) | :: weerkaart {c} |
| weatherperson {n} (weatherman) SEE: weatherman | :: |
| weather report {n} (translations) | :: weerbericht {n} |
| weather satellite {n} (weather satellite) | :: Weersatelliet {m} |
| weather vane {n} (a device showing the direction of the wind) | :: windwijzer |
| weatherwoman {n} (female weather forecaster) | :: weervrouw {f} |
| weave {v} (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another) | :: weven |
| weave {v} | :: weven |
| weave {n} (a type or way of weaving) | :: weefsel {n} |
| weaver {n} (one who weaves) | :: wever {m}, weefster {f} |
| weaving {n} (process of making woven material) | :: weven {n} |
| web {n} (the World Wide Web (also spelled Web)) | :: net {n}, web {n} |
| web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| web browser {n} (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web) | :: webbrowser {m}, bladerprogramma {n} , bladeraar |
| webcam {n} (video camera viewed over a network) | :: webcam, cam |
| web design {n} (creation of web pages) | :: webdesign {n} |
| weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog | :: |
| webmaster {n} (the person responsible for maintaining a website) | :: webmaster {m} |
| web page {n} (a single page in a website) | :: webpagina |
| web server {n} (software) | :: webserver |
| web server {n} (computer) | :: webserver |
| website {n} (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web) | :: website {f} {m}, webstek {m} |
| wed {v} | :: trouwen |
| wedding {n} (marriage ceremony) | :: bruiloft {f}, trouw {m}, huwelijk {n}, hoogtijd {m} |
| wedding cake {n} (cake used as part of a wedding ceremony) | :: bruiloftstaart {m}, bruidstaart {m} |
| wedding day {n} | :: trouwdag {m}, huwelijksdag, bruiloftsdag {m} |
| wedding dress {n} (the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony) | :: trouwjurk {m} {f} |
| wedding gown {n} (wedding dress) SEE: wedding dress | :: |
| wedding ring {n} (a ring symbolizing marriage) | :: trouwring {m} |
| wedge {n} (simple machine) | :: wig {m}, spie {f} |
| wedge {n} (group of birds flying in V formation) | :: vendel {n} |
| wedge {n} (typography: háček) SEE: háček | :: |
| wedge product {n} (in algebra) | :: uitproduct {n} |
| Wednesday {n} (day of the week) | :: woensdag {m} |
| wee {adj} (small, little) | :: klein, petieterig, pietepeuterig |
| wee {n} | :: pis {m}, urine {f}; plas {m} |
| wee {v} | :: plassen, pipi doen, wateren, pissen, urineren |
| weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar | :: |
| weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco | :: |
| weed {n} (unwanted plant) | :: onkruid |
| weed {n} (slang: marijuana) | :: wiet {n} |
| weed {n} (informal: puny person) | :: zwakkeling {m} |
| weed {n} ((archaic) apparel) | :: lijngewaad |
| weed {n} (duckweed) SEE: duckweed | :: |
| week {n} (period of seven days) | :: week {f} |
| weekday {n} (weekday) | :: werkdag {m}, weekdag {m} |
| weekend {n} (break in the working week) | :: weekend {n}, weekeinde {n} |
| weekly {adv} (once every week) | :: wekelijks, eenmaal per week |
| weekly {adv} (every week) | :: wekelijks, elke week |
| weekly {adj} (of or relating to a week) | :: wekelijks, wekelijkse |
| weekly {adj} (happening once a week or every week) | :: wekelijks, wekelijkse |
| weekly {n} (publication that is published once a week) | :: weekblad {n} |
| weep {v} (to cry, shed tears) | :: huilen, wenen, schreien |
| weeping willow {n} (Salix babylonica) | :: treurwilg {m} |
| weepy {adj} (inclined to weep) | :: huilerig, tranerig |
| wee small hours {n} (very early morning) | :: de vroege uurtjes |
| weevil {n} (beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea) | :: snuitkever {m} |
| weevil {n} (beetle in the family Curculionidae) | :: snuitkever {m} |
| wee-wee {n} | :: piemel {m}, plasser {m} , poenie {f} |
| weft {n} (horizontal threads) | :: inslag {m} |
| weigh {v} (to determine the weight of an object) | :: wegen |
| weigh {v} | :: wegen |
| weighing {adj} (weighing) | :: weging |
| weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass | :: |
| weight {n} (force due to gravity) | :: gewicht |
| weight {n} (object to make something heavier) | :: gewicht |
| weight {v} (in mathematics) | :: wegen |
| weightlessness {n} (having zero weight) | :: gewichtloosheid {f} |
| weightlifter {n} (person who competes for maximum weight lifted) | :: gewichtheffer {m} |
| weight loss {n} (reduction of body mass) | :: gewichtsverlies {n} |
| weight stack {n} (a block of calibrated weight, often used in an exercising machine) | :: gewichtsblok {n} |
| weighty {adj} (heavy) | :: zwaarwegend, gewichtig, wichtig |
| weigh up {v} (assess a situation) | :: inschatten, peilen |
| Weimar Republic {prop} (Germany between 1919 and 1933) | :: Weimarrepubliek {f}, Republiek van Weimar {f} |
| weir {n} (adjustable dam) | :: weer {n}, stuw {m}, overlaat {m} |
| weir {n} (fence to catch fish) | :: visweer {f} |
| weird {adj} (having supernatural or preternatural power) | :: bovennatuurlijk |
| weird {adj} (having an unusually strange character or behaviour) | :: vreemd, raar, bizar, eigenaardig |
| weird {adj} (deviating from the normal; bizarre) | :: vreemd, raar, ongewoon, bizar, eigenaardig, merkwaardig |
| weird out {v} (make feel strange) | :: de kriebels bezorgen |
| welcome {adj} (whose arrival is a cause of joy) | :: welkom, welkome, graag gezien |
| welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) | :: welkom! |
| welcome {n} (act of greeting someone's arrival) | :: verwelkoming {f}, begroeting {f}, ontvangst {f} |
| welcome {n} (utterance of such a greeting) | :: welkom {n} |
| welcome {v} (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) | :: verwelkomen, welkom heten |
| welcome {v} (to accept willingly) | :: verwelkomen, graag ontvangen |
| welcome back {phrase} (welcome back) | :: welkom terug |
| welcomingly {adv} (in a welcoming manner) | :: gastvrij |
| weld {n} (herb) | :: wouw {f} |
| weld {v} (to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat) | :: lassen, wellen |
| weld {v} (to bind, unite) | :: verbinden, samenvoegen |
| welder {n} (one who welds) | :: lasser |
| welder {n} (item of equipment) | :: lasapparaat {n} |
| welfare state {n} (social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens) | :: verzorgingsstaat {m}, welvaartsstaat {m} |
| welfare state {n} (country in which such a system operates) | :: verzorgingsstaat {m}, welvaartsstaat {m} |
| welfare trap {n} (situation) | :: werkloosheidsval {m} |
| welkin {n} ((archaic) the sky, the region of clouds, the upper air, the heavens) | :: uitspansel {n}, hemelgewelf {n} |
| welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky | :: |
| well {adv} | :: goed, wel |
| well {adj} (in good health) | :: gezond |
| well {interj} (used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations) | :: nou, nou ja |
| well {interj} | :: nou |
| well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) | :: bron {f}, put {m} |
| well {n} (spring) | :: bron {f}, wel {f} |
| well {v} (to issue forth) | :: vloeien, opwellen |
| well {n} (cockpit of a sailing boat) SEE: cockpit | :: |
| well-balanced {adj} (properly balanced; in equilibrium) | :: evenwichtig, uitgebalanceerd |
| well begun is half done {proverb} (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour) | :: een goed begin is het halve werk |
| well-behaved {adj} (having good manners and acting properly) | :: braaf, goedgemanierd, gemanierd, welgemanierd |
| well-behaved {adj} (having a finite derivative) | :: braaf |
| well-being {n} (state of health, happiness and/or prosperity) | :: welzijn {n} |
| well-brought-up {adj} (having good manners) | :: welopgevoed |
| well-deserved {adj} (richly deserved) | :: welverdiend |
| well-disposed {adj} (friendly and sympathetic) | :: geporteerd |
| well done {adj} (well cooked) | :: goed doorbakken |
| well done {interj} (exclamation of praise) | :: goed zo, goed gedaan |
| well-endowed {adj} (wealthy) | :: goed voorzien |
| well-formed {adj} (syntactically correct) | :: welgevormd, goed gevormd |
| well-heeled {adj} (rich; affluent) | :: rijk, welvarend, |
| Wellington {prop} (capital of New Zealand) | :: Wellington |
| Wellington boot {n} (Wellington boot) SEE: Wellington boots | :: |
| Wellington boots {n} (waterproof rubber boot) | :: laarzen, rubberlaarzen, botten |
| well-meant {adj} (Having good intentions, even if resulting in unfortunate consequences) | :: goedbedoeld, welgemeend |
| well-ordering {n} (a type of total order) | :: welordening {f} |
| well-read {adj} (well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively) | :: belezen |
| well-to-do {adj} (rich) | :: welgesteld |
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to Wales) | :: Welsh, Wels |
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to the Welsh language) | :: Welsh, Wels |
| Welsh {n} (language) | :: Welsh {n}, Wels {n}, Kymrisch {n} |
| Welsh {n} (collectively, people of Wales) | :: Welshmen {p} |
| Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
| weltanschauung {n} (worldview) SEE: worldview | :: |
| weltschmerz {n} (world-weariness) | :: weltschmerz {m} {f} |
| wench {n} ((archaic) girl or young woman) | :: meid {f} |
| Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav | :: |
| Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| Wendy {prop} (female given name) | :: Wendi |
| wentletrap {n} (any of numerous species of elegant marine shells of the genus Epitonium) | :: wenteltrap {m} |
| were- {prefix} (man) | :: weer {m} |
| werebear {n} (shapeshifter) | :: weerbeer {m}, manbeer {m} |
| werefox {n} (shapeshifter assuming the shape of a fox) | :: weervos |
| werejaguar {n} (shapeshifter) | :: weerjaguar {m} |
| wererat {n} (shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a rat) | :: weerrat {m} |
| weretiger {n} (shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger) | :: weertijger {m} |
| werewolf {n} (wolflike human) | :: weerwolf {m} |
| wergeld {n} (reparative payment) | :: weergeld {n}, bloedprijs {m}, bloedgeld {n} |
| Wernicke's area {n} (posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus) | :: gebied van Wernicke |
| west {n} (compass point) | :: westen {n} |
| west {adj} (towards the west) | :: west, westelijk, westelijke |
| west {adv} (towards the west) | :: westwaarts |
| West {prop} (Western world) | :: Westen {n} |
| West Africa {prop} (An area of west Africa, spanning 16 African countries) | :: West-Afrika {n} |
| West Bank {prop} (territory) | :: Westelijke Jordaanoever {m} |
| West Coast {prop} (the western seaboard of the United States) | :: westkust {f} {m} |
| western {adj} (pertaining to the west) | :: westelijk, westers |
| western {adj} (blowing from the west) | :: westelijk |
| Western {adj} (of, situated in, or related to the West) SEE: western | :: |
| Western Africa {prop} (West Africa) SEE: West Africa | :: |
| Western Asia {prop} (the westernmost subregion of Asia) | :: West-Azië |
| Western Australia {prop} (state of Australia) | :: West-Australië |
| western barn owl {n} (Tyto alba furcata) | :: kerkuil |
| western capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus) | :: auerhoen {n}, berghoen |
| western cattle egret {n} (Bubulcus ibis) | :: koereiger |
| western diamondback rattlesnake {n} (Crotalus atrox) | :: Texaanse ratelslang |
| westerner {n} (inhabitant of Europe and the Americas) | :: westerling {m} |
| Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe) | :: West-Europa {n} |
| westernization {n} (assimilation of the western culture) | :: verwestersing, verwesterlijking |
| westernmost {adj} (farthest west) | :: westelijkst |
| western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey | :: |
| Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa) | :: Westelijke Sahara |
| western sandpiper {n} (Calidris mauri) | :: Alaskastrandloper {m} |
| Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) | :: Westmuur {m}, Westelijke muur {m}, Klaagmuur {m} |
| West Flanders {prop} (Belgian province in Flanders) | :: West-Vlaanderen {n} |
| West Flemish {adj} (from or relating to West Flanders) | :: West-Vlaams |
| West Flemish {adj} (in or relating to the West Flemish dialects) | :: West-Vlaams |
| West Flemish {prop} (group of Flemish dialects) | :: West-Vlaams {n} |
| West Frisian {prop} (language spoken in Friesland) | :: Fries {n}, Westerlauwers Fries {n} |
| West Frisian {prop} (the Western Frisian dialect of Dutch) | :: West-Fries |
| West Frisian Islands {prop} (chain of islands) | :: Waddeneilanden |
| West Germanic {adj} | :: West-Germaans |
| West Germany {prop} (former European country) | :: West-Duitsland {n} |
| West Indian {adj} (of or from the West Indies) | :: West-Indisch, Antilliaans |
| West Indian {n} (of or from the West Indies) | :: West-Indiër {m}, Antilliaan {m} |
| West Indies {prop} (islands of the Caribbean sea) | :: West-Indië |
| Westman Islands {prop} (archipelago off the south coast of Iceland) | :: Westmaneilanden {p} |
| Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church) | :: Westminster Abbey |
| Westminster Cathedral {prop} (chuerch) | :: Kathedraal van Westminster {f} |
| westside {n} (western side) | :: westkant, westzijde, westerzijde |
| West Slavic {prop} (of or relating to the West Slavs) | :: West-Slavisch |
| westward {adv} (towards the west) | :: westwaarts |
| westwards {adv} (towards the west) | :: westwaarts |
| wet {adj} (made of liquid or moisture) | :: nat |
| wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) | :: nat, vochtig |
| wet {adj} (of weather or a time period: rainy, see also: rainy) | :: nat, vochtig |
| wet {adj} ((slang) sexually aroused and thus having a moistened vulva) | :: nat |
| wet {v} (cover or impregnate with liquid) | :: natmaken |
| wet {v} (urinate accidentally in or on) | :: plassen |
| wet behind the ears {adj} (inexperienced, not seasoned) | :: nat achter de oren |
| wet blanket {n} (someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity) | :: spelbreker, spelbreekster |
| wet dream {n} (literally) | :: natte droom, nachtejeculatie |
| wet dream {n} (figuratively) | :: natte droom |
| wether {n} (castrated buck goat) | :: weer {m} |
| wether {n} (castrated ram) | :: hamel {m} |
| wetland {n} (land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas) | :: drasland {n}, moer {m}, vochtgebied {n} |
| wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) | :: zoogmoeder {f}, min {f} |
| wet oneself {v} (lose control of one's bladder) | :: broekplassen |
| wet one's pants {v} (wet oneself) SEE: wet oneself | :: |
| wet season {n} (rainy season) SEE: rainy season | :: |
| whack {n} (A blow, impact or slap) | :: klop {m} |
| whack {v} (to hit, slap or strike) | :: slaan |
| whack {v} (to kill) | :: afmaken |
| whale {n} (large sea mammal) | :: walvis {m} |
| whalebone {n} (horny material from fringed plates of upper jaw of baleen whale) | :: balein {n} |
| whale oil {n} (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) | :: walvistraan {m} {f} |
| whale shark {n} (Rhincodon typus) | :: walvishaai |
| whaling {n} (practice of hunting whales) | :: walvisvaart, walvisjacht {f} {m} |
| wharf {n} (man-made landing place) | :: kaai {f}, werf {m} |
| wharf {n} | :: werf {m}, kade {f} |
| what {pron} (what? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: wat |
| what {pron} (relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing that) | :: wat, hetgeen |
| what {pron} (nonstandard relative pronoun) | :: dat, wat |
| what {adv} (such) | :: wat, welk |
| what {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: wat! |
| what {determiner} (which) | :: welk, wat voor |
| what about {adv} (used to make a suggestion) | :: wat zeg je van |
| what about {adv} (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered) | :: en, hoe zit het met |
| whataboutery {n} (whataboutism) SEE: whataboutism | :: |
| whataboutism {n} (propaganda technique) | :: jij-bak, whataboutism, whataboutisme |
| what a lovely day {phrase} (what a lovely day) | :: wat een mooie dag |
| what a pity {phrase} (used to express regret) | :: wat jammer |
| what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing) | :: wat ben je aan het doen?, waar ben je mee bezig? |
| what a shame {phrase} (used to express regret) SEE: what a pity | :: |
| whatchamacallit {n} (any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember) | :: dinges {m} {n} |
| what date is it today {phrase} (what date is it today?) | :: de hoeveelste is het vandaag? |
| whatev {interj} (whatever) | :: boeie |
| whatever {determiner} (no matter which; for any) | :: welke ... ook, hoegenaamd |
| whatever {determiner} (anything) | :: maakt niet uit, het zal wel |
| what goes around comes around {proverb} (actions have consequences) | :: wie wind zaait, zal storm oogsten; dat komt ervan |
| whath {determiner} (which ordinal number) SEE: whatth | :: |
| what is that {phrase} (what is that?) | :: wat is dat? |
| what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?) | :: hoe heet u? , hoe heet jij? , wat is uw naam? , wat is je naam? , wat is jouw naam? |
| what languages do you speak {phrase} (what languages do you speak?) | :: welke talen spreekt u?, welke talen spreek je? |
| what number {adv} (what number, which (in a numbered series)) | :: hoeveelste |
| what of it {interj} (so what) | :: wat dan nog, nou en |
| what's done is done {proverb} | :: gedane zaken nemen geen keer |
| what's good {phrase} (what's up) SEE: what's up | :: |
| what's-his-name {pron} (A person or entity whose name one does not remember) | :: jeweetwel, dinges |
| what's on your mind {phrase} (what is bothering you?) | :: wat scheelt er? |
| what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander {proverb} (if something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another) | :: gelijke monniken, gelijke kappen |
| what's the matter {phrase} (what's wrong?) | :: Wat is er aan de hand? |
| what's up {phrase} (How are you?) | :: wat is er?, hoe gaat het? |
| what's your job {phrase} (what's your job?) | :: wat is uw baan? , wat is je baan? , wat is jouw baan? |
| what's your phone number {phrase} (what's your phone number?) | :: Wat is je telefoonnummer? , Wat is uw telefoonnummer? |
| whatth {n} (which ordinal number) | :: hoeveelste |
| what the fuck {phrase} (An intensive form of what) | :: wat de fok |
| what the fuck {interj} (expressing astonishment) | :: wat de fok |
| what the hell {phrase} (an intensive form of what) | :: wat voor de donder?, wat donder? |
| what the hell {phrase} (why not?) | :: lekker boeiend, ach schijt |
| what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?) | :: hoe laat is het? |
| wheal {n} (small raised swelling on the skin) SEE: weal | :: |
| wheat {n} (grain) | :: weit {f}, tarwe {m} |
| wheat flour {n} (flour from wheat) | :: tarwebloem {m} {f}, tarwemeel {n} |
| wheat weevil {n} (species of weevils) | :: graanklander, graankalander |
| wheel {n} (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) | :: wiel {n}, rad {n} |
| wheel {n} (steering device in a vessel) | :: stuurwiel {n} |
| wheel {n} (steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle) SEE: steering wheel | :: |
| wheelbarrow {n} (small cart) | :: kruiwagen {m} {f} |
| wheelchair {n} (chair) | :: rolstoel {m} |
| wheel clamp {n} (a device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven) | :: wielklem {f} |
| wheelhouse {n} (enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated) | :: stuurhuis {n}, stuurhut {n} |
| wheel of Fortune {prop} (Tarot card) | :: rad van fortuin {n} |
| Wheel of Fortune {prop} (television game show) | :: Rad van Fortuin {n} |
| wheelwright {n} (person who builds and repairs wheels) | :: wagenmaker {m}, wielmaker {m} |
| whelk {n} (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) | :: wulk |
| when {adv} (at what time, as a direct question) | :: wanneer |
| when {adv} (at what time, as an indirect question) | :: wanneer |
| when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that) | :: als, wanneer, zodra |
| when {conj} (during the time that) | :: als, wanneer |
| when {conj} (at what time; at which time) | :: wanneer |
| when {conj} | :: toen |
| when {pron} (what time; which time) | :: wanneer |
| whence {adv} (from where; from which place or source) | :: waarvandaan |
| whence {conj} | :: waarvandaan, waar … vandaan… |
| whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| whenever {conj} | :: wanneer ook |
| when Hell freezes over {adv} (never) | :: wanneer Pasen en Pinksteren op één dag vallen |
| when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do | :: |
| when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) | :: 's lands wijs, 's lands eer |
| when pigs fly {adv} (never, expressed by an idiom) | :: wanneer Pasen en Pinksteren op één dag vallen (when Easter and Pentecost fall on the same day), met sint-juttemis (on Saint Judith) |
| when push comes to shove {phrase} (when the pressure is on) | :: als puntje bij paaltje komt |
| when the cat's away {proverb} (People take advantage of the absence of authority) | :: als de kat van huis is |
| when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) | :: als de kat van huis is, dansen de muizen op tafel |
| where {conj} (at or in which place) | :: waar, waarvan, waarvandaan |
| where {conj} (to which place or situation) | :: waartoe, waarheen |
| where {adv} (at or in what place) | :: waar |
| where {adv} (to what place) | :: waarheen, waarnaartoe |
| where {adv} (from what place) | :: waarvan, waarvandaan |
| where {pron} (the place in which) | :: waar, waarheen, waarvan, waarvandaan |
| where {n} (the place in which something happens) | :: waar {n}, waarheen {n}, waarvan {n}, waarvandaan {n} |
| whereabouts {adv} (near what location) | :: waaromtrent, |
| whereabouts {n} (location) | :: verblijfplaats |
| whereafter {adv} (translation) | :: waarna |
| where are we {phrase} (where are we) | :: waar zijn we? |
| where are we going {phrase} (where are we going?) | :: waar gaan we? |
| where are you {phrase} (where are you?) | :: waar ben je? , waar ben U? |
| where are you from {phrase} (in which country or region were you born or raised) | :: waar kom je vandaan?, waar komt u vandaan? |
| whereas {conj} (but in contrast; whilst on the contrary…) | :: hoewel, terwijl, ofschoon |
| whereas {conj} (it being the case that…) | :: aangezien, terwijl, waarbij, vermits |
| whereat {conj} (translation) | :: waaraan |
| whereby {adv} (by which) | :: waarbij |
| where can I find a hotel {phrase} (where can I find a hotel) | :: waar kan ik een hotel vinden |
| where does this bus go {phrase} (where does this bus go) | :: waar gaat deze bus naartoe? |
| where does this train go {phrase} (where does this train go) | :: waar gaat deze trein naartoe? |
| where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?) | :: waar woon je? |
| wherefore {conj} (because of which) | :: waarom, waarvoor |
| wherefrom {adv} (from which) | :: waarvandaan |
| whereinto {adv} (translation) | :: waarheen |
| where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?) | :: waar is het toilet?, waar is de wc? |
| wherenot {n} (wherever) SEE: wherever | :: |
| whereof {conj} (of what; of which; of whom) | :: waarvan |
| whereon {adv} (translation) | :: waarop |
| where there is a will there is a way {proverb} (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) | :: waar een wil is, is een weg, willen is kunnen |
| where there's smoke, there's fire {proverb} (if there is telltale evidence of some event, the event is probably occurring) | :: waar rook is is vuur |
| whereto {adv} | :: waartoe |
| whereunder {adv} (translation) | :: waaronder |
| whereupon {conj} (after which) | :: waarop |
| whereupon {conj} (in consequence of which) | :: waardoor, waarna |
| wherever {adv} (emphatic form of "where") | :: waar toch |
| wherever {conj} (in any place, anywhere) | :: waar, waar ook |
| wherever {conj} (in all places, everywhere) | :: waar ook |
| wherewith {adv} (with which) | :: waarmee |
| wherewithal {n} (the ability and means to accomplish some task) | :: middelen, waarmede |
| wherewithal {adv} (in what way; how) | :: waarmede |
| where you at {phrase} (where are you) SEE: where are you | :: |
| wherry {n} (a kind of boat) | :: veerboot {m} {f} |
| whet {v} (hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening) | :: wetten, slijpen, scherpen |
| whet {v} (stimulate or make more keen) | :: wetten, scherpen |
| whether {conj} (introducing indirect questions) | :: of |
| whether {conj} (if, whether or not) | :: of |
| whether {conj} (introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | :: of |
| whetstone {n} (stone used to hone tools) | :: slijpsteen |
| whew {interj} | :: oef |
| whey {n} (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled) | :: wei {m} {f} |
| which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) | :: welk |
| which {determiner} ((relative) the one(s) that) | :: welk, dewelke, hetwelk |
| which {pron} ((interrogative) what one or ones) | :: welk, hetwelk, dewelke |
| which {pron} ((relative) who, whom, what) | :: die, dat |
| whiff {n} (waft; brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air) | :: zuchtje, vlaag, vleug, adem |
| whiff {n} (odour carried briefly through the air) | :: vleug {c} |
| whiff {n} (short inhalation of breath) | :: teug {c}, trek {m} |
| whiff {v} (waft) | :: geuren |
| whiff {v} (sniff) | :: snuiven, ruiken |
| whiff {adj} (having a strong or unpleasant odor) | :: geurig, sterk van geur |
| while {n} (uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | :: tijdje {n}, momentje {n}, een hele tijd {m}, poosje {n} |
| while {conj} (during the same time that) | :: terwijl |
| while {conj} (although) | :: hoewel, terwijl |
| while {conj} (as long as) | :: zolang |
| while {conj} (until) SEE: until | :: |
| while away {v} (spend time idly) | :: tijd verdrijven |
| whilst {conj} | :: terwijl |
| whim {n} (fanciful impulse) | :: gril |
| whimbrel {n} (a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus) | :: regenwulp |
| whimper {n} (a low intermittent sob) | :: snik {m} |
| whimper {v} (to cry or sob softly and intermittently) | :: zuchtenkreunen, dreinen |
| whimsical {adj} (Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing) | :: vreemd, willekeurig, curieus, speels, luchtig |
| whimsicality {n} (caprice) SEE: caprice | :: |
| whinchat {n} (Saxicola ruberta) | :: paapje {n} |
| whine {n} (a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound) | :: zeuren, huilen, jammeren |
| whine {v} (to complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine) | :: zeuren |
| whinge {n} (to complain or protest) | :: mopperen, zeuren, zagen |
| whip {n} (rod or rope) | :: zweep |
| whip {v} (to hit with a whip) | :: geselen |
| whip {n} (whipped cream) SEE: whipped cream | :: |
| whiplash {n} (lash of a whip) | :: zweepslag |
| whiplash {n} (whiplash injury) | :: whiplash {c} |
| whipped cream {n} (thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating) | :: slagroom {m} |
| whippersnapper {n} (young, cheeky person) | :: snotneus, branie, broekie |
| whipping {n} (punishment) | :: geseling, zweepslagen |
| whipping {n} (defeat) | :: pak slaag |
| whipping {n} (cooking technique) | :: opkloppen |
| whipping {n} (nautical term) | :: betakeling |
| whipping boy {n} (someone punished for the errors of others) | :: zondebok {m} |
| whipstaff {n} (bar to steer a vessel) | :: kolderstok {m} |
| whirlpool {n} (swirling body of water) | :: draaikolk |
| whirlwind {n} (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air) | :: windhoos {m} {f}, wervelwind {m} |
| whirr {v} (To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound) | :: snorren, gonzen, zoemen, brommen |
| whisk {n} (kitchen utensil) | :: garde {m} |
| whisker {n} (part of the beard) | :: bakkebaarden |
| whisker {n} (hair of the beard) | :: baardhaar |
| whisker {n} (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat) | :: snor |
| whisker {n} ((colloquial) very small distance between two things) | :: op een haar na, ei zo na |
| whiskered tern {n} (Chlidonias hybrida) | :: witwangstern |
| whiskey {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: whiskey {m} |
| whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey | :: |
| whisper {n} (act of speaking in a quiet voice) | :: gefluister {n} |
| whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice) | :: fluisteren, fezelen, wisperen, vezelen, ruinen |
| whist {n} (card game) | :: wiezen {n} |
| whistle {n} (device used to make a whistling sound) | :: fluitje {n} |
| whistle {n} (sound made by whistling) | :: fluittoon {m} |
| whistle {n} (sound similar to the sound made by whistling) | :: fluittoon {m} |
| whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound) | :: fluiten |
| whistle {v} (to move in such a way as to make a whistling sound) | :: fluiten |
| whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit | :: |
| whistle-blower {n} (one who reports a problem or violation to the authorities) | :: klokkenluider {m} |
| white {n} (color/colour) | :: wit {n} |
| white {n} (Caucasian person) | :: blanke {m} {f} |
| white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine | :: |
| white {adj} (Cistercian) SEE: Cistercian | :: |
| white {adj} (bright and colourless) | :: wit |
| white {adj} (of or relating to Caucasians) | :: blank |
| white {adj} (designated for use by Caucasians) | :: blank |
| white {adj} (relatively light or pale in colour) | :: licht |
| white {adj} (pale or pallid) | :: bleek, wit |
| white {adj} (lacking tan) | :: bleek |
| white {adj} (board games: deemed to belong to the white set) | :: wit |
| white {adj} (politics: anti-revolutionary) | :: wit |
| white {adj} (typography: not containing characters) | :: blank, wit |
| white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite | :: |
| white as a sheet {adj} (pale as if suffering from shock) | :: spierwit, lijkbleek |
| whitebeam {n} (any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria) | :: meelbes {f} |
| white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear | :: |
| white-bearded antshrike {n} (passerine bird) | :: witbaard-mierklauwier |
| white-billed diver {n} (Gavia adamsii) | :: geelsnavelduiker {m} |
| white blood cell {n} (cytology: a type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response) | :: witte bloedcel |
| white bread {n} (bread made from white flour) | :: wittebrood {n} |
| white bream {n} (European fish) | :: blei |
| white-browed tit {n} (Poecile superciliosus) | :: witbrauwmees |
| white cabbage {n} (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba) | :: wittekool {f} |
| white coffee {n} (coffee with milk added) | :: koffie met melk {m} |
| white-collar {adj} (of or pertaining to office work and workers) | :: witteboorden- |
| white-collar crime {n} (non-violent crime) | :: witteboordencriminaliteit {f} |
| white dwarf {n} (white dwarf star) | :: witte dwerg |
| white-eyed gull {n} (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) | :: witoogmeeuw {f} |
| whitefin dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| whitefish {n} (beluga) SEE: beluga | :: |
| white flag {n} (a flag used as a symbol of surrender) | :: witte vlag {f} |
| white-flippered penguin {n} (Eudyptula albosignata albosignata) | :: witvleugelpinguïn {m} |
| white-fronted tit {n} (Sittiparus semilarvatus) | :: witvoorhoofdmees |
| white gold {n} (A precious metal alloy consisting of gold and a platinum group metal) | :: witgoud {n} |
| white hole {n} (singularity) | :: wit gat {n} |
| White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) | :: Witte Huis {n} |
| white lie {n} (deliberate untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result) | :: leugen om bestwil {f} |
| white market {n} (legal market) | :: witte markt {m} |
| white night {n} (night with only civil twilight) | :: witte nacht {f} |
| white noise {n} (random signal with flat power spectral density) | :: witte ruis {m} |
| white-nosed coati {n} (Nasua narica) | :: witsnuitneusbeer {m} |
| whiteout {n} (correction fluid) SEE: correction fluid | :: |
| white owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| white paper {n} (EU document) | :: witboek {n} |
| white pepper {n} (Light-colored seed of pepper) | :: witte peper {m} |
| white pointer {n} (great white shark) SEE: great white shark | :: |
| white poplar {n} (Populus alba) | :: abeel {m} |
| white rice {n} (rice with the hull polished off) | :: witte rijst {m} |
| white roe {n} (milt) SEE: milt | :: |
| white-rumped sandpiper {n} (Calidris fuscicollis) | :: Bonapartes strandloper {m} |
| White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian | :: |
| white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise | :: |
| white sauce {n} (béchamel sauce) SEE: béchamel sauce | :: |
| White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia) | :: Witte Zee {f} |
| white-shouldered antshrike {n} (passerine bird) | :: witschouder-mierklauwier |
| whitesmith {n} (tinsmith) SEE: tinsmith | :: |
| white stork {n} (large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia) | :: ooievaar {m} |
| white-tailed eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) | :: zeearend, Europese zeearend |
| white-tailed hawk {n} (Buteo albicaudatus) | :: witstaartbuizerd |
| white-tailed lapwing {n} (Vanellus leucurus) | :: witstaartkievit |
| white-tailed plover {n} (Vanellus leucurus) SEE: white-tailed lapwing | :: |
| white-throated dipper {n} (Cinclus cinclus) | :: waterspreeuw |
| white wagtail {n} (bird in the wagtail family) | :: witte kvikstaart |
| whitewash {n} (lime and water mixture) | :: witkalk |
| whitewash {v} | :: witten |
| white whale {n} (a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) SEE: beluga | :: |
| white wine {n} (light coloured wine) | :: witte wijn |
| white-winged tern {n} (Chlidonias leucopterus) | :: witvleugelstern |
| whither {adv} (to which place) | :: waarheen, werwaarts |
| Whitsun {n} (Whitsunday) | :: Pinksteren |
| Whitsunday {n} (the Sunday of the feast of Pentecost) | :: Pinksteren {m} |
| whittle {n} (large knife) | :: (groot) mes {n} |
| whittle {v} (cut or shape wood with a knife) | :: kerven, snijden, aanspitsen |
| whittle {v} (reduce or gradually eliminate something) | :: afknagen, verminderen |
| whiz {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: wie |
| who {pron} (who (relative pronoun)) | :: die, wie, dat, wat |
| who are you {phrase} (who are you?) | :: wie bent u?, wie ben jij?, wie ben je? |
| who cares {phrase} (reply to an unimportant statement) SEE: so what | :: |
| whodunit {n} (a crime novel or drama) | :: detectiveverhaal {n} |
| whoever {pron} (whatever person or persons) | :: wie (dan) ook |
| who knows {phrase} | :: wie zal het zeggen?, wie weet het? |
| whole {adj} (entire) | :: heel |
| wholegrain {n} (cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran) | :: volkoren |
| wholeheartedly {adv} (in a wholehearted manner; with one's whole heart; enthusiastically) | :: van ganser harte |
| wholemeal {adj} (containing or made from the whole grain) SEE: wholegrain | :: |
| wholemeal bread {n} (bread) | :: volkorenbrood {n} |
| whole number {n} (integer) SEE: integer | :: |
| whole number {n} (natural number) SEE: natural number | :: |
| wholesale {n} (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) | :: groothandel {m} |
| wholesale {adj} (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) | :: grootschalig |
| wholesaler {n} (person or company that sells goods wholesale to retailers) | :: grossier, groothandelaar |
| whole shebang {n} (the entire thing) | :: de hele rataplan, de hele mikmak, de hele reutemeteut |
| wholesome {adj} (promoting virtue or being virtuous) | :: deugdelijk |
| wholly {adv} (to the fullest extent) SEE: completely | :: |
| whom {pron} (relative pronoun) | :: die; wie, waarmee, waarvan, waaronder |
| whoopee {interj} (expression of delight) | :: joepie |
| whoopee {v} (spontaneous expression of delight or joy) | :: joepie |
| whooper {n} (whooping crane) SEE: whooping crane | :: |
| whooper {n} (whooper swan) SEE: whooper swan | :: |
| whooper swan {n} (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) | :: wilde zwaan |
| whoopie cushion {n} | :: scheetkussen {n} |
| whooping cough {n} (a contagious disease) | :: kinkhoest {m} |
| whooping crane {n} (Grus americana) | :: kraanvogel {m} |
| whoosh {n} (breathy sound) | :: gesuis, geruis, gesis |
| whopper {n} (something remarkably large) | :: knoert {m}, joekel {m}, kanjer {m} |
| whopper {n} (outrageous lie) | :: grote leugen {m} |
| whore {n} | :: hoer {f}; slet {f}, hoer {f}, hoertje |
| whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whoremaster {n} (man who uses the services of prostitutes) | :: hoerenloper |
| whoremaster {n} (exploiter of people) | :: uitzuiger |
| whorl {n} (pattern of concentric circles.) | :: kringel {m}, wervel {m}, winding {f}, wartel {m}, werdel {m} |
| whorl {n} (circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs.) | :: bladerkrans {f} |
| whorl {n} (spindle whorl.) | :: spinsteen {m}, spinsteentje {n}, spinschijf {f} |
| whose {determiner} (of whom (interrogative)) | :: van wie, wiens {m} {n}, wier {f-p} |
| whose {determiner} (of whom (relative)) | :: van wie, wiens {m} {n}, wier {f-p} |
| whose {determiner} (of which (relative)) | :: waarvan |
| who would have thunk it {phrase} (who would have guessed it?) | :: wie had dat gedacht? |
| why {adv} (for what reason) | :: waarom |
| why {adv} | :: waarom, waarvoor |
| why {n} (the reason) | :: waarom {n} |
| why {interj} (exclamation of surprise) | :: wel, nou |
| wick {n} (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning) | :: lont {f} |
| wicked {adj} (evil or mischevous) | :: kwaadaardig, slecht |
| wickedness {n} (wicked thing) | :: boosheid {f} |
| widdershins {adv} (anticlockwise, counter-clockwise) | :: tegenwijzerzin {m} |
| widdle {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| wide {adj} (having a large physical extent from side to side) | :: wijd, breed |
| wide-angle lens {n} (short focal length lens) | :: groothoeklens {f} |
| widescreen {n} (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) | :: breedbeeld {n} |
| widescreen {adj} (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) | :: breedbeeld |
| widespread {adj} (affecting a large area) | :: wijdverspreid |
| widget {n} (unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product) | :: dingetje, prul |
| widow {n} (woman whose spouse has died) | :: weduwe {f} |
| widow {n} (person whose spouse has died) | :: weduw {m} {f} |
| widow {n} (single line of type carried over to the next page) | :: weduwe {f} |
| widower {n} (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) | :: weduwnaar {m} |
| widow-maker {n} (something which or someone who takes the lives of men) | :: weduwenmaker {m} |
| widow's mite {n} ((numismatics) lepton) SEE: lepton | :: |
| width {n} (measurement of something from side to side) | :: breedte {f} |
| Wie {prop} (Dutch surname) | :: Wie, Van Wie |
| Wie {prop} (Wie, Friesia) | :: Wie |
| wield {v} (to handle with skill and ease) | :: beheersen |
| wield {v} (to exercise authority or influence) | :: uitoefenen |
| Wiener schnitzel {n} (veal cutlet) | :: wienerschnitzel |
| wife {n} (married woman) | :: vrouw {f}, echtgenote {f} |
| wifebeater {n} (singlet) SEE: singlet | :: |
| wife carrying {n} (Scandinavian sport) | :: vrouwdragen {n} |
| Wi-Fi {n} (computing: wireless data communication standard) | :: Wi-Fi, draadloos internet |
| wig {n} (head of artificial hair) | :: pruik {m} |
| wigeon {n} (a kind of duck) | :: smient |
| wiggle {v} (to move with irregular motions) | :: wiebelen |
| Wijchen {prop} (village in the Netherlands) | :: Wijchen |
| wiki {n} (collaborative website) | :: wiki {m} |
| wiki {v} (research on a wiki) | :: wikiën |
| wiki {v} (contribute to a wiki) | :: wikiën |
| wikify {v} (to adapt (text) to a wiki, see also: wiki; -ify) | :: wikificeren |
| Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia) | :: Wikipedia |
| Wikipedian {n} (a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia) | :: Wikipediaan {m} {f} |
| Wiktionarian {n} (A person who contributes to Wiktionary) | :: Wikiwoordenboekmedewerker {m}, Wikiwoordenboekmedewerkster {f} |
| Wiktionary {prop} (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) | :: WikiWoordenboek {n} |
| wild {adj} (not domesticated or tamed) | :: wild |
| wild {adj} (raucous, unruly, and savage) | :: wild |
| wild animal {n} (animal living in a natural, undomesticated state) | :: wild dier |
| wild animal {n} (an animal, usually a mammalian predator, that is not the product of selective breeding) | :: wild dier |
| wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa) | :: everzwijn {n}, wild zwijn {n}, ever {m} |
| wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat | :: |
| wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} | :: wilde kat {f}, wilde staking |
| wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} (wildcat strike) SEE: wildcat strike | :: |
| wildcat strike {n} (labour strike not authorized by the leaders of a trade union) | :: wilde staking {f} |
| wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu | :: |
| wilderness {n} (uncultivated tract of land) | :: wildernis {f} |
| wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire | :: |
| wildfowl {n} (wild bird) | :: wild gevogelte |
| Wild Hunt {n} (folk myth) | :: Wilde Jacht |
| wildland {n} (natural area) | :: onbebouwd(e) land/grond, wildernis, woestenij |
| wildlife {n} (animals and plants in their natural environment) | :: wildleven {n}, wildlife, wilde planten en dieren, levende natuur |
| wildlife {n} (animals (without plants)) | :: wilde dieren |
| wildlife reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| wildlife sanctuary {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| wildling {n} (wild plant) | :: wilde plant |
| wildling {n} (wild animal) | :: wild dier/ beest |
| wild rice {n} (any species of Zizania) | :: wilde rijst {m} |
| wild service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) | :: elsbes |
| wild turkey {n} (Meleagris gallopavo) | :: kalkoen |
| Wild West {prop} (western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement) | :: Wilde Westen {n} |
| Wild West {prop} (place or situation in which disorderly behaviour prevails) | :: Wilde Westen {n} |
| wile {n} (trick or stratagem) | :: list {f}, fint {f}, sluwigheid {f} |
| Wilhelmina {prop} (female form of William) | :: Wilhelmina |
| will {v} (indicating future action) | :: zullen |
| will {n} (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | :: wil {m}, wens {m} |
| will {n} (legal document) | :: testament {n}, laatste wilsbeschikking {f} |
| Will {prop} (diminutive of William) | :: Jelle, Wil, Wim, Pim |
| William {prop} (male given name) | :: Willem, Wim |
| Williams {prop} (surname meaning "son of William") | :: Willems, Willemse, Willemsen |
| willing {adj} (ready to do something that is not a matter of course) | :: bereid |
| willingly {adv} (of one’s own free will) | :: graag, willens |
| will o' the wisp {n} (strange light) | :: dwaallicht |
| willow {n} (tree) | :: wilg {m} |
| willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus) | :: fitis |
| willpower {n} (strength of will) | :: wilskracht {m} {f} |
| willy {n} (The penis) | :: piemel {m} |
| willy-nilly {adv} (whether desired or not) | :: willens nillens |
| will you marry me {phrase} (marriage proposal) | :: wil je met me trouwen |
| Wilson's storm petrel {n} (small seabird) | :: Wilsons stormvogeltje {n} |
| wilt {v} (to droop) | :: verwelken |
| wilt {v} (to fatigue) | :: verslappen, moe worden |
| wilt {n} (drooping) | :: verwelking |
| wilt {n} (disease) | :: verwelkingsziekte |
| wily {adj} (sly, cunning) | :: gewiekst, snood |
| wimp {n} (someone who lacks confidence) | :: sul {m}, sukkel {m} |
| wimple {n} (Cloth used to cover a nun's head) | :: nonnenkap |
| wimple {n} (Fold or pleat) | :: plooi |
| wimple {n} (Ripple) | :: rimpel |
| wimple {n} (Curve or bend) | :: kromming, bocht |
| win {v} (transitive: achieve victory in) | :: winnen, overwinnen |
| win {v} (intransitive: achieve by winning) | :: winnen, overwinnen |
| win {n} (individual victory) | :: overwinning {f} |
| wince {n} (gesture of shrinking away) | :: samentrekking {f}, stuip {m} |
| wince {v} (to flinch as if in pain) | :: samenkrimpen, samentrekken, stuipen, huiveren |
| winch {n} (machine) | :: windas |
| wind {v} (to introduce by insinuation) SEE: insinuate | :: |
| wind {n} (movement of air) | :: wind {m} |
| wind {n} (flatus) | :: wind {m} |
| wind {v} (blow air through (a wind instrument)) | :: blazen |
| wind {v} (to turn coils of something around) | :: winden, wikkelen |
| wind {v} (to tighten a clockwork mechanism) | :: opwinden |
| wind back {v} (to wind towards the beginning) | :: terugspoelen |
| winded {adj} (short of breath) | :: buiten adem |
| wind farm {n} (collection of wind turbines) | :: windmolenpark {n} |
| windflower {n} (Anemone nemorosa) SEE: wood anemone | :: |
| Windhoek {prop} (capital of Namibia) | :: Windhoek {n} |
| windhover {n} (common kestrel) SEE: common kestrel | :: |
| wind instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) | :: blaasinstrument {n} |
| windle {n} (redwing) SEE: redwing | :: |
| windless {adj} (devoid of wind) | :: windstil |
| windmill {n} (machine) | :: windmolen {m} |
| windmill {n} (structure) | :: windmolen {m} |
| windmill {n} (child's toy) | :: windmolentje {n} |
| windmill {v} (to rotate with a sweeping motion) | :: molenwieken |
| window {n} (opening for light and air) | :: raam {n}, venster {n}, ruit {f} |
| window {n} (period of time) | :: interval {n} |
| window {n} (area on a computer screen) | :: venster {n} |
| window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window | :: |
| window box {n} (flower box) | :: vensterdoos {f} |
| window frame {n} (framework around a window) | :: raamkozijn {n} |
| windowpane {n} (piece of glass filling a window) | :: vensterruit {f}, vensterglas {n}, ruit {f} |
| windowsill {n} (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) | :: vensterbank |
| windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| windpipe {n} (trachea) | :: luchtpijp {f} |
| wind power {n} (power harnessed from the wind) | :: windenergie {f} |
| windrow {n} (row of cut grain or hay) | :: zwad, zwade |
| windrow {n} (line heaped up by the wind) | :: wal (also specified by substance, e.g. turfwal) |
| windscreen {n} (windshield) SEE: windshield | :: |
| windscreen wiper {n} (a device to clear a windscreen) SEE: windshield wiper | :: |
| windshield {n} (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) | :: voorruit |
| windshield wiper {n} (device to clear a windshield) | :: ruitenwisser {m} |
| Windsor bean {n} (fava bean) SEE: broad bean | :: |
| wind up {v} (to excite) | :: opwinden |
| windward {adj} (towards the wind) | :: windwaarts, bovenwinds, loefwaarts, loefzijdig |
| windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| windy {adj} (orally verbose) SEE: long-winded | :: |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from grapes) | :: wijn {m} |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from other fruit or vegetables) | :: wijn |
| wine {n} (wine colour) | :: bordeauxrood {n} |
| wine {v} (entertain with wine) | :: wijn serveren |
| wine {v} (drink wine) | :: wijn drinken |
| wineberry {n} (Japanese wineberry) | :: Japanse wijnbes {f} |
| wine bottle {n} (bottle for holding wine) | :: wijnfles {m} {f} |
| wine cellar {n} (underground place for storing wine) | :: wijnkelder {m} |
| wine glass {n} (glass vessel for drinking wine from) | :: wijnglas {n} |
| winemaker {n} (a person or company that makes wine) SEE: vintner | :: |
| winemaking {n} (the act of making wine) | :: vinificatie {f}, wijnbereiding {f} |
| wine vinegar {n} (vinegar made from wine) | :: wijnazijn {m} |
| wing {n} (part of an animal) | :: vleugel {m}, vlerk {f}, vleder {m}, wiek {f} |
| wing {n} (part of an aircraft) | :: vleugel {m} |
| wing {n} | :: vleugel {m} |
| wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly | :: |
| wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw | :: |
| winged {adj} (having wings) | :: gevleugeld |
| winged word {n} (well-known and attributable quotation) | :: gevleugeld woord {n} |
| winger {n} (offensive player) | :: vleugelspeler {c} |
| wingspan {n} (the distance from left wingtip to right) | :: spanwijdte |
| wink {v} (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion) | :: knipogen |
| wink {v} (to twinkle) | :: flonkeren, twinkelen |
| wink {n} (a blink) | :: knipoog {m} |
| wink {n} (an instant) | :: ogenblik {n} |
| winkle {n} (gastropod) SEE: periwinkle | :: |
| winner {n} (one who has won or often wins) | :: winnaar {m}, winnares {f} |
| Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear) | :: Winnie de Poeh |
| winnow {v} (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) | :: wannen |
| winnow {n} (something that winnows) | :: wan {m} {f} |
| winnowing basket {n} (basket used to winnow) | :: wan {m} {f} |
| win out {v} (be victorious) | :: zegevieren |
| win over {v} (to persuade) SEE: persuade | :: |
| winsome {adj} (charming, engaging, winning) | :: innemend |
| winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) | :: winter {m} |
| winter {v} (spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday) | :: winteren |
| winter {v} (store over winter) | :: winteren |
| winter coat {n} (warm coat) | :: winterjas {m}, wintermantel {m} |
| winter coat {n} (seasonal appearance) | :: winterkleed {n}, wintervacht {f} |
| winter depression {n} (disorder) | :: winterdepressie {f} |
| wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen | :: |
| winterkill {n} (mortality resulting from lethal wintery conditions among a human, animal, and/or vegetal population) | :: wintersterfte |
| winter storm {n} (A winter storm) | :: winterstorm {m}, sneeuwstorm {m} |
| wintertide {n} (wintertime) SEE: wintertime | :: |
| wintertime {n} (the season of winter) | :: wintertijd {m} |
| winter tire {n} | :: winterband {m} |
| win-win {adj} (of a situation that benefits two parties) | :: win-win |
| wipe {v} (remove surface substance) | :: vegen |
| wipe {v} (erase a computer disk) | :: wissen |
| wipeout {n} (The action of the verb "wipe out") | :: botsing {f} |
| wipe the slate clean {v} (to make a fresh start, forgetting differences) | :: met een schone lei beginnen |
| wire {n} (thin thread of metal) | :: draad {m} |
| wire {n} (metal conductor that carries electricity) | :: elektriciteitsdraad, snoer, ader |
| wire {v} (to fasten with wire) | :: vastbinden |
| wire {v} (to equip with wires for use with electricity) | :: electrificeren |
| wire {v} (to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring) | :: aansluiten |
| wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph | :: |
| wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram | :: |
| wire cutters {n} (hand tool) | :: draadschaar {f} |
| wireless {adj} (not having any wires) | :: draadloos |
| wireless {adj} | :: draadloos |
| wiretap {v} (to install or to use such a device) | :: aftappen |
| wiry {adj} (thin, muscular and flexible) | :: pezig |
| wisdom {n} (element of personal character) | :: wijsheid {f} |
| wisdom {n} (piece of wise advice) | :: wijsheid {f} |
| wisdom {n} (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) | :: wijsheid {f} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) | :: wijsheid {f} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) | :: wijsheid {f} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) | :: wijsheid {f} |
| wisdom {n} | :: wijsheid |
| wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) | :: verstandskies {m}, wijsheidstand {m} |
| wise {adj} (showing good judgement) | :: wijs |
| wisely {adv} (in a wise manner) | :: wijselijk |
| wisent {n} (European bison, Bison bonasus) | :: wisent {m} |
| wish {n} (desire) | :: wens |
| wish {v} (to hope for an outcome) | :: wensen, willen |
| wish {v} (to bestow a thought) | :: wensen |
| wishable {adj} (desirable) SEE: desirable | :: |
| wishbone {n} (bird's bone) | :: vorkbeen {n} |
| wishful thinking {n} (illusion that what one would like is true) | :: wensdenken {n} |
| wisp {n} (a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance) | :: sliert |
| wisteria {n} (a genus of about ten species of woody climbing vines) | :: blauweregen {m} |
| wistful {adj} (full of longing) | :: droefgeestig, weemoedig, melancholisch |
| wit {v} (Know, be aware of) | :: weten |
| wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| witch {n} (person who uses magic) | :: heks {f}, kol {f}, tovenares {f}, mare {f} |
| witch {n} (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) SEE: Torbay sole | :: |
| witchcraft {n} (the practice of witches) | :: hekserij {f} |
| witch doctor {n} (person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic) | :: sjamaan {m} |
| witches' Sabbath {n} (supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy) | :: heksensabbat |
| witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| witch hazel {n} (tree of the genus Hamamelis) | :: toverhazelaar {c} |
| witch-hunt {n} (persecution of persons believed to be using magic) | :: heksenjacht {m} {f} |
| witch-hunt {n} (campaign to punish dissident persons) | :: heksenjacht {m} {f} |
| witch's milk {n} (milk secreted from the breasts of newborn babies) | :: heksenmelk {m} |
| with {prep} (against) | :: met, tegen |
| with {prep} (in the company of) | :: met, bij |
| with {prep} (in addition to) | :: met |
| with {prep} (in support of) | :: voor, bij |
| with {prep} (expressing manner) | :: door |
| with {prep} (by means of) | :: met |
| with {prep} (as nourishment) | :: met |
| with a grain of salt {adv} (with common sense and skepticism) | :: met een korreltje zout |
| with bad grace {prep} | :: kwaadschiks |
| with bated breath {prep} (eagerly) | :: met ingehouden adem |
| withdraw {v} (pull back) | :: terugtrekken |
| withdraw {v} (take back) | :: terugnemen |
| withdraw {v} (remove, stop providing) | :: intrekken |
| withdraw {v} (extract (money from an account)) | :: afhalen , pinnen , opnemen |
| withdraw {v} (retreat) | :: terugtrekken |
| withdraw {v} | :: terugtreden |
| withe {n} (twig or shoot) | :: wilgenteen |
| wither {v} ((intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up) | :: verschrompelen |
| withering {adj} (tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction) | :: vernietigen, verwelken ,verdorren |
| withering {adj} (diminishing rapidly) | :: verleppen, verbleken |
| withering {adj} (tending to make someone feel small) | :: iemand het zwijgen opleggen |
| witherite {n} (mineral) | :: witheriet |
| withers {n} (part of the back of a draft animal) | :: schoft |
| with flying colors {prep} ((idiom) extremely well) | :: met vlag en wimpel, glansrijk |
| withhold {v} (to retain) | :: onthouden, onttrekken (aan) |
| within {prep} (spatial enclosure) | :: binnenin |
| with one hand tied behind one's back {adv} (hands down) SEE: hands down | :: |
| without {prep} (not having) | :: zonder |
| without a doubt {prep} (certainly) SEE: certainly | :: |
| without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| without a doubt {prep} | :: ongetwijfeld, zonder twijfel |
| without doubt {prep} (without a doubt) SEE: without a doubt | :: |
| without loss of generality {prep} (without loss of generality) | :: zonder verlies van algemeenheid (z.v.v.a.) |
| with pleasure {prep} (willingly, without argument) | :: met genoegen, gaarne, graag |
| with respect to {prep} (pertaining to) | :: ten opzichte van, met betrekking tot |
| withspeak {v} (speak against) SEE: oppose | :: |
| withspeak {v} (contradict) SEE: contradict | :: |
| withstand {v} (to resist) | :: weerstaan |
| withy {n} (osier) SEE: osier | :: |
| withy {n} (long, flexible twig of the osier) SEE: osier | :: |
| witness {n} (attestation of a fact or event) | :: getuigenis |
| witness {n} (one who has a personal knowledge of something) | :: getuige {m} |
| witness {n} (someone called to give evidence in a court) | :: getuige |
| wits' end {n} (at (one's) wits' end) SEE: perplexed | :: |
| witticism {n} (witty remark) | :: Woordspeling {f} |
| witty {adj} (possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity) | :: wijs |
| witty {adj} (clever; amusingly ingenious) | :: geestig |
| wizard {n} (person skilled with magic) | :: tovenaar {m}, magiër {m} |
| wizard {n} (computing: program or script used to simplify complex operations) | :: assistent {m} |
| wizardess {n} (sorceress) SEE: sorceress | :: |
| wizened {adj} (withered) | :: verschrompeld, gekrompen, ineengekrompen |
| woad {n} (Isatis tinctoria) | :: wede {f} |
| woad {n} (blue dye made from the plant) | :: wede {f} |
| wobble {v} (move with an uneven or rocking motion) | :: wiebelen, wankelen |
| wobble {v} (cause to wobble) | :: wiebelen |
| wobbler {n} (tantrum) SEE: tantrum | :: |
| wobbly {adj} (unsteady and tending to wobble) | :: wankel,mank,kreupel, |
| Woden {prop} (the Germanic chief god) | :: Woen {m}, Wodan {m}, Odin {m} |
| woe {n} (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | :: droefheid, lijden, ellende, ongeluk |
| wog {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| wok {n} (large round pan) | :: wok {m} |
| wok {v} (to use a wok) | :: wokken |
| wolf {n} (animal) | :: wolf {m} |
| wolfberry {n} (Lycium) | :: boksdoorn {m} |
| wolfberry {n} (Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense) | :: Chinese boksdoorn |
| wolf cub {n} (young wolf) | :: welp {m}, wolvenwelp {m} |
| wolf down {v} (consume quickly) | :: opschrokken |
| wolffish {n} (fish) | :: zeewolf {m} |
| wolf in sheep's clothing {n} (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) | :: wolf in schaapskleren {m} |
| wolfkin {n} (young or small wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wolfling {n} (wolf cub) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten | :: |
| wolfsbane {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite | :: |
| wolf spider {n} (any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae) | :: wolfsspin {f} |
| wolf whelp {n} (young, esp. infant, wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wollastonite {n} (grey inosilicate mineral) | :: wollastoniet |
| wolverine {n} (Gulo gulo) | :: veelvraat |
| woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| woman {n} (adult female person) | :: vrouw {f} |
| womanhater {n} (hater of women) SEE: misogynist | :: |
| womanizer {n} (habitual seducer of women) | :: vrouwenloper {m}, wijvenloper {m} |
| womanliness {n} (femininity) SEE: femininity | :: |
| womb {n} (uterus) | :: baarmoeder |
| womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly | :: |
| wombat {n} (marsupial) | :: wombat {m} |
| wombly {adj} (of or pertaining to the womb) | :: baarmoeder- |
| women's refuge {n} (women's shelter) SEE: women's shelter | :: |
| women's shelter {n} (temporary refuge for women) | :: blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuis {n} |
| women's studies {n} (academic field) | :: vrouwenstudies {p} {f} |
| wonder {n} (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel) | :: wonder {n} |
| wonder {v} (to be affected with surprise) | :: zich verwonderen |
| wonder {v} (to ponder about something) | :: zich afvragen |
| wonderful {adj} (excellent, extremely impressive) | :: fantastisch, heerlijk |
| wonderfully {adv} (in a wonderful manner) | :: wonderlijk, fantastisch |
| wonderfully {adv} (to an extent inspiring wonder) | :: wonderlijk |
| wonderment {n} (state of wonder) | :: verwondering {f} |
| wonder of the world {n} (something remarkable in the world) | :: wereldwonder {n} |
| wont {n} (habitual way of doing things) | :: gewoonte {f} |
| wont {adj} (accustomed or apt) | :: gewend, gewoon |
| wont {v} (To make (someone) used to; to accustom) | :: wennen |
| wont {v} (To be accustomed) | :: gewend |
| wonton {n} (Chinese dumpling) | :: wantan |
| woo {v} (to endeavor to gain someone's affection) | :: het hof maken |
| wood {n} (substance) | :: hout {n} |
| wood {n} (wood from a particular species) | :: houtsoort |
| wood {n} (woodland) | :: woud, woudland {n} |
| wood {n} (firewood) | :: brandhout |
| wood {v} (to cover or plant with trees) | :: bebossen |
| wood anemone {n} (Anemone nemorosa) | :: bosanemoon |
| wood apple {n} (Limonia acidissima) | :: olifantsappel |
| woodblock {n} (printing form) | :: houtsnede {m} {f} |
| woodblock printing {n} (technique for printing text, images or patterns) | :: blokdruk |
| woodchuck {n} (rodent of the family Sciuridae) | :: bosmarmot |
| woodcock {n} (wading bird in the genus Scolopax) | :: houtsnip {f}, snip {f} |
| wood cudweed {n} (Gnaphalium sylvaticum) | :: bosdroogbloem |
| woodcut {n} (method of printmaking) | :: xylografie {f} |
| woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack | :: |
| wood ear {n} (black fungus) | :: judasoor {n} |
| wooden {adj} (made of wood) | :: houten |
| wooden {adj} (figuratively) | :: houterig |
| wooden spoon {n} (spoon made from wood) | :: houten lepel {m}, pollepel |
| wooden spoon {n} (prize for coming last in a competition) | :: rode lantaarn |
| Wood Frisian {n} (Dialect of West Frisian) | :: Woudfries {n} |
| wood grouse {n} (Tetrao urogallus) SEE: western capercaillie | :: |
| woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection | :: |
| woodie {n} | :: houtig (houtige) , verhout |
| woodlouse {n} (any species of suborder Oniscidea) | :: pissebed {m}, varkensbeest {n} |
| wood mouse {n} (European rodent) | :: bosmuis {f} |
| wood nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) SEE: Eurasian nuthatch | :: |
| woodpecker {n} (bird in Picinae) | :: specht {m} |
| wood pigeon {n} (Columba palumbus) | :: houtduif {m} {f} |
| woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest | :: |
| wood sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) | :: bosruiter |
| wood spirit {n} (spiritual being) | :: bosgeest {m} |
| wood warbler {n} (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) | :: fluiter {m} |
| woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument) | :: houtblazer |
| woodworm {n} (larvae that bore into wood) | :: houtworm |
| wooer {n} (someone who woos or courts) | :: huwelijkskandidaat {n} |
| woof {n} (set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom) | :: inslag {m} |
| woof {n} (sound of a dog) | :: waf, woef |
| wool {n} (hair of sheep, etc.) | :: wol {m} |
| wool {n} (cloth or yarn) | :: wol |
| woolen {adj} (made of wool) | :: wollen |
| woolly {adj} (made of wool) | :: wollig |
| woolly bear {n} (hairy caterpillar) | :: behaarde rups {c} |
| woolly hat {n} (beanie) SEE: beanie | :: |
| woozy {adj} (queasy, dizzy, or disoriented) | :: wazig |
| wop {n} (person of Italian descent) | :: spaghettivreter {m}, spaghettivreetster {f}, macaronivreter {m}, pizzavreter {m} |
| Worcestershire sauce {n} (English condiment) | :: Worcestersaus |
| word {n} (unit of language) | :: woord |
| word {n} (promise) | :: erewoord, woord |
| word {n} (angry debate; argument) | :: woordenwisseling |
| word {v} (to say or write using particular words) | :: verwoorden, onder woorden brengen, formuleren |
| word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
| Word {n} (Creative word of God) | :: Woord {n} |
| wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary | :: |
| word break {n} (a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen) | :: woordafbreking {f} |
| word for word {adv} (in exactly the same words) SEE: verbatim | :: |
| word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| Wordian {prop} (A subdivision of the Permian period.) | :: Wordien |
| wording {n} (choice of words) | :: woordkeuze, verwoording {f}, formulering {f} |
| wordlist {n} (collection of all words from a particular source) | :: woordenlijst |
| word of honor {n} (a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith) | :: woord van eer {n} |
| word of honour {n} (word of honor) SEE: word of honor | :: |
| word of mouth {n} (verbal means of passing of information) | :: mond-tot-mond {n}, mond-tot-mond communicatie {f} |
| word processor {n} (software) | :: tekstverwerker {m} |
| words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite | :: |
| word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job) | :: werk {n}, job {f}, arbeid {m} |
| work {n} (place where one is employed) | :: werk {n}, arbeidsplaats {f} |
| work {n} (effort expended on a particular task) | :: werk {n}, arbeid {m} |
| work {n} (result of a particular manner of production) | :: werk {n} |
| work {n} (literary, artistic, or intellectual production) | :: werk {n}, werkstuk {n} |
| work {n} (measure of energy expended in moving an object) | :: arbeid {m} |
| work {v} (to do a specific task) | :: werken |
| work {v} (shape, form, or improve a material) | :: bewerken |
| work {v} (provoke or excite) | :: bespelen |
| work {v} (cause to happen) | :: bewerkstelligen |
| work {v} (function correctly) | :: werken |
| workbench {n} (sturdy table) | :: werkbank {f} |
| workday {n} (day on which work is done) | :: werkdag {m} |
| worker {n} (person who performs labor) | :: arbeider {m}, arbeidster {f}, arbeidskracht {m} {f} |
| worker bee {n} (sterile bee) | :: werkster {f}, werkbij {f} |
| workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) | :: proletariërs aller landen, verenigt U! |
| working day {n} (day of a week in which work is done) | :: werkdag |
| working dog {n} (type of dog breed) | :: werkhond {m} |
| working title {n} (a temporary name) | :: werktitel {m} |
| working week {n} (range of days of the week) SEE: workweek | :: |
| work in progress {n} (work) | :: werk in uitvoering |
| workmate {n} (coworker) SEE: coworker | :: |
| work of art {n} (product of the fine arts) | :: kunstwerk {n} |
| work one's butt off {v} (to work excessively) | :: zich uit de naad werken |
| work out {v} (to calculate) | :: uitrekenen |
| work permit {n} (authorization to work in a foreign country) | :: arbeidsvergunning {f}, werkvergunning {f} |
| workplace {n} (place where someone works) | :: arbeidsplaats {m} |
| work placement {n} (practicum) SEE: practicum | :: |
| workroom {n} (A room where work is done) | :: werkkamer |
| works {n} (plural form of work (in its countable senses)) | :: werken |
| works {n} (an act associated with moral or religious standing) | :: daden |
| workshop {n} (small manufacturing room) | :: atelier {n}, werkplaats {m} {f} |
| workshop {n} (intensive course of education) | :: workshop |
| workshop {n} | :: werkplaats {f} {m} |
| workshy {adj} (disinclined to work) | :: werkschuw, arbeidsschuw |
| worksome {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| worksome {adj} (laborious) SEE: laborious | :: |
| workstead {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| work-to-rule {n} (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out) | :: stiptheidsactie {f} (accuracy action), modelactie {f} (model action), langzaamaanactie {f} (slow-down action) |
| work up {v} (To develop) SEE: develop | :: |
| workweek {n} (range of days of the week) | :: werkweek {m} {f} |
| work wonders {v} | :: wonderen doen |
| world {n} (human collective existence) | :: wereld {f} {m} |
| world {n} (the universe) | :: wereld {m} {f} |
| world {n} (the Earth) | :: aarde {f} {m}, wereld {m} {f} |
| world {n} (inhabited planet) | :: wereld {f} {m} |
| World Bank {prop} (group of five financial organizations) | :: Wereldbank {f} {m} |
| world champion {n} (winner of world cup or world championship) | :: wereldkampioen {m} |
| World Exposition {n} (a regular international exposition) | :: wereldtentoonstelling |
| world-famous {adj} (renowned in many parts of the world) | :: wereldberoemd |
| world language {n} (language spoken internationally) | :: wereldtaal {f} |
| worldly {adj} (concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual) | :: materieel |
| worldly {adj} (concerned with the secular rather than sacred) | :: wereldlijk, seculier |
| worldly {adj} (versed in the ways of the world) | :: wereldwijs |
| world music {n} (traditional music, as opposed to popular music or classical music) | :: volksmuziek {f}, traditionele muziek {f} |
| world music {n} (music that combines elements from traditional styles with popular elements) | :: wereldmuziek {f} |
| world peace {n} (ideology of universal global understanding and nonviolence) | :: wereldvrede |
| world power {n} (nation which influences world affairs) | :: wereldmacht {f} |
| world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution) | :: het oudste beroep ter wereld {n} |
| World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization) | :: Wereldhandelsorganisatie |
| worldview {n} (personal view of the world) | :: wereldbeeld {n}, wereldbeschouwing {f} |
| worldview {n} (totality of one's beliefs about reality) | :: wereldbeeld {n} |
| worldview {n} (general philosophy or view of life) | :: wereldbeeld {n} |
| world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world) | :: wereldoorlog {m}, wereldbrand {m}, wereldkrijg {m} |
| World War I {prop} (war) | :: Eerste Wereldoorlog {f}, Grote Oorlog {m}, Eerste Wereldkrijg {m} |
| World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945) | :: Tweede Wereldoorlog {m} |
| World War III {prop} (hypothetical world war (World War III)) | :: Derde Wereldoorlog {m} |
| World War One {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| world-weary {adj} (tired of the ways of the world) | :: levensmoe |
| worldwide {adj} (affecting every place in the world) | :: wereldwijd, wereldwijde |
| worldwide {adv} (throughout the world) | :: wereldwijd, over de hele wereld |
| worm {n} (animal) | :: worm {m}, pier {m}, wurm {m} |
| worm {n} (contemptible being) | :: worm {m}, mormel {n} |
| worm {n} (self-replicating program) | :: worm {m} |
| worm {n} (something helical, especially the thread of a screw) | :: draad {m}, schroef {f} |
| worm {v} (to move with one's body dragging the ground) | :: zich wurmen |
| worm {v} (to get (into) gradually or slowly) | :: zich wurmen |
| worm {v} (to work one's way by artful or devious means) | :: zich wurmen |
| worm-eaten {adj} (eaten by worms, especially having a worm inside) | :: wormstekig |
| wormwood {n} (Artemisia absinthium) | :: alsem {m} |
| worried {adj} (thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen) | :: ongerust, bezorgd |
| worrisome {adj} (causing worry; perturbing or vexing) | :: verontrustend, verontrustende |
| worrisome {adj} (of a person: inclined to worry) | :: ongerust, ongeruste |
| worry {v} (be troubled) | :: bezorgd zijn, zich zorgen maken |
| worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety) | :: zorg {m} {f} |
| worry {v} (strangle) SEE: strangle | :: |
| worrying {adj} (inducing worry) | :: verontrustend |
| worse {adj} (comparative form of bad) | :: slechter, erger |
| worse for wear {adj} (Drunk) | :: dronken |
| worsen {v} (transitive: make worse) | :: verergeren |
| worsen {v} (intransitive: get worse) | :: verergeren |
| worsen {v} | :: verslechteren |
| worship {n} (devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object) | :: verering {f}, aanbidding {f} |
| worship {v} (to honor and adore, especially as a deity) | :: vereren, aanbidden |
| worship {v} | :: aanbidden |
| worst {adj} (most inferior) | :: slechtst, ergst |
| worst comes to worst {adv} (if a bad situation develops) | :: in het ergste geval |
| worsted {n} (yarn made from wool) | :: kamgaren {n} |
| wort {n} (any of various plants or herbs) | :: kruid {n} |
| wort {n} (liquid extract) | :: wort |
| worth {adj} (obsolete: valuable, worthwhile) SEE: worthwhile | :: |
| worth {adj} (equal in value to) | :: gelijkwaardig aan, waard |
| worth {adj} (deserving of) | :: gewaardeerd |
| worth {adj} (making a fair equivalent of) | :: vermogen |
| worth {n} (value) | :: waarde {f} |
| worthless {adj} (not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential) | :: waardeloos |
| worth one's while {adj} (important enough to spend time, effort or money on) | :: de moeite waard |
| worthwhile {adj} (good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on) | :: de moeite lonend, de moeite waard, waardevol |
| worthy {adj} (having worth, merit or value) | :: waardig |
| would {v} (indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) | :: zou/zouden (past tense of zullen); It would be warmer here, if you had not opened the window. - Het zou hier warmer zijn, als je het venster niet had geopend/niet zou hebben geopend |
| would {v} (indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state) | :: zou/zouden (past tense of zullen); We sat on the bench asking ourselves if the bus would be too late this time. - We zaten op de bank ons afvragend of de bus deze keer te laat zou zijn. |
| would {v} (indicating an action in the past that was planned or intended) | :: zou/zouden (past tense of zullen); The waiter said that he would be right back. - De ober zei dat hij meteen terug zou keren. |
| would {v} (indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly) | :: Use the past tense; In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - 's winters zaten we bij het gat in het bevroren meer en visten we urenlang. |
| would {v} (used to express a polite request) | :: zou/zouden (past tense of zullen), gelieve; Would you please turn off the TV? - Zou u a.u.b. de TV kunnen uitzetten, Gelieve de TV uit te schakelen, a.u.b. |
| would like {v} (transitive) | :: willen |
| would like {v} (intransitive) | :: zouden graag willen |
| wound {n} (injury) | :: wonde {f}, verwonding {f}, kwetsuur {f} |
| wound {n} (something that offends a person’s feelings) | :: wonde {f} |
| wound {n} (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) | :: verwonding {f} |
| wound {v} (hurt or injure) | :: verwonden, kwetsen |
| wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings)) | :: kwetsen |
| woven {adj} (fabricated by weaving) | :: geweven |
| wow {interj} (amazement) | :: wauw |
| wow {interj} | :: wauw |
| wrack {v} (rack) SEE: rack | :: |
| wrack {n} (archaic or literary: revenge, persecution) | :: wraak |
| wraith {n} (A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death) | :: spook {n} |
| wramp {v} (to sprain part of the body) SEE: sprain | :: |
| wrap {v} (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) | :: inpakken, omhullen |
| wrap {n} (garment) | :: omslag |
| wrap around one's little finger {v} (to successfully control or influence) | :: om zijn/haar vinger winden |
| wrapper {n} (something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection) | :: omslag, verpakking |
| wrapping paper {n} (paper used for wrapping parcels or presents) | :: pakpapier {n} |
| wrap up {v} (To fold and secure something to be the cover or protection) | :: inpakken, omhullen, verpakken |
| wrap up {v} (To finish off a task completely) | :: afronden |
| wrap up {v} (To wear abundant clothing as protection from the weather) | :: inpakken |
| wrap up {v} (To summarize or recapitulate) | :: samenvatten |
| wrath {n} (great anger) | :: gramschap {f}, woede {f}, toorn {m} |
| wreath {n} (ornamental circular band) | :: krans |
| wreath {n} (heraldry: support of a crest) | :: wrong {m} |
| wreck {n} (ruined object or person) | :: wrak |
| wreck {n} (collision) | :: botsing {f} |
| wreck {v} (to cause severe damage) | :: beschadigen, slopen |
| wreck {v} (to ruin) | :: ruïneren,verwoesten |
| wreck {v} (to dismantle wrecked objects) | :: ontmantelen |
| wrecker {n} (tow truck) SEE: tow truck | :: |
| wrecking ball {n} (heavy steel ball used for demolition) | :: sloopkogel {m} |
| wren {n} (bird of family Troglodytidae) | :: winterkoninkje {n} |
| wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw | :: |
| wrench {n} (violent twisting movement) | :: ruk |
| wrench {n} (hand tool) | :: moersleutel, schroefsleutel, sleutel, Engelse sleutel |
| wrench {n} (violent emotional change caused by separation) | :: moeilijk afscheid {n}, verdriet {n} |
| wrench {v} (to pull or twist) | :: afbreken, loswringen |
| wrench {v} (to sprain a joint) | :: verstuiken, omslaan, verzwikken |
| wrench {v} (to use a wrench) | :: los/vastdraaien |
| wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize | :: |
| wrest {v} (to pull or twist violently) | :: wringen, wringen |
| wrest {v} (to obtain by pulling or violent force) | :: wegrukken, losrukken |
| wrest {v} (to distort, pervert, twist) SEE: distort | :: |
| wrestle {v} (to contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw) | :: worstelen |
| wrestler {n} (person who wrestles) | :: worstelaar {m} |
| wrestling {n} (sport) | :: worstelen {n} |
| wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile | :: |
| wretch {n} (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person) | :: wrak {n}, ellendeling {m} {f} |
| wretched {adj} (very miserable) | :: ellendig |
| wriggle {v} (to twist one's body and move the limbs) | :: wiebelen |
| wriggle {v} (to make or cause to wriggle) | :: wiebelen |
| wright {n} ((obsolete) a builder or maker of something) | :: wrecht {m}, maker {m}, schepper {m} |
| wring {v} (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out) | :: uitwringen |
| wring {v} (to obtain by force) | :: afpersen |
| wring {v} (to hold tightly and press or twist) | :: wringen |
| wring {v} | :: wringen, uitwringen |
| wrinkle {n} (line or crease in the skin) | :: rimpel {m} |
| wrinkle {v} (to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles) | :: kreuken |
| wrinkle-free {adj} (without wrinkles) | :: kreukherstellend |
| wrinkleless {adj} (wrinkle-free) SEE: wrinkle-free | :: |
| wrist {n} (wrist) | :: pols {m} |
| wristband {n} | :: polsband |
| wristlet {n} (handcuff) SEE: handcuff | :: |
| wristwatch {n} (watch worn on the wrist) | :: polshorloge {n}, horloge {n}, uurwerk {n} |
| writ {n} (a written order) | :: bevelschrift, gerechterlijke opdracht, dwangbevel |
| write {v} (to form letters, etc.) | :: schrijven |
| write {v} (to send a letter to) | :: schrijven (naar) |
| write {v} (to be the author of) | :: schrijven |
| write {v} (to be an author) | :: schrijven |
| write {v} (record (data)) | :: schrijven |
| write down {v} (to set something down in writing) | :: opschrijven, neerschrijven, noteren |
| write off {v} (to reduce an asset's book value to zero) | :: afschrijven |
| write off {v} (to record an expenditure as an expense) | :: declareren |
| writer {n} (person who writes; an author) | :: schrijver {m}, schrijfster {f}, auteur {m} {f} |
| writhe {v} (to twist or contort the body) | :: kronkelen, draaien, vervormen |
| writing {n} (written letters or symbols) | :: schrift {n}, schrijfsel {n}, geschrift {n} |
| writing {n} (something written) | :: schrijfsel {n}, geschrift {n} |
| writing {n} (process of representing a language) | :: geschrijf {n}, schrijven {n} |
| writing {n} (work of an author) | :: schrijfsel {n}, werk {n}, oeuvre {n} |
| writing {n} (made for or used in writing) | :: schrijf- |
| writing desk {n} (desk) | :: bureau {n}, schrijftafel {f} |
| written {adj} | :: geschreven |
| Wroclaw {prop} (a city in southwestern Poland) | :: Wrocław, Wroclaw, Breslau |
| wrong {adj} (incorrect) | :: fout, verkeerd, onjuist, mis |
| wrong {adj} (immoral) | :: slecht, fout, verkeerd |
| wrong {adj} (improper) | :: slecht, fout, verkeerd |
| wrong {adj} (not working) | :: fout, verkeerd, mis |
| wrong {adv} | :: fout, foutief, verkeerd, onjuist |
| wrong {n} (something immoral) | :: misstand {m}, wantoestand {m}, onrechtmatige daad {f} |
| wrong {n} (opposite of right) | :: verkeerde {n}, kwaad {n}, onrecht {n} |
| wrong {v} (to treat unjustly) | :: benadelen, onrecht doen, aandoen |
| wrong {v} (to slander or impute evil) | :: onbillijk beoordelen |
| wrong-way driver {n} | :: spookrijder {m} |
| wrought iron {n} (form of iron that is not cast) | :: smeedijzer {n} |
| WRT {prep} (abbreviated forms of prepositions denoting with respect to) | :: m.b.t. |
| wrung {v} (past tense of wring) | :: wrong, wrongen |
| wrung {v} (past participle of wring) | :: gewrongen |
| wry {adj} (contorted) | :: verdraaid, verwrongen |
| wry {adj} (dryly humorous) | :: droog, ironisch |
| wry {adj} (twisted) | :: verdraaid, verwrongen |
| wry {v} (to turn away) | :: wegdraaien, zich afkeren |
| wry {v} (to divert) | :: wegdraaien |
| wry {v} (to twist) | :: wringen, verwringen, verdraaien |
| WSC {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin | :: |
| Wuchiapingian {prop} (A subdivision of the Permian period.) | :: Wuchiapingien |
| wuderove {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff | :: |
| wudu {n} (ritual washing after minor impurity) | :: woedoe |
| wunderkind {n} (child prodigy) SEE: child prodigy | :: |
| WW1 {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| wy {n} (name of the letter Y, y) SEE: wye | :: |
| wye {n} (name of the letter Y, y) | :: Griekse ij, i-grec |
| wynkernel {n} (common moorhen) SEE: common moorhen | :: |
| wyvern {n} (mythical dragon-like creature) | :: wyvern |