| c {letter} | :: letter |
| C {letter} | :: letter: cee |
| ca. {adv} | :: abbreviation of circa |
| cabaleur {m} | :: conspirator, member of a cabal |
| cabaret {n} | :: cabaret, type of live entertainment |
| cabaret {n} | :: comedy, live performance of jokes and satire |
| cabaretavond {m} | :: cabaret evening |
| cabaretduo {n} | :: duo performing (in a) cabaret |
| cabaretesk {adj} | :: cabaret-like; as if from a comedy show |
| cabaretfestival {n} | :: cabaret festival |
| cabaretgezelschap {n} | :: cabaret group |
| cabaretgroep {n} | :: cabaret group |
| cabaretier {m} | :: cabaret performer |
| cabaretière {f} | :: female cabaret performer |
| cabaretlied {n} | :: song in a cabaret show |
| cabaretprogramma {n} | :: cabaret programme |
| cabaretshow {m} | :: cabaret show |
| cabaretsketch {m} | :: cabaret sketch |
| cabarettekst {n} | :: text used in a cabaret show |
| cabarettrio {n} | :: trio performing (in a) cabaret |
| cabaretvoorstelling {f} | :: cabaret show |
| cabaretzanger {n} | :: cabaret singer |
| cabine {f} | :: cabin (of an aircraft or ship) |
| cabine {f} | :: cab (of a train) |
| cabinepersoneel {n} | :: cabin crew (in an aircraft) |
| cabochon {m} | :: cabochon |
| cabretleer {n} | :: goat leather |
| cabrio {m} | :: cabriolet: convertible car |
| cabriolet {m} | :: cabriolet, convertible (car with a convertible top) |
| cabriolet {m} | :: cabriolet (light carriage with a convertible top, drawn by one horse) |
| cacao {m} | :: cocoa |
| cacaoboom {m} | :: The cacao tree, Theobroma cacao |
| cacaoboon {f} | :: cocoa bean |
| cacaoboter {f} | :: cocoa butter |
| cacaomelk {f} | :: cocoa drink, hot chocolate (beverage made of cocoa and milk) |
| cacao-overeenkomst {f} | :: cocoa agreement |
| cacaopoeder {n} | :: cocoa solids |
| cactus {m} | :: cactus, plant of the family Cactaceae |
| cactusvijg {f} | :: A prickly pear, an Indian fig |
| cadans {f} | :: cadence (rhythm) |
| cadeau {n} | :: present; gift |
| cadeaubon {m} | :: gift card, gift voucher (token that is given as a gift and can be used to purchase specific items) |
| cadeaudochter {m} | :: stepdaughter |
| cadeaukaart {m} | :: electronic gift card (debit card that is given as a gift and can be used to purchase specific items) |
| cadeautip {m} | :: suggestion for a gift |
| cadens {f} | :: cadence (progression of chords closing a piece or section) |
| cadens {f} | :: cadenza (closing embellishment) |
| cadmium {n} | :: cadmium |
| cadmiumgeel {adj} | :: cadmium yellow |
| cadmiumgeel {n} | :: A cadmium yellow colour or dye |
| caduceren {vt} | :: to declare void, to nullify |
| caduceren {vi} | :: to become void |
| café {n} | :: café; coffee shop |
| café {n} | :: pub, bar |
| café {n} | :: snackbar |
| cafeïne {f} | :: caffeine |
| cafetaria {f} | :: small restaurant, cafeteria |
| cafetaria {f} | :: snack bar |
| cahier {n} {m} | :: notebook, writing pad |
| cahier {n} {m} | :: folder |
| cahier {n} {m} | :: magazine, proceeding, journal |
| Caïro {prop} {n} | :: Caïro (capital city) |
| cake {m} | :: pound cake |
| cakeblik {n} | :: A cake tin |
| calamiteit {f} | :: large disaster, calamity |
| calamiteitenzender {m} | :: a public television channel that will broadcast in case of a disaster |
| calciet {n} | :: calcite |
| calcium {n} | :: calcium |
| calciumoxide {n} | :: calcium oxide (quicklime) |
| calculeren {v} | :: to calculate |
| calculeren {v} | :: to estimate, to reckon |
| calèche {f} | :: light, four-wheeled, horse-drawn open carriage with a low wheelbase and a large distance between front and rear axles |
| calèche {f} | :: wide bonnet |
| caleidoscoop {m} | :: kaleidoscope |
| calibreren {v} | :: superseded spelling of kalibreren |
| Californië {prop} {n} | :: Californië (state) |
| Californië {prop} {n} | :: colonial California |
| Californië {prop} {n} | :: California Republic |
| Californiër {m} | :: A Californian |
| Californisch {adj} | :: Californian |
| californium {n} | :: californium |
| calixtijn {m} | :: A Calixtine, a Utraquist, a moderate Hussite |
| calorie {f} | :: calorie |
| calorisch {adj} | :: caloric, calorific |
| Calvijn {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| calvinist {m} | :: Calvinist, a follower of Calvinism |
| calvinist {m} | :: An orthodox Reformed Protestant, especially a confessional conservative |
| Cambodja {prop} {n} | :: Cambodia |
| Cambodjaan {m} | :: Cambodian |
| Cambodjaans {adj} | :: Cambodian |
| camee {m} | :: a piece of jewelry carved in relief; a cameo |
| camelia {f} | :: A camellia, plant of the genus Camellia |
| camera {f} | :: camera |
| cameraploeg {mf} | :: film crew |
| cameratoezicht {n} | :: camera surveillance |
| cameraval {m} | :: camera trap (set-up containing a camera that records information when triggered) |
| camion {m} | :: lorry; truck |
| camionette {f} {m} | :: van |
| camouflage {f} | :: camouflage |
| camoufleren {vt} | :: to camouflage, to hide, to disguise |
| campagne {f} | :: campaign |
| campagne {mf} | :: campaign, offensive |
| campagnedek {n} | :: poop deck (deck above the cabin) |
| camper {m} | :: A camper (recreational vehicle), a motor home |
| camping {m} | :: campsite |
| campus {m} | :: campus |
| Canada {prop} {n} | :: Canada (country) |
| Canadees {m} | :: a Canadian |
| Canadees {prop} {n} | :: Canadian English (language) |
| Canadees {adj} | :: Canadian |
| Canadese lynx {m} | :: Canada lynx, Canadian lynx, Lynx canadensis |
| canaille {n} | :: plebs, scum, riffraff |
| canaille {n} | :: rascal, jerk, scumbag |
| canapé {m} | :: canapé |
| canard {m} | :: duck |
| canard {m} | :: canard, hoax |
| canasta {f} | :: canasta (Uruguayan cardgame) |
| canasta {f} | :: canasta (meld of seven cards in the above game) |
| cancan {m} | :: cancan (French dance) |
| cancelen {vt} | :: to cancel |
| candela {f} | :: candela |
| cannabis {f} | :: cannabis, plant of the genus Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica |
| cannabis {f} | :: cannabis, a drug made from parts of this plant |
| cannabist {m} | :: A (frequent) cannabis user |
| canolaolie {f} | :: canola oil |
| canon {m} | :: canon (set of representative or pre-eminent literary works) |
| canon {m} | :: canon (set of authoritative religious books, especially those constituting the Bible) |
| canon {m} | :: canon (religious law) |
| canon {m} | :: canon (round, music piece consisting of the same melody sung by different voices) |
| canon {m} | :: canon (part of a mass following the Sanctus up to the end of the Pater Noster, consisting mostly of prayers) |
| canon {m} | :: canon (principle, rule) |
| canoniek {adj} | :: canonical |
| canoniseren {vt} | :: to canonise, to adopt into a canon of authoritative texts or lore |
| canoniseren {vt} | :: to canonise, to accept into the canon of saints |
| cantate {f} | :: cantata |
| canvas {n} | :: canvas, sail |
| canvas {n} | :: canvas, fabric used for painting |
| cao {f} | :: initialism of collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst (collective bargaining) |
| CAO {f} | :: alternative case form of cao |
| capaciteit {f} | :: capacity |
| cape {m} | :: A cape |
| capibara {m} | :: capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) |
| capitulatie {f} | :: capitulation, act of surrendering |
| capitulatie {f} | :: contract, treaty, agreement |
| capitulatie {f} | :: electoral agreement stipulating conditions on the Holy Roman Emperor |
| capituleren {vi} | :: to capitulate, to surrender |
| capoeira {f} | :: capoeira |
| capoeirista {m} | :: capoeirista |
| cappuccino {m} | :: cappuccino |
| capricieus {adj} | :: capricious, whimsical |
| capriool {f} | :: a leap, a caper |
| capriool {f} | :: a caper, a mischievous prank |
| Caprivistrook {prop} {f} | :: Caprivi Strip |
| capsule {f} | :: encapsulation containing drugs or supplements |
| capsule {f} | :: cover over the cork and opening of a bottle |
| captcha {m} | :: CAPTCHA |
| CAPTCHA {m} | :: alternative case form of captcha |
| capuchon {m} | :: A hood, which may be attached to a cape, permanently or detachable; especially said when: |
| capuchon {m} | :: shaped as a pointed cap |
| capuchon {m} | :: a rain-resistant cap |
| caracal {m} | :: caracal, Caracal caracal |
| Caraïbisch {adj} | :: Caribbean |
| caravan {m} | :: caravan (type of trailer, mobile home) |
| carbon {n} | :: fibre-reinforced polymer |
| carbon {n} | :: black diamond |
| carbon {n} | :: carbon paper |
| carbonade {f} | :: dated spelling of karbonade |
| carbonzuur {n} | :: carboxyl group |
| carbonzuur {n} | :: carboxylic acid |
| carburateur {m} | :: carburetor |
| carburator {m} | :: carburetor, carburettor |
| carcino- {prefix} | :: carcino-, cancer- |
| carcinogeen {adj} | :: carcinogenic |
| cardanas {f} | :: driveline |
| cardio- {prefix} | :: cardio-: Pertaining to the heart |
| cardiologie {f} | :: cardiology |
| cardiologisch {adj} | :: cardiological |
| cardioloog {m} | :: A cardiologist, a medical specialist in heart diseases |
| carga {f} | :: cargo |
| cargadoor {m} | :: An agent who looks after the logistics of loading cargo into a ship, usually in the role an intermediate between the ship's exploiter and the owner/transporter of the cargo |
| Caribisch {adj} | :: Caribbean |
| Caribisch {adj} | :: Cariban |
| caricatuur {f} | :: superseded spelling of karikatuur |
| cariës {f} | :: caries |
| carillon {n} {m} | :: carillon |
| caritatief {adj} | :: uncommon form of charitatief |
| Carmen {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| carnaval {n} | :: The carnival, last festive occasion(s) before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday |
| carnaval {n} | :: A festival celebrated with costuming, parades and other festivities, with a general emphasis on parody, jest and local tradition and dialect |
| carnavalsnaam {m} | :: a humorous name assigned to numerous towns during the festival of carnival |
| carneool {m} | :: carnelian |
| carnivoor {m} | :: carnivore, meat-eating creature |
| caronade {f} | :: dated spelling of carronade |
| caroteen {n} | :: carotene |
| carpaccio {m} | :: carpaccio |
| carpoolen {vi} | :: to carpool; to share a car to save fuel, fuel costs, etc |
| carrière {f} | :: career, a person's occupation(s) |
| carronade {f} | :: carronade |
| carrosserie {f} | :: body, bodywork of a motorized vehicle |
| carrousel {m} | :: carrousel, merry-go-round (fairground ride) |
| carrousel {m} | :: carrousel, type of group dressage in formation (equestrian discipline) |
| cartesiaans {adj} | :: Cartesian |
| Carthaags {adj} | :: Carthaginian |
| Carthager {m} | :: a Carthaginian |
| Carthago {prop} {n} | :: Carthage |
| cartotheek {f} | :: A file system |
| cartotheek {f} | :: A collection of maps, a cartographic library |
| cascade {f} | :: cascade (waterfall or series of small waterfalls) |
| caserne {f} | :: obsolete spelling of kazerne |
| cash {m} | :: cash |
| cash {adj} | :: In coins and bills/notes |
| casino {n} | :: casino, gambling house |
| casinobrood {n} | :: Bread or a loaf of bread baked in a shut tin, resulting in a regular (usually rectangular) cross section |
| casinokapitalisme {n} | :: any form of capitalism that features or depends on a large speculative financial sector |
| cassant {adj} | :: brusque, catty, acrid |
| cassave {f} | :: cassava |
| cassette {f} | :: An audio cassette |
| cassette {f} | :: Any of various other cassette storage media |
| cassette {f} | :: A case for a film reel |
| cassette {f} | :: A small chest, case or moneybox |
| cassetteband {m} | :: cassette tape |
| cassettebandje {noun} | :: diminutive of cassetteband |
| cassettespeler {m} | :: cassette player |
| Cassiopeia {prop} {f} | :: Cassiopeia |
| cassonade {f} | :: (soft) brown sugar |
| cast {m} | :: cast (people performing a movie or play) |
| castagnet {f} | :: castanet |
| casten {vt} | :: to cast, assign performing parts in a production |
| Castiliaans {n} | :: Castilian (language spoken in Spain and Latin America) |
| castoreum {n} | :: castoreum (exudate from castor sacs) |
| castraat {m} | :: A castrato, male who has been castrated, surgically emasculated |
| castraat {m} | :: Notably a castrated singer (usually a (former) treble chorister) |
| castratie {f} | :: A castration, emasculation by surgical removal of the testicles |
| castreren {vt} | :: to castrate, to neuter (remove the testicles of) |
| castreren {vt} | :: to remove the female genitals, or even a plant's stamen |
| castreren {vt} | :: to emasculate, to reduce to a lesser, weaker state ('less balls') |
| castreren {vt} | :: to remove contentious material (from a text, film, etc.); to censor, to bowdlerize, to redact |
| castreren {vr} | :: to mutilate oneself, physically or otherwise |
| casuïstiek {f} | :: casuistry, casuistics |
| casus {m} | :: A legal case |
| casus {m} | :: A case, occurrence, instance, especially used for a case study, reference or teaching example |
| casus {m} | :: A case, (instance of) grammatical case |
| casus {m} | :: A coincidence |
| Catalaan {m} | :: Catalan, inhabitant or native of Catalonia |
| Catalaans {adj} | :: Catalan, relating to Catalonia, its people and/or their language |
| Catalaans {prop} {n} | :: Catalan, the Romance language of Catalonia |
| catalogus {m} | :: catalogue |
| Catalonië {prop} {n} | :: Catalonië (autonomous community) |
| Catalonisch {adj} | :: Catalan |
| Catalonisch {prop} {n} | :: Catalan |
| cataract {f} | :: cataract, waterfall |
| cataract {f} | :: cataract |
| catarre {f} {m} | :: catarrh, chronic inflammation of the mucous membranes |
| catastrofaal {adj} | :: catastrophic |
| catastrofe {f} | :: catastrophe, disaster |
| catastrofe {f} | :: catastrophe, dénouement in a classical tragedy |
| catastrofisme {n} | :: catastrophism (belief that the Earth's crust and life on Earth are mainly influenced by catastrophes) |
| catastrophe {f} | :: superseded spelling of catastrofe |
| catecheet {m} | :: catechist |
| catechese {f} | :: catechesis (religious instruction) |
| catechisatie {f} | :: catechesis (religious instruction) |
| catechismus {m} | :: catechism |
| catechist {m} | :: catechist |
| catechumeen {m} | :: catechumen |
| categorie {f} | :: category (defined group) |
| categoriseren {vt} | :: to categorize/categorise |
| Catharijne {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| catheter {m} | :: superseded spelling of katheter |
| causaliteit {f} | :: causality |
| causatief {n} {m} | :: causative |
| causatief {adj} | :: causative |
| cautie {f} | :: A statement of one's rights during interrogation by law enforcement |
| cautie {f} | :: bail, security, guarantee |
| cavalcade {f} | :: horse parade, cavalcade |
| cavalerie {f} | :: cavalry (part of the military that is on horseback) |
| cavaleriecharge {f} | :: cavalry charge |
| cavalerist {m} | :: cavalry soldier (soldier on horseback) |
| cavia {f} | :: guinea pig, Cavia porcellus |
| CBI {prop} | :: initialism of Centrum tot Bevordering van de Import uit ontwikkelingslanden |
| cd {m} | :: CD, compact disc |
| CDA {prop} {n} | :: initialism of Christen-Democratisch Appel; Christian Democratic Appeal, a centre-right Christian democratic party in the Netherlands |
| cd-rom {m} | :: A CD-ROM |
| cd-rommetje {noun} | :: diminutive of cd-rom |
| CDU {prop} {f} | :: Christen-Democraten Unie - the Union of Christian Democrats (a Dutch political party that existed from 1964 till 1982) |
| cd-wisselaar {m} | :: CD changer |
| cedel {f} | :: dated form of ceel |
| ceder {m} | :: cedar, tree of the genus Cedrus |
| ceder {m} | :: Spanish cedar, Cedrela odorata |
| cederboom {m} | :: cedar, tree of the genus Cedrus |
| cederen {adj} | :: (made of) cedar |
| cederen {vt} | :: to cede, to hand over |
| cederolie {f} | :: cedar oil |
| ceel {f} | :: certificate, deed, official document |
| ceel {f} | :: letter |
| ceel {f} | :: list, series |
| ceintuur {f} {n} | :: ceinture, narrow belt |
| cel {f} | :: cell (a compartment) |
| cel {f} | :: component of a battery |
| cel {f} | :: component of a body tissue |
| cel {f} | :: a small room, such as a prison or cloister cell |
| cel {f} | :: cell - of a honeycomb |
| cel {f} | :: cell - of a table |
| celadon {n} | :: celadon (color) |
| celadon {n} | :: celadon (ceramic glaze, ceramic ware) |
| Celebes {prop} {n} | :: Celebes, Sulawesi |
| celesta {f} | :: celesta (musical pipe instrument) |
| celgenoot {m} | :: cellmate |
| celgenote {f} | :: female cellmate |
| celibaat {n} | :: celibacy |
| celibaat {n} | :: chastity |
| celibatair {adj} | :: celibate |
| celkern {f} | :: nucleus (organelle) |
| cellenbeton {n} | :: autoclave cellular concrete |
| cellist {m} | :: cellist |
| celliste {f} | :: female cellist |
| cello {m} | :: cello |
| cellofaan {n} | :: cellophane |
| cellulair {adj} | :: cellular |
| cellulose {f} | :: cellulose (complex carbohydrate) |
| celmaat {m} | :: cell mate |
| celmembraan {n} | :: cell membrane |
| celstraf {f} | :: prison sentence, jail term |
| Celtiberen {p} | :: Celtiberians |
| celwand {m} | :: cell wall |
| cembalo {m} | :: harpsichord, cembalo |
| cement {n} | :: cement (powder, paste) |
| cementmolen {m} | :: cement mixer, concrete mixer |
| cenote {m} | :: cenote |
| censor {m} | :: censor |
| censureren {vt} | :: to censor |
| census {m} | :: A census |
| census {m} | :: A tax that one has to pay to receive the right to vote in jurisdictions with census suffrage |
| censuskiesrecht {n} | :: census suffrage |
| censuur {f} | :: censorship |
| cent {f} | :: cent, a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of the Dutch guilder |
| cent {f} | :: cent, a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro |
| centaur {m} | :: centaur |
| Centaur {prop} {m} | :: Centaurus |
| centenaar {m} | :: 100 kilogrammes |
| centenaar {m} | :: 100 pounds |
| centi- {prefix} | :: centi- |
| centiampère {m} | :: centiampere: one hundredth of an ampere |
| centicandela {mf} | :: centicandela: 10-2 candela |
| centiem {m} | :: A centime, 1/100 of a frank (the currency franc), as a coin or theoretic value |
| centiem {m} | :: A pittance, insignificant sum |
| centigram {m} {n} | :: centigramme, centigram |
| centiliter {m} | :: centilitre, centiliter |
| centime {m} | :: alternative form of centiem |
| centimeter {m} | :: centimetre, one-hundredth of a metre |
| centiseconde {f} | :: centisecond (one hundredth of a second) |
| centisteradiaal {m} | :: centisteradian: one hundredth of a steradian |
| centraal {adj} | :: central, being in the centre |
| Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek {prop} {n} | :: Central African Republic |
| Centraal-Amerika {prop} {n} | :: Central America, the part of the Americas between North America and South America, either with or without the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea |
| centrale {f} | :: hub, central |
| centrale {f} | :: plant, factory |
| centrale {f} | :: exchange (in a communications network) |
| centralisatie {f} | :: centralization , centralisation |
| centraliseren {vt} | :: to centralize , to centralise |
| centrifugaal {adj} | :: centrifugal |
| centrifugaalmachine {f} | :: centrifuge |
| centrifugale kracht {f} | :: centrifugal force |
| centrifuge {f} | :: centrifuge |
| centrifugeren {vt} | :: to centrifuge; to rotate quickly in a centrifuge in order to separate or dry its constituents |
| centristisch {adj} | :: centrist |
| centrum {n} | :: center ; centre (e.g. of activity) |
| centrum {n} | :: center , centre |
| centrum {n} | :: city centre |
| centrumlinks {adj} | :: center-left (US), centre-left (UK) |
| centrumrechts {adj} | :: center-right (US), centre-right (UK) |
| Cepheus {prop} {m} | :: Cepheus |
| Cepheus {prop} {m} | :: Cepheus |
| ceremonie {f} | :: ceremony, a formal ritual |
| ceremonieel {adj} | :: ceremonial |
| ceremonieel {n} | :: ceremonial practices, ceremony |
| ceremoniemeester {m} | :: master of ceremonies (host at an official or otherwise ceremonial event) |
| ceremonieus {adj} | :: ceremonial, ceremonious |
| cerium {n} | :: cerium |
| certificaat {n} | :: certificate |
| certificatie {f} | :: certification (qualification, state of being qualified for something) |
| certificatie {f} | :: certification (granting of a certificate) |
| certificeren {vt} | :: to certify, to provide with a certificate |
| cervix {m} | :: neck |
| cervix {m} | :: The cervix between the uterus and the vagina |
| cesium {n} | :: caesium, cesium |
| cetologie {f} | :: cetology |
| cetologisch {adj} | :: cetological |
| cetoloog {m} | :: cetologist |
| CFK {f} | :: initialism of chloorfluorkoolstofverbinding |
| CGN {prop} | :: abbreviation of Corpus Gesproken Nederlands |
| chagrijn {n} | :: chagrin |
| chagrijn {n} | :: someone in a bad mood |
| chagrijnig {adj} | :: bad-tempered, grumpy |
| chagrijnig {adj} | :: miserable, sulky |
| Chaldeeër {m} | :: Chaldean |
| Chaldeeuws {prop} {n} | :: Chaldean |
| Chaldeeuws {adj} | :: Chaldean |
| chaloets {m} | :: halutz, early labour Zionist pioneer in British Palestine |
| champignon {m} | :: A champignon, a button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus |
| champignonsoep {f} | :: mushroom soup |
| chanson {n} | :: chanson (French, lyric-driven song) |
| chanten {vi} | :: to chant |
| chanteren {vt} | :: to extort money, to blackmail |
| chaos {m} | :: chaos (disorder) |
| chaos {m} | :: primordial disorder |
| chaostheorie {f} | :: chaos theory |
| chaotisch {adj} | :: chaotic |
| chap {m} | :: alternative spelling of sjap |
| chape {m} | :: screed |
| chapeau {interj} | :: Used to express appreciation |
| chapelure {f} | :: Dried breadcrumbs used as an ingredient or as a coating before deep-frying |
| chapeluur {f} | :: alternative spelling of chapelure |
| chappement {n} | :: exhaust |
| charge {f} | :: A charge (fast ground attack) |
| chargeren {vt} | :: to charge, to attack |
| chargeren {vt} | :: to exaggerate |
| charisma {n} | :: charisma (gift of the Holy Spirit) |
| charisma {n} | :: charisma (personally affability) |
| charismatisch {adj} | :: charismatic (pertaining to the gifts of the Holy Spirit) |
| charismatisch {adj} | :: charismatic (personally influential or affable) |
| charitatief {adj} | :: charitable |
| charmant {adj} | :: charming, agreeable, nice |
| charme {m} | :: charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration) |
| charmeren {vt} | :: to charm, to impress |
| charmezanger {m} | :: A crooner |
| chat {m} | :: chat (online conversation) |
| chat {m} | :: chat (online conversation platform) |
| chateau migraine {m} | :: cheap or poor quality wine, said to give one a headache |
| château migraine {m} | :: alternative spelling of chateau migraine |
| chatje {noun} | :: diminutive of chat |
| chatroom {m} | :: A chat room |
| chatten {vi} | :: to chat |
| chauffeur {m} | :: driver (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus) |
| checken {vt} | :: to check (up), to inspect, examine |
| cheers {interj} | :: cheers (toast) |
| cheeta {m} | :: cheetah |
| chef {m} | :: A boss, chief, head, leader |
| chef {m} | :: A culinary chef, a head cook |
| chef {m} | :: Short for a title including chef |
| cheffin {f} | :: a female boss or the wife of a boss |
| chemicalie {f} {n} | :: chemical |
| chemicaliëntanker {m} | :: chemical tanker |
| chemicus {m} | :: chemist |
| chemie {f} | :: chemistry, the branch of natural science studying the composition and properties of matter |
| chemie {f} | :: chemistry, attraction, rapport |
| chemieconcern {n} | :: chemical company, chemical concern |
| chemisch {adj} | :: chemical, relating to or produced by chemistry |
| chemo- {prefix} | :: chemo- |
| chemokuur {f} {m} | :: chemotherapy |
| chemotherapie {f} | :: chemotherapy |
| cheque {m} | :: check (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) |
| Cherokee {prop} {n} | :: the Cherokee language |
| Cherokee {prop} {p} | :: Cherokee people |
| Cherokee {m} | :: a member of the Cherokee people |
| cherub {m} | :: cherub |
| cherub {m} | :: lamassu-like angel |
| cherub {m} | :: six-winged humanoid angel |
| cherub {m} | :: putto |
| cherubijn {m} | :: cherub (angel) |
| cherubijn {m} | :: lamassu-like angel |
| cherubijn {m} | :: six-winged humanoid angel |
| cherubijn {m} | :: putto |
| cherubijn {m} | :: cherub (affectionate term for a child) |
| chic {adj} | :: chic, elegant |
| Chicago {prop} | :: Chicago (large city) |
| chicaneren {vi} | :: to cavil, to pettifog |
| chicaneren {vi} | :: to quarrel |
| chicaneur {m} | :: A quibbler, a chicaner, a nitpicker |
| chic de friemel {adj} | :: posh |
| chic de friemel {interj} | :: An expression of amazement |
| Chickasaw {prop} {n} | :: Chickasaw (language) |
| chicklit {f} | :: chick lit |
| chijl {f} | :: chyle |
| chijlmaking {f} | :: chyle production |
| Chileens {adj} | :: Chilean |
| chili {m} | :: chili |
| Chili {prop} {n} | :: Chili (country) |
| chilisalpeter {m} {n} | :: nitratine, Chile saltpetre |
| chillen {v} | :: to chill, to relax |
| chimpansee {m} | :: chimpanzee, member of the genus Pan |
| China {prop} {n} | :: China (country) |
| chinchilla {f} {n} | :: chinchilla |
| chinchilla {f} {n} | :: chinchilla fur |
| Chinees {prop} {n} | :: the Chinese language |
| Chinees {m} | :: A Chinese person |
| Chinees {n} | :: Chinese food |
| Chinees {adj} | :: Chinese |
| Chinese {f} | :: female person from China |
| Chinese kool {f} | :: A napa cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis |
| Chinese vrijwilliger {m} | :: Someone required to perform an unpleasant or thankless chore |
| chinezen {vi} | :: to dine out at a Chinese(-Indonesian) restaurant |
| chinezen {vi} | :: to chase the dragon, to inhale the vapour from heated heroin |
| Chinezin {f} | :: A Chinese woman |
| chinoline {noun} | :: quinoline |
| chirurg {m} | :: surgeon |
| chirurgie {f} | :: Surgery; a medical operation |
| chirurgie {f} | :: That branch of medicine |
| chirurgijn {m} | :: A barber surgeon |
| chiton {m} | :: chiton (Greek tunic) |
| chiton {m} | :: chiton (mollusc of the class Polyplacophora) |
| chloor- {prefix} | :: chloro- |
| chloor {n} | :: chlorine |
| chloorgas {n} | :: chlorine gas (gaseous dichlorine) |
| chloorkip {f} | :: chicken carcass that has been disinfected with a chlorine solution |
| chloorkip {f} | :: chicken meat that has been disinfected with a chlorine solution |
| chocola {m} | :: chocolate |
| chocolaatje {noun} | :: A piece of chocolate (small piece of confectionery made from chocolate) |
| chocolade {m} | :: chocolate |
| chocoladebeen {n} | :: The non-dominant leg of a football player |
| chocoladeletter {f} | :: A letter of the alphabet, made of chocolate. Commonly eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations |
| chocoladeletter {f} | :: bold upper-case letters in sensationalistic headlines, associated with yellow journalism, typically in reference to De Telegraaf |
| chocolademelk {m} | :: chocolate milk (milk flavored with chocolate and served cold or hot) |
| chocoladereep {m} | :: A chocolate bar |
| chocoladezoen {m} | :: A chocolate-coated cream or marshmallow treat |
| chocoladezoentje {noun} | :: diminutive of chocoladezoen |
| chocomel {f} | :: alternative form of chocolademelk |
| choepa {f} | :: chuppah, wedding canopy |
| choepa {f} | :: chuppah, wedding ceremony |
| cholera {f} {m} | :: cholera |
| cholesterol {m} {n} | :: cholesterol |
| choppe {f} | :: chuppah, wedding canopy |
| choppe {f} | :: chuppah, wedding ceremony |
| choqueren {vt} | :: to shock |
| choqueren {vt} | :: to strike (e.g. with poverty) |
| chordadier {n} | :: chordate, any member of the phylum Chordata |
| chordofoon {m} | :: chordophone |
| chrein {m} | :: chrain |
| chrestomathie {f} | :: chrestomathy, collection or book of selected writings (often quoted passages) for learning |
| chrestomathie {f} | :: anthology, chrestomathy |
| Chris {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Christa {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| christelijk {adj} | :: Christian |
| christelijk {adj} | :: proper, appropriate, reasonable |
| christen {m} | :: Christian |
| christendemocraat {m} | :: Christian democrat |
| christendemocratie {f} | :: Christian democracy |
| christendemocratisch {adj} | :: Christian-Democratic |
| christendom {n} | :: Christianity |
| christendom {n} | :: Christendom |
| christendommelijk {adj} | :: pertaining to (petit bourgeois) Christendom |
| christenheid {f} | :: Christendom |
| Christiaan {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| christin {f} | :: female Christian |
| christocentrisch {adj} | :: Christocentric |
| christocentrisme {n} | :: Christocentrism |
| Christoffel {prop} {m} | :: given name, corresponding to English Christopher |
| christologie {f} | :: Christology (domain of Christian theology concerning Christ) |
| christologie {f} | :: Christology (particular Christological theory or perspective) |
| christologisch {adj} | :: Christological |
| Christus {prop} {m} | :: Christ, Messiah (Christian title for Jesus of Nazareth) |
| chromatide {n} | :: chromatid |
| chromo- {prefix} | :: chromo- |
| chromosomaal {adj} | :: chromosomal |
| chromosoom {n} | :: chromosome, structure in the cell nucleus containing genes |
| chronisch {adj} | :: chronic |
| chronologie {f} | :: chronology |
| chronologisch {adj} | :: chronological |
| chroom {n} | :: chromium |
| chrysant {f} | :: A chrysanthemum, flowering plant of the genus Chrysanthemum |
| chrysantje {noun} | :: diminutive of chrysant |
| chtonisch {adj} | :: chthonic, earthly |
| CHU {prop} | :: initialism of Christelijk-Historische Unie, an influential Protestant political party in the Netherlands |
| chylus {m} | :: alternative spelling of chijl |
| ciborie {n} | :: ciborium (A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist - in Catholicism) |
| cicade {f} | :: cicada, any of the Cicadoidea, insects of the order Hemiptera |
| cicade {f} | :: (Classicist style) a cricket |
| cider {m} | :: cider |
| cieren {v} | :: obsolete spelling of sieren |
| cigaar {f} | :: dated spelling of sigaar |
| cijfer {n} | :: digit |
| cijfer {n} | :: statistic |
| cijfer {n} | :: a grade given for an assignment or class, particularly in primary school |
| cijferen {vt} | :: to figure, compute |
| cijferen {n} | :: arithmetic |
| cijferkunst {f} | :: arithmetic |
| cijfermeester {m} | :: Someone who manages accounts for an institution; an auditor, an accountant |
| cijferschrift {n} | :: an encrypted message |
| cijferschrift {n} | :: a method or key for encrypting messages |
| cijns {m} | :: feudal tax paid to a master or landowner |
| cilinder {m} | :: cylinder (geometric three-dimensional solid shape) |
| cilinder {m} | :: certain objects of (roughly) cylindrical shape, e.g. a top hat |
| cilinder {m} | :: cylinder (of an engine) |
| cilindercoördinaten {p} | :: cylindrical coordinates |
| cilinderdeur {f} | :: A semicylindrical cabinet door that can be opened or closed by rotating |
| cilinderhoed {m} | :: A top hat |
| cilindrisch {adj} | :: cylindrical |
| cimbaal {f} | :: cymbal (percussion instrument) |
| cingel {m} | :: alternative spelling of singel (canal surrounding a village) |
| cingel {m} | :: a cincture |
| cipier {m} | :: jailor, warden, prison guard |
| cipres {m} | :: cypress |
| cipresboom {m} | :: alternative form of cipressenboom |
| cipressenboom {m} | :: cypress |
| circa {adv} | :: circa: about, approximately |
| circuit {n} | :: racetrack |
| circuit {n} | :: electric circuit |
| circuit {n} | :: exclusive group of individuals, clique, circle |
| circumfix {n} | :: circumfix |
| circus {n} | :: circus (company of performers; place where this company performs) |
| circusdier {n} | :: circus animal |
| circustent {f} | :: circus tent |
| cirkel {m} | :: circle |
| cirkelboog {m} | :: A part of the circumference of a circle |
| cirkelen {vi} | :: to form a circle, turn/move/travel in a circle |
| cirkelen {vt} | :: to mark with a circle |
| cirkelredenering {f} | :: circular argument, circular reasoning |
| cirkelzaag {f} | :: A circular saw |
| cisman {m} | :: A cis man |
| cisvrouw {f} | :: A cis woman |
| citaat {n} | :: A quotation, fragment of a human expression, notably as reference |
| citadel {f} {m} | :: citadel |
| citer {mf} | :: zither (musical instrument) |
| citeren {vt} | :: to quote a text and/or an author |
| citeren {vt} | :: to summon, subpoena to appear in court |
| citeren {vt} | :: to cite, to make an honorable mention of (someone) in a citation, notably in the military |
| citerspel {n} | :: zither music |
| citroen {f} {m} | :: lemon (fruit) |
| citroen {f} {m} | :: lemon tree, Citrus limon |
| citroenappel {m} | :: lemon (fruit) |
| citroengeel {n} | :: lemon (colour/color) |
| citroengras {n} | :: lemongrass, Cymbopogon citratus |
| citroenlimonade {f} | :: lemonade, a sweetened or fizzy drink based on lemon juice |
| citroenmelisse {f} | :: The herb lemon balm, Melissa officinalis |
| citroenpers {f} | :: A lemon squeezer |
| citroensap {n} | :: lemon juice |
| citroenschijf {f} | :: A slice of lemon |
| citroenschijfje {noun} | :: diminutive of citroenschijf |
| citroenvla {f} | :: lemon vla, a custard or maizena-based dessert made with lemon juice and lemon peels |
| citroenzuur {n} | :: citric acid |
| citruspers {f} | :: A lemon squeezer |
| citrusvrucht {f} | :: citrus fruit, fruit of a plant of the genus Citrus |
| civetkat {f} | :: civet |
| civetkatachtige {noun} | :: viverrid, any member of the family Viverridae |
| civiel {adj} | :: civil (all senses) |
| civiel {adj} | :: civilian |
| civiel {n} | :: plain clothes |
| civielbouw {m} | :: civil engineering |
| civiliteit {f} | :: politeness, civility |
| civiliteit {f} | :: civil formality |
| civilizationeel {adj} | :: civilisational |
| cladistiek {f} | :: cladistics |
| Claeys {prop} | :: surname |
| claimen {vt} | :: to claim |
| clair-obscur {n} | :: chiaroscuro |
| clan {m} | :: clan |
| clandestien {adj} | :: clandestine |
| clandestien {adv} | :: clandestinely |
| classicus {m} | :: classicist |
| classificatie {f} | :: the act of classification, forming into (functional or theoretical) classes |
| classificatie {f} | :: its result |
| classificeren {vt} | :: to classify |
| classis {f} | :: a supracongregational, regional executive body, intermediate in size or rank between the consistory of an individual congregation and a provincial synod |
| claustrofobie {f} | :: claustrophobia |
| clausule {f} | :: A clause, provision, stipulation in a contract, law etc |
| claxon {m} | :: horn (especially on a motor vehicle) |
| cliché {n} | :: cliché |
| clichématig {adj} | :: clichéd, trite |
| clickbait {m} | :: clickbait |
| client {m} | :: client |
| cliënt {m} | :: (male) client, customer |
| climacterisch {adj} | :: climactic |
| clique {f} | :: alternative spelling of kliek |
| clique {f} | :: clique, subgraph |
| clitoridectomie {f} | :: clitoridectomy, the usually mutilative removal or cutting of the clitoris |
| clitoris {f} | :: clitoris |
| clitorisje {noun} | :: diminutive of clitoris |
| cloaca {f} | :: cloaca (duct in certain vertebrates used for reproduction and excreting digestive waste) |
| cloacadier {n} | :: monotreme, any member of the order Monotremata |
| clochard {m} | :: vagrant |
| clou {m} | :: punch line |
| clown {m} | :: clown (entertainer) |
| clownvis {m} | :: clownfish |
| clownvis {m} | :: common clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris |
| club {m} | :: club, association |
| club {m} | :: club |
| clubhuis {n} | :: clubhouse (building where an association is based) |
| clubhuisje {noun} | :: diminutive of clubhuis |
| cluster {f} {m} {m} | :: cluster |
| cluster {f} {m} {m} | :: star cluster |
| clusterbom {f} {m} | :: cluster bomb |
| CNV {prop} | :: initialism of Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond, The National Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Netherlands |
| Co {prop} | :: given name, diminutive of Jacoba |
| coach {m} | :: trainer, instructor |
| coach {m} | :: counselor |
| coalitie {f} | :: coalition (government consisting of multiple parties) |
| coalitie {f} | :: coalition (military force consisting of various parties) |
| coalitieakkoord {n} | :: coalition agreement |
| coalitiepartij {f} | :: A political party that participates in a coalition, usually a governing coalition; a coalition party |
| coalitieregering {f} | :: coalition government: in parliamentary democracies, the situation in which no one party has enough seats to dominate but instead an alliance of two or more parties cooperate to set the agenda |
| cobra {f} | :: cobra |
| cobralelie {f} | :: Arisaema nepenthoides, a Himalayan bulb |
| coca {f} | :: coca, plant of the family Erythroxylaceae |
| coca {f} | :: coca, consumable leaves of these plants |
| cocaïne {f} | :: cocaine (the drug) |
| cocarde {f} | :: superseded spelling of kokarde |
| cocktail {m} | :: cocktail |
| cocon {m} | :: cocoon |
| Cocytus {prop} {m} | :: Cocytus (river in Hades) |
| code {m} | :: book or body of laws, code of laws, lawbook |
| code {m} | :: system of rules and principles, e.g. of conduct |
| code {m} | :: code (set of symbols) |
| code {m} | :: code (text written in a programming language) |
| codeïne {f} | :: codeine |
| coderen {vt} | :: to code, encode, encrypt |
| codering {f} | :: encoding |
| codetje {noun} | :: diminutive of code |
| codewoord {n} | :: codeword |
| codicil {n} | :: codicil |
| coëfficiënt {m} | :: coefficient (algebraic constant) |
| Coen {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Coenraad {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| co-enzym {n} | :: coenzyme |
| coënzym {n} | :: superseded spelling of co-enzym |
| Coevorden {prop} | :: Coevorden (city/and/municipality) |
| coffeeshop {m} | :: An establishment that sells cannabis products and often also non-alcoholic refreshments |
| coffeïne {f} | :: caffeine |
| cognaat {n} | :: cognate (related word, derived from the same lexeme as another word) |
| cognaat {n} | :: cognate (maternal relative) |
| cognaat {adj} | :: cognate |
| cognac {m} | :: (a glass of) cognac |
| cognitief {adj} | :: cognitive (mental functions) |
| coïncideren {vi} | :: to coincide, occur at the same time and place |
| coïncideren {vi} | :: to correspond, match |
| coke {m} | :: coke (type of processed carbon used as fuel) |
| coke {m} | :: cocaine, coke |
| col {m} | :: (clothing) collar |
| col {m} | :: (sports) mountain pass |
| col {f} | :: glue |
| cola {m} | :: cola (drink) |
| cola {m} | :: kola (nut) |
| colbert {m} {n} | :: A formal jacket without tails |
| colchicine {n} {f} | :: colchicine |
| coleslaw {m} | :: coleslaw |
| collaborateur {m} | :: One who collaborates or has collaborated with the Nazis, fascists or another enemy; traitorous collaborator |
| collaborateur {m} | :: A collaborator, one who cooperates on a certain work |
| collaboratie {f} | :: collaboration |
| collage {m} | :: collage (image created by placing pictures on a surface) |
| collage {m} | :: collage (composite created by the assemblage of various works) |
| collageen {n} | :: collagen |
| collageen {adj} | :: collagenic |
| collatie {f} | :: collation (examination of documents; written result of such a comparison) |
| collatie {f} | :: collation (conference) |
| collatie {f} | :: the act or procedure of installing a cleric in a parish or congregation |
| collatie {f} | :: collation (monastic gathering involving a meal and a reading) |
| collatierecht {n} | :: right of patronage, advowson (right of a nobleman or patron to choose or influence the choice of a parish cleric) |
| collectie {f} | :: collection |
| collectief {adj} | :: collective |
| collectivisatie {f} | :: collectivization |
| collectiviseren {vt} | :: to collectivize |
| collectivisme {n} | :: collectivism, an ideological system in which the means (of production) must be owned and controlled by people collectively |
| collega {mf} | :: colleague |
| college {n} | :: lecture, class |
| collegezaal {f} | :: lecture hall (auditorium-style classroom) |
| colluderen {vi} | :: to collude, to conspire, to cooperate clandestinely |
| collusie {f} | :: conspiracy, collusion (secret, illicit collaboration) |
| colofon {n} {m} | :: colophon |
| Colombia {prop} {n} | :: Colombia (country) |
| Colombië {prop} {n} | :: Colombië (country) |
| colonne {f} | :: column |
| colonne {f} | :: column, pillar, sile |
| coloradokever {m} | :: potato beetle |
| coloriet {n} | :: palette, the effect of the ensemble of colours in a painting |
| colporteur {m} | :: A door-to-door salesperson |
| Colruyt {prop} | :: surname |
| columbarium {n} | :: vault for funerary urns, columbarium |
| columbarium {n} | :: dovecote, columbarium |
| coma {n} | :: coma (state of unconsciousness) |
| coma {f} | :: coma (head of a comet) |
| comakijken {vit} | :: to binge-watch |
| comateus {adj} | :: comatose |
| comazuipen {v} | :: binge drinking to an excess frequently leading to (normally unintentional) loss of consciousness (though not actual coma) |
| combi {m} | :: combination, combi |
| combi {m} | :: police van |
| combinatie {f} | :: combination |
| combinatie {f} | :: the act, process or outcome of combining |
| combinatie {f} | :: a set-up of a truck and one or more trailers |
| combinatie {f} | :: a series of moves in chess |
| combinatie {f} | :: a series of moves in martial arts |
| combinatiesleutel {m} | :: combination wrench, combination spanner |
| combinatietang {f} | :: lineman's pliers, combination pliers |
| combineren {vt} | :: to combine |
| combo {m} | :: combo (small musical group) |
| combo {m} | :: combo (composite move) |
| comeback {m} | :: comeback |
| comfort {n} | :: Physical comfort, ease |
| comfortabel {adj} | :: comfortable |
| comité {n} | :: committee |
| commandant {m} | :: commander |
| commanderij {f} | :: commandery, the area or office controlled by the commander of a military order |
| commando {n} | :: military command |
| commando {n} | :: order, imperative |
| commando {n} | :: unit or division over whom an officer has command |
| commando {m} | :: commando, special forces unit |
| commando {m} | :: commando, member of a special forces unit |
| commandocentrale {mf} | :: command centre |
| commandocentrum {n} | :: command centre |
| commentaar {n} {m} | :: comment |
| commentaar {n} {m} | :: commentary |
| commentariaat {n} | :: commentariat, the pundit and commentator class |
| commerçant {m} | :: businessman, trader |
| commercie {f} | :: commerce |
| commercieel {adj} | :: commercial (of or pertaining to commerce) |
| commies {m} | :: supervising official |
| commies {m} | :: merchant in charge of trading negotiations on merchant ships |
| commilito {m} | :: fellow student, in particular used for members of the same student society |
| commissaris {m} | :: commissioner |
| commissie {f} | :: commission |
| commotie {f} | :: commotion (agitation) |
| commune {f} | :: A commune (community living together with common property) |
| communicant {m} | :: A communicant, one receiving Holy Communion |
| communicatie {f} | :: communication |
| communicatiemiddel {n} | :: A means of communication |
| communiceren {vit} | :: to communicate |
| communie {f} | :: communion |
| communisme {n} | :: communism (collectivist socialism, ideology) |
| communisme {n} | :: communism (classless and stateless international socialist order) |
| communisme {n} | :: any collectivism |
| communist {m} | :: a communist |
| communistenvreter {m} | :: A fanatical anticommunist |
| communisties {adj} | :: nonstandard spelling of communistisch |
| communistisch {adj} | :: communist |
| Comoren {prop} | :: The Comoros, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off Eastern Africa |
| Comoren {prop} | :: The island state comprising most of the above archipelago, except Mayotte |
| compact {adj} | :: compact , dense |
| compact {adj} | :: compact |
| compactheid {f} | :: compactness |
| compagnie {f} | :: a company, partnership |
| compagnie {f} | :: a sub-division of a battalion |
| compartiment {n} | :: compartment |
| compensatie {f} | :: compensation |
| compenseren {vt} | :: to compensate |
| competent {adj} | :: competent |
| competentie {f} | :: competence, ability, capability, fitness, suitability |
| competentie {f} | :: competence, formal qualification, jurisdiction |
| competitie {f} | :: competition (contest for a prize or award) |
| competitie {f} | :: competition, rivalry |
| competitie {f} | :: (collective) the other competitors |
| compileren {vt} | :: to compile, to put together |
| compileren {vt} | :: to compile |
| compleet {adj} | :: complete |
| compleet {adv} | :: completely, thoroughly |
| completeren {vt} | :: to complete, to make complete, to finish |
| completeren {vt} | :: to fill or add to its usual or required amount, to make complete |
| complex {adj} | :: complex (composite) |
| complex {adj} | :: complex (complicated) |
| complex {adj} | :: complex (containing an imaginary component or involving imaginary numbers) |
| complex {n} | :: complex (collection of buildings or facilities with a common purpose) |
| complex {n} | :: complex (abnormal mental state caused by repression) |
| complex getal {n} | :: complex number (number with a real and an imaginary component, or a real or an imaginary number) |
| complexiteit {f} | :: Complexity |
| compliceren {vt} | :: to complicate |
| compliment {n} | :: compliment |
| complot {n} | :: conspiracy |
| complotdenker {m} {n} | :: conspiracist |
| complottheorie {f} | :: conspiracy theory |
| component {f} {m} | :: component |
| componeren {vt} | :: to compose |
| componist {m} | :: composer |
| componiste {f} | :: female equivalent of componist |
| compositie {f} | :: The composition (general) makeup of something, notably in terms of components such as ingredients; especially a (metallic) alloy |
| compositie {f} | :: A musical composition, piece written by a composer |
| compositie {f} | :: An artistic composition, arrangement as of figures in a scene, colors on a canvas etc |
| compositie {f} | :: treaty, contract, settlement |
| compositorisch {adj} | :: Concerning musical composing, composer(s) and/or compositions |
| compositorisch {adj} | :: Concerning other artistic or linguistic composing and/or compositions |
| compost {m} {n} | :: compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter |
| composthoop {m} | :: compost heap |
| compres {n} | :: superseded spelling of kompres |
| compressie {f} | :: compression |
| compressor {m} | :: compressor |
| comprimeren {vt} | :: to compress |
| compromis {n} | :: compromise |
| compromitteren {vt} | :: to compromise |
| comptant {adv} | :: obsolete form of contant |
| compunctie {f} | :: remorse |
| computer {m} | :: computer |
| computeren {v} | :: to use the computer |
| computermuis {f} | :: mouse (manual, click-operated input device) |
| computerprogramma {n} | :: computer program |
| computerspel {n} | :: A computer game, an electronic game designed to be run on a computer |
| computertoets {f} {m} | :: A computer key or computer button (pressable input device) |
| computertoets {f} {m} | :: An exam or test taken on a computer |
| computervirus {n} | :: A computer virus (an infectious program) |
| computervredebreuk {f} | :: computer intrusion (unauthorised accessing of a computer) |
| computer zegt nee {phrase} | :: computer says no |
| con- {prefix} | :: con- (1) |
| concaaf {adj} | :: concave |
| concederen {vi} | :: to compromise, to accept a compromise |
| concederen {vt} | :: to allow, to concede, to permit |
| concedo {adv} | :: I concede, admittedly |
| concentratie {f} | :: concentration |
| concentratiekamp {n} | :: concentration camp |
| concentreren {vt} | :: to concentrate |
| concentreren {vr} | :: to concentrate (the mind) |
| concept {n} | :: concept |
| concept {n} | :: draft, sketch |
| concern {n} | :: company, business, concern |
| concert {n} | :: concert (musical entertainment) |
| concertgebouw {n} | :: concert hall |
| concertmeester {m} | :: concertmaster |
| concertzaal {f} | :: concert hall |
| concessie {f} | :: concession, compromise |
| concessie {f} | :: concession, temporal roght to exploit a certain area |
| concessie {f} | :: area for which such a concession has been granted |
| concessieblok {n} | :: license block |
| conciërge {mf} | :: concierge, janitor (one who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and guests) |
| conciliair {adj} | :: conciliar, pertaining to a church council |
| conciliarisme {n} | :: conciliarism (view that church councils should be the supreme authority in the Roman Catholic Church) |
| conciliaristisch {adj} | :: conciliaristic, conciliarist (relating to the view that church councils should be the supreme authority in the Roman Catholic Church) |
| concilie {n} | :: A church council in which bishops and eminent theologians are assembled to decide issues, esp. in Catholicism and Orthodoxy |
| concipiëren {vt} | :: to conceive |
| conclaaf {n} | :: conclave (meeting room for electing a Pope; meeting for electing a Pope) |
| concluderen {vt} | :: to conclude |
| conclusie {f} | :: conclusion |
| conclusie {f} | :: opinion (judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice for a legal solution in a case) |
| concordaat {n} | :: concordat |
| concreet {adj} | :: concrete, not abstract |
| concreet {adj} | :: perceivable, real |
| concubine {f} | :: concubine |
| concullega {mf} | :: A person working in the same sector for a different employer, regarded as part competitor and part colleague |
| concurrent {m} | :: A competitor, an economic rival |
| concurrent {m} | :: A creditor without special priority |
| concurrent {adj} | :: concurrent, corresponding |
| concurrentie {f} | :: competition |
| concurrentiekracht {f} | :: competitiveness |
| concurreren {vi} | :: to compete |
| concurreren {v} | :: to correspond, to accord, to coincide |
| condemnatie {f} | :: conviction, condemnation |
| condensator {m} | :: capacitor |
| condenseren {vt} | :: to condense |
| conditie {f} | :: condition, state |
| condoleance {f} | :: condolence |
| condoléance {f} | :: superseded spelling of condoleance |
| condoleantie {f} | :: condolence |
| condoleren {vt} | :: to condole, offer one's condolences |
| condoom {n} | :: condom |
| conducteur {m} | :: A conductor, who checks/sells tickets on public transportation |
| conducteur {m} | :: Short for either of: |
| conducteur {m} | :: conducteur van bruggen en wegen |
| conducteur {m} | :: conducteur van brievenmalen |
| conducteur {m} | :: A musical cue sheet, partition containing one band player's particular part |
| confectie {f} | :: mass-produced ready-to-wear outer clothing |
| confectie {f} | :: a mass-produced ready-to-wear overgarment |
| confectie {f} | :: An electuary, a confection |
| confectiepak {n} | :: A ready-made suit |
| confectiepakje {noun} | :: diminutive of confectiepak |
| confederaal {adj} | :: confederal; relating to a confederacy |
| confederalisme {n} | :: confederalism |
| confederatie {f} | :: a confederation; an union or alliance of (largely) independent sovereign states or political organizations |
| confedereren {vtr} | :: to unite, to combine |
| conferentie {f} | :: conference, convention |
| confessie {f} | :: A religious affiliation or denomination |
| confessie {f} | :: A confession of sins |
| confessie {f} | :: A confession, a statement of faith |
| confessie {f} | :: A confession, a formula stating articles of faith |
| confessie {f} | :: A confession, an admittance of having done something, usually wrongdoing |
| confessioneel {adj} | :: linked to a particular religious denomination, confessional |
| confessioneel {m} | :: adherent or member of an explicitly religious political party |
| confessioneel {m} | :: orthodox Protestant fixated on creedal rectitude |
| confinatie {f} | :: confinement, detention |
| confineren {vt} | :: to confine, to detain |
| confirmatie {f} | :: confirmation |
| confirmeren {vt} | :: to confirm |
| confiscatie {f} | :: confiscation |
| confisqueren {vt} | :: to confiscate |
| confituur {f} | :: jam, marmelade (congealed sweet mixture of conserved fruits) |
| confituur {f} | :: sugar-preserved confitted fruits |
| conflagratie {f} | :: conflagration, cyclical or eschatological destruction of the world through fire |
| conflagratie {f} | :: any large fire |
| conflagratie {f} | :: any vehement conflict |
| conflict {n} | :: A conflict, clash or dispute |
| conflictdiamant {m} | :: blood diamond |
| conflictueus {adj} | :: conflictional |
| confrater {m} | :: A confrere, professional colleague, notably in an esteemed, learned profession, especially lawyer |
| confrater {m} | :: A fellow member, as of a confraternity |
| confrater {m} | :: A confrere, comrade, cahoot |
| confrontatie {f} | :: confrontation, the act of confronting or challenging at leats one other party, especially face-to-face |
| confronteren {vt} | :: to confront |
| confucianisme {n} | :: Confucianism |
| Confucius {prop} {m} | :: Confucius |
| conga {f} | :: A conga (small Cuban drum used in pairs) |
| conga {f} | :: Conga (Cuban march music and dance style) |
| congregationalisme {n} | :: Congregationalism |
| congregationalist {m} | :: Congregationalist |
| congregationalistisch {adj} | :: Congregationalist |
| congres {n} | :: congress, large consultative and/or legislative body |
| congres {n} | :: congress; formal meeting, gathering or assembly |
| Congres {prop} {n} | :: Congress, the United States Congress |
| congreszaal {f} | :: conference hall, convention hall |
| congruent {adj} | :: congruent |
| congruentie {f} | :: congruence |
| conisch {adj} | :: conical |
| conjecturaal {adj} | :: conjectural |
| conjectureel {adj} | :: alternative form of conjecturaal |
| conjectuur {f} | :: conjecture |
| conjugeren {vt} | :: to conjugate |
| conjugeren {vt} | :: to conjugate |
| conjugeren {vr} | :: to unify, to join together |
| conjunctie {f} | :: syzygy |
| conjunctie {f} | :: synonym of voegwoord |
| conjunctief {m} | :: the subjunctive mood or a word therein |
| conjunctivus {m} | :: the subjunctive mood or a word therein |
| conjunctuur {f} | :: economic condition; conjuncture |
| conjunctuur {f} | :: business cycle |
| connétable {m} | :: constable of France (supreme commander of the French army or another high-ranking appointee) |
| connotatie {f} | :: connotation |
| consciëntie {f} | :: conscience |
| consecutio temporum {f} | :: consecutio temporum, sequence of tenses |
| consensus {m} | :: consensus |
| consequent {adj} | :: consequent, resulting |
| consequent {adj} | :: consistent |
| consequentie {f} | :: consequence, result |
| conservatief {adj} | :: conservative, reserved |
| conservatisme {n} | :: conservatism |
| conservator {m} | :: curator (of a museum or a library) |
| conservatorium {n} | :: conservatory |
| conservenblik {n} | :: can, a tin-plate canister as used for preserves |
| conserveren {vt} | :: to preserve |
| conserveren {vt} | :: to can (preserve) |
| considerans {m} | :: A consideration, something taken into account to reach a decision, notably a legal one, such as a verdict or deed |
| consigliere {m} | :: A legal counsel and advisor of a crime boss, in particular in the mafia |
| consistent {adj} | :: consistent |
| consistentie {f} | :: consistency |
| consistentie {f} | :: consistence |
| consistorie {n} | :: consistory |
| consistorie {n} | :: meeting of the College of Cardinals |
| consistorie {n} | :: congregational council |
| consistorie {f} | :: consistory, room where such a church council usually gathers for meetings |
| consolidatie {f} | :: consolidation, strengthening |
| consolideren {vt} | :: to consolidate, to strengthen |
| constante {f} | :: contant, non-variable factor or quantity |
| Constantijn {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| constateren {vt} | :: to ascertain |
| constatering {f} | :: observation, remark, finding |
| consternatie {f} | :: consternation |
| consterneren {vt} | :: to appall, to dismay |
| constipatie {f} | :: constipation |
| constitueren {vt} | :: to constitute |
| constitueren {vr} | :: to be established; to be enacted |
| constitutioneel {adj} | :: constitutional |
| constructie {f} | :: construction (i.e. something which has been constructed) |
| constructief {adj} | :: constructive |
| constructivisme {n} | :: constructivism |
| constructivistisch {adj} | :: constructivist |
| consul {m} | :: consul (official in foreign country) |
| consul {m} | :: consul (of the Roman Republic) |
| consulaat {n} | :: consulate, the office/term/residency of a consul (in any sense, but usually diplomatic) |
| consulent {m} | :: counsel, adviser, consultant; especially an educational adviser |
| consulent {m} | :: a minister of a congregation who temporarily also serves another congregation with a vacancy |
| consultatie {f} | :: consultation |
| consument {f} {m} | :: A consumer, who buys and/or uses goods or services |
| consumentenvuurwerk {n} | :: consumer fireworks (fireworks sold to and used by the general public rather than pyrotechnic experts) |
| consumeren {vt} | :: to consume, to use |
| consumeren {vt} | :: to consummate a marriage |
| consuminderen {vi} | :: to consume less |
| consumptie {f} | :: consumption, act of eating or drinking |
| consumptie {f} | :: portion of food or drink |
| consumptie {f} | :: consumption, act of consuming |
| consumptie {f} | :: quantity of goods and services that is consumed |
| consumptie {f} | :: pulmonary tuberculosis |
| consumptiemaatschappij {f} | :: consumer society (society in which status and consumption are linked and positively correlated) |
| contact {n} | :: physical contact |
| contact {n} | :: contact (close association) |
| contact {n} | :: contact (communication, exchange) |
| contact {n} | :: contact (someone with whom communication has been established) |
| contactdoos {f} | :: electrical socket, particularly one that isn't attached to a wall |
| contacteren {vt} | :: to contact |
| contactlens {f} | :: contact lens |
| contactloos {adj} | :: contactless, without (physical) contact |
| contactpersoon {mf} | :: (personal) contact, contact person |
| contactsleutel {m} | :: a car key, an engine key |
| contactverbod {n} | :: restraining order (legal injunction against contacting someone) |
| container {m} | :: cargo container |
| container {m} | :: dumpster or domestic recycling bin, large waste container |
| containerbegrip {n} | :: catch-all term |
| contant {adj} | :: in cash |
| contant {adv} | :: in cash |
| contanten {p} | :: cash |
| contemporain {adj} | :: contemporary |
| contemporair {adj} | :: contemporary |
| context {m} | :: context |
| continent {n} | :: continent (landmass) |
| continent {adj} | :: continent |
| continent {adj} | :: continent, morally restrained |
| continu {adj} | :: continuous (without break, cessation, or interruption in time) |
| continu {adv} | :: continuously |
| continuïteit {f} | :: continuity |
| continuïteitsvergelijking {f} | :: continuity equation |
| continuüm {n} | :: continuum |
| contra- {prefix} | :: contra- |
| contrabande {f} | :: smuggled goods, contraband |
| contrabandier {m} | :: smuggler |
| contrabas {f} | :: double bass |
| contracoup {m} | :: countercoup |
| contracoup {m} | :: surprising move or action made in response |
| contract {n} | :: contract |
| contractie {f} | :: contraction |
| contradictie {f} | :: contradiction |
| contragewicht {n} | :: counterweight |
| contraheren {vt} | :: to contract |
| contreien {p} | :: region, area |
| controle {mf} | :: control |
| controle {mf} | :: checkup |
| controleren {vt} | :: to check |
| controleren {vt} | :: to control |
| controniem {n} | :: contronym |
| controverse {f} | :: controversy |
| controversieel {adj} | :: controversial |
| contubernaal {n} | :: roommate, a chum or a cohabitant |
| convecterend {adj} | :: convecting |
| convenant {n} | :: agreement, accord |
| conventie {f} | :: agreement, accord |
| conventie {f} | :: assembly, meeting, convention |
| conventie {f} | :: convention, accepted standard |
| conventioneel {adj} | :: conventional, usual |
| conventioneel {adj} | :: routine, habitual |
| conversatie {f} | :: conversation |
| converseren {vi} | :: to converse, talk casually |
| conversie {f} | :: conversion |
| converteren {vt} | :: to convert |
| convex {adj} | :: convex |
| convexiteit {f} | :: convexity |
| convooi {n} | :: Originally an import duty, later also levied on exports |
| convooi {n} | :: superseded spelling of konvooi |
| cookie {n} | :: cookie |
| cool {adj} | :: cool, fashionable |
| coöperatie {f} | :: cooperation |
| coöperatie {f} | :: cooperative |
| coöperatief {adj} | :: cooperative |
| coördinaat {m} | :: coordinate |
| coördinatenstelsel {n} | :: coordinate system |
| coördinator {m} | :: coordinator |
| coorne {n} | :: alternative form of koren |
| copernicium {n} | :: copernicium |
| copie {f} | :: superseded spelling of kopie |
| copieus {adj} | :: copious (great in quantity) |
| coprolalie {f} | :: coprolalia |
| copula {f} | :: copula |
| copula {f} | :: a connective segment or piece of tissue, usually of cartilage, chiefly in fish |
| coquet {adj} | :: superseded spelling of koket |
| Cor {prop} | :: given name, diminutive of Cornelis |
| Cor {prop} | :: given name, diminutive of Cornelia |
| cordon sanitaire {n} | :: An agreement from the late 1980s to arguably current times amongst Belgian political parties to not rule with the party Vlaams Belang (then Vlaams Blok); the idea was Jos Gheysels' of Agalev, while the term was applied by journalist Hugo Gijsels |
| cordon sanitaire {n} | :: cordon sanitaire |
| coreopsis {m} | :: A coreopsis, a plant in the genus Coreopsis of composite herbs |
| Cornelia {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Cornelis {prop} {m} | :: given name. Dutch for Cornelius |
| Cornelissen {prop} | :: surname |
| Cornet {prop} | :: surname |
| Cornisch {prop} {n} | :: Cornish (language) |
| Cornwallis {prop} {n} | :: Cornwallis (duchy/and/county) |
| coromandel {m} | :: striped ebony (a heavy wood, brown in color with deep black streaks, yielded by a limited number of species in the genus Diospyros) |
| corona {f} | :: corona |
| corona {f} {n} | :: coronavirus or coronavirus disease |
| coronacrisis {prop} {f} | :: The global health crisis and societal and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 (pathogen SARS-CoV-2, disease COVID-19) |
| coronafeest {n} | :: festive gathering during the COVID-19 pandemic to rebel against social distancing rules |
| coronakucher {m} | :: Someone who deliberately coughs at someone when the coronavirus is going around |
| coronavirus {n} | :: coronavirus (member of the family Coronaviridae) |
| corps {n} | :: student society, especially a traditional and hierarchical one |
| corpsbal {m} | :: frat boy, stereotypical haughty or foppish student belonging to a student society |
| corpulent {adj} | :: overweight, corpulent |
| corpulentie {f} | :: corpulence |
| corpus {n} | :: a collection of writings, a text corpus |
| corpus callosum {n} | :: corpus callosum |
| correct {adj} | :: correct |
| correcteur {m} | :: A corrector, notably: |
| correcteur {m} | :: proofreader |
| correcteur {m} | :: censor |
| correctheid {f} | :: correctness |
| correctie {f} | :: A correction, rectification |
| correctie {f} | :: The action or process of correcting |
| correctie {f} | :: A punishment, sanction |
| correctie {f} | :: A penal facility, notably a military stockade; house of correction |
| corrector {m} | :: corrector |
| correlatie {f} | :: correlation |
| correspondent {mf} | :: correspondent |
| correspondentie {f} | :: correspondence, exchange of letters |
| correspondentieschaak {n} | :: correspondence chess |
| corresponderen {vi} | :: to correspond (communicate by letter) |
| corresponderen {vi} | :: to correspond, to agree |
| Corrie {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| corrigeren {vt} | :: to correct (to make something that was not valid become right) |
| corroderen {vt} | :: to corrode |
| corrosief {adj} | :: corrosive |
| corrumperen {vt} | :: to corrupt, to spoil, or to rot |
| corrupt {adj} | :: corrupt (lacking integrity, being prone to discriminating, open to bribes, etc.) |
| corrupt {adj} | :: corrupt (containing (many) errors) |
| corrupt {adj} | :: deprave, morally corrupt |
| corruptie {f} | :: corruption |
| corruptiezaak {f} | :: corruption case |
| Corsica {prop} {n} | :: Corsica (island) |
| Corsicaans {adj} | :: Corsican, of or relating to the island, people and/or culture of Corsica |
| Corsicaans {adj} | :: in or otherwise relating to the Corsican language |
| Corsicaans {prop} {n} | :: The Corsican language |
| corso {n} | :: parade |
| cortège {n} | :: cortege |
| corvee {f} {n} | :: household chores, especially at a camp or barracks |
| corvee {f} {n} | :: corvee labour |
| coryfee {m} | :: coryphaeus, leader of the chorus in Classical Greek theatre |
| coryfee {m} | :: performing star artist, compare coryphée |
| coryfee {m} | :: one who excels in some discipline |
| coryfee {m} | :: figurehead |
| coryfee {m} | :: prominent formerly active member of an organisation, in particular of a political party |
| cosinus {m} | :: cosine |
| cosmogonie {f} | :: cosmogony |
| Costa Rica {prop} {n} | :: Costa Rica (country) |
| Côte d'Or {prop} {f} | :: The Côte d'Or département (equivalent of a county) in France's eastern region Bourgogne (Burgundy) |
| Côte d'Or {prop} {f} | :: The Côte d'Or chain of hills West of the Saône valley, which the above département was named after |
| coterie {f} | :: coterie, clique (exclusive circle of associates) |
| cottage cheese {m} | :: cottage cheese |
| cotyledo {n} | :: A cotyledon, early leaf developed by a seed plant's embryo |
| cotyledo {n} | :: A cotyledon, placental lobule |
| coulance {noun} | :: accommodation (fe. of insurance company toward its clients) |
| coulisse {f} | :: side of a stage, dressing room beside a stage, side wing |
| coulisselandschap {n} | :: bocage, mixed woodland and pasture |
| coulissenlandschap {n} | :: alternative form of coulisselandschap |
| coulomb {m} | :: coulomb |
| coup {m} | :: A coup, a coup d'état, a putsch |
| coup {m} | :: A coup, a quick, surprising, brilliant move or action |
| Couperus {prop} | :: surname |
| couplet {n} | :: verse of a song |
| couppleger {m} | :: A putschist, one who perpetrates a coup d'état |
| courant {adj} | :: current, prevalent, standard |
| courant {n} | :: currency |
| coureur {m} | :: cyclist |
| coureur {m} | :: motorcyclist |
| coureur {m} | :: auto racer |
| courgette {f} | :: A courgette, a zucchini (fruit) |
| courgette {f} | :: The courgette plant, a variety of Cucurbita pepo |
| courtisane {f} | :: A courtesan, a high-status prostitute or mistress |
| couscous {f} {m} | :: couscous |
| couvert {n} | :: cutlery, silverware |
| couvert {n} | :: envelope |
| couveuse {f} | :: an incubator, especially for sick infants |
| cover {m} | :: A cover, cover song, cover version (rerecording of a previously recorded song, typically by a different artist) |
| cover {m} | :: A cover, the front of a magazine or of the package of a storage medium |
| cowboy {m} | :: cowboy |
| cowboykapitalisme {n} | :: cowboy capitalism, a form of capitalism that is considered to promote irresponsible risk and greed |
| coyote {m} | :: coyote |
| c-pion {m} | :: c-pawn: pawn placed on the c-file at the beginning of the game |
| c.q. {adv} | :: abbreviation of casu quo |
| c.q. {adv} | :: Also used, technically incorrectly, to mean 'or', 'or else', 'in particular': |
| crapuleus {adj} | :: villainous, despicable |
| crapuul {n} | :: scum, odious people |
| crapuul {n} | :: scumbag, odious person |
| crash {m} | :: crash, collision |
| crash {m} | :: economic crash, especially in relation to stock exchanges |
| crash {m} | :: computer crash |
| crashen {vi} | :: to crash |
| crashen {vi} | :: to go bankrupt |
| crashen {vi} | :: to crash |
| -cratie {suffix} | :: -cracy |
| creabea {f} | :: someone, especially a woman, who is creative; particularly with respect to (amateur) handcraft |
| creabea {f} | :: DIY creativity |
| creabea {adj} | :: creative; in particular, having a DIY vibe |
| creatie {f} | :: creation (act of creating, inventing, etc.) |
| creatie {f} | :: creation (universe) |
| creatief {adj} | :: creative |
| creativiteit {f} | :: creativity |
| creatuur {n} | :: creature |
| creatuur {n} | :: monster, monstrous or loathsome creature |
| creatuur {f} | :: creation |
| crèche {f} | :: A crèche |
| creditcard {m} | :: credit card |
| credo {n} | :: confession of faith, creed |
| credo {n} | :: (strong) conviction |
| creëren {vt} | :: to create, make, put into existence |
| creëren {vt} | :: to design creatively |
| creëren {vt} | :: to appoint, invest with an office etc |
| creëren {vt} | :: to establish, erect, found |
| creëren {vt} | :: to cause, be responsible for |
| crematie {f} | :: Cremation |
| crematorium {n} | :: A crematorium, a crematory |
| crème {f} | :: cream |
| crème {f} | :: ice cream |
| crème {f} | :: cream |
| crèmekleurig {adj} | :: cream-colored (US), cream-coloured (UK) |
| cremeren {vt} | :: to cremate |
| crèmewit {adj} | :: creamy white; cream |
| creool {m} | :: In present Suriname (former colony Dutch Guyana) and various parts of South and Central America, any descendant of African slaves |
| creool {m} | :: A Creole, a member of a (Latin) American ethno-cultural group of colonial Iberian blood |
| creool {m} | :: A creole language |
| creooltaal {f} | :: creole language |
| cricket {n} | :: cricket (sport) |
| criminaliteit {f} | :: criminality |
| crimineel {adj} | :: criminal, contrary to enforceable legal rules |
| crimineel {adj} | :: terrible, excessive (generally in a bad sense) |
| crimineel {m} | :: criminal (person guilty of breaking the law) |
| criminologie {f} | :: criminology |
| crisette {f} | :: a minor crisis, notably in politics |
| crisis {f} | :: crisis |
| crisis {f} | :: financial crisis |
| criterium {n} | :: (plural criteria) criterion, standard for comparison and appreciation |
| criterium {n} | :: (plural criteriums) notably in cycling, race of low athletic merit |
| criticaster {m} | :: criticaster, uncharitable critic |
| criticus {m} | :: critic |
| critiek {f} | :: superseded spelling of kritiek |
| croissant {m} | :: croissant |
| croquet {f} | :: superseded spelling of kroket |
| cru {adj} | :: crude, coarse |
| crucifix {n} | :: A crucifix |
| cruise {m} | :: cruise |
| cruiseboot {f} {m} | :: A cruise boat |
| cruiseschip {n} | :: A cruise ship |
| Cruquius {prop} | :: Cruquius (A <<village>> in the <<r/Haarlemmermeer>>, < >, <<c/Netherlands>>, located near the pumphouse De Cruquius.) |
| crux {f} | :: crucial or otherwise serious, difficult problem |
| Cruyff {prop} | :: surname |
| cryogeen {adj} | :: cryogenic |
| cryogenisch {adj} | :: cryogenic |
| crypte {f} | :: crypt |
| cryptogram {n} | :: cryptic crossword (crossword puzzle with cryptic definitions) |
| cryptomunt {f} | :: cryptocurrency |
| cryptomunt {f} | :: cryptocoin (monetary unit of a cryptocurrency) |
| cryptovaluta {f} | :: cryptocurrency |
| cryptozoölogie {f} | :: cryptozoology |
| c.s. {phrase} | :: abbreviation of cum suis with his (party), and associates |
| c.s. {phrase} | :: abbreviation of cum sociis with his (party), and associates |
| c-sleutel {m} | :: C-clef |
| CU {prop} | :: ChristianUnion, a conservative Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands |
| Cuba {prop} {n} | :: Cuba (island/and/country) |
| Cubaan {m} | :: Cuban (inhabitant or national of Cuba, or one of Cuban descent) |
| Cubaans {adj} | :: Cuban (pertaining to Cuba or Cubans) |
| Cuijk {prop} {n} | :: Cuijk (village/and/municipality) |
| Culemborg {prop} | :: Culemborg (city/and/municipality) |
| culminatie {f} | :: culmination, transit, the reaching of the highest altitude by a celestial body |
| culminatie {f} | :: culmination, highpoint, apex |
| culmineren {vi} | :: to culminate, to reach one's highest altitude, to pass through the meridian |
| culmineren {vi} | :: to culminate, to reach one's highpoint |
| cultfilm {m} | :: cult film |
| cultivar {m} | :: cultivar |
| cultureel {adj} | :: cultural |
| Culturele Revolutie {prop} {f} | :: Cultural Revolution |
| cultus {m} | :: cult, a particular tradition of worship or veneration of deities, ancestors, guardians or saints |
| cultus {m} | :: religious service |
| cultusplaats {f} | :: A place of worship |
| cultuur {f} | :: culture |
| cultuur {f} | :: practices and beliefs particular to a society or group |
| cultuur {f} | :: arts, historic heritage and media as a sector |
| cultuur {f} | :: cultivation tillage of crops |
| cultuur {f} | :: collective of microorganisms, such as artificially bred bacteria or fungi |
| cultuurbarbaar {m} | :: Philistine, barbarian (person bereft of culture) |
| cultuurstelsel {prop} {n} | :: A policy of allocating (nominally) 20% of agricultural land in the Dutch East Indies to export crops, imposed by the Dutch government as a type of lease, operating from 1830 until the 1870s for most products and until the early twentieth century for coffee; the system was widely abused leading to much higher land use for export crops |
| cultuurtaal {f} | :: standard language, language of culture (standardised lect) |
| cultuurvolger {m} | :: An animal that regularly makes anthropogenic environments into its habitat |
| cultuurwoord {n} | :: Kulturwort (widely borrowed word for a cross-cultural concept) |
| culverin {f} | :: culverin, a kind of handgun |
| cummingtoniet {n} | :: Cummingtonite |
| cumulatief {adj} | :: cumulative |
| cupcake {m} | :: A cupcake |
| cupcakemama {f} | :: yummy mummy |
| curandus {m} | :: An adult person subject to a particular regime of guardianship |
| curare {n} | :: curare |
| curatele {f} | :: legal and financial guardianship under which the ward is an adult |
| curator {m} | :: curator, one who manages a collection |
| curator {m} | :: curator, one who manages an estate |
| curator {m} | :: liquidator appointed by a judge after bankruptcy |
| curatorium {n} | :: board of curators |
| curieus {adj} | :: rare, curious, remarkable |
| curiositeit {f} | :: curiosity (third sense) |
| curiosum {n} | :: A curiosity, a curio, a curiosum |
| curium {n} | :: curium |
| curry {m} | :: the spicy condiment curry powder |
| curry {m} | :: a curry dish |
| curry {m} | :: curry ketchup |
| curryketchup {m} | :: curry ketchup |
| curryworst {f} | :: currywurst |
| cursiefje {n} | :: a small column (in a newspaper) about everyday situations |
| cursist {m} | :: learner, student |
| cursiste {f} | :: a (female) learner, student (a woman who follows a study course) |
| cursus {m} | :: course |
| curve {f} | :: curve: curved line |
| CV {noun} | :: curriculum vitae |
| CV {noun} | :: "centrale verwarming", central heating |
| CVE {f} | :: initialism of centrale verwerkingseenheid = CPU |
| cyaan {n} | :: cyanogen, a blueish, acid, poisonous gas |
| cyaan {n} | :: cyan (colour) |
| cyaan {adj} | :: cyan |
| cyano- {prefix} | :: cyano- |
| cyanose {f} | :: cyanosis |
| cyberaanval {m} | :: cyberattack |
| cybernetica {f} | :: cybernetics (science of communication and control) |
| Cycladen {prop} {p} | :: The Cyclades, an Aegean island chain |
| cyclo- {prefix} | :: cyclo- |
| cyclocross {m} | :: cyclocross |
| cycloon {m} | :: cyclone, a storm type with a rotating system of winds |
| cyclus {m} | :: A cycle, a complete rotation |
| cyclus {m} | :: A cycle, a repeatable series |
| cyclus {m} | :: A cycle, a collection of related texts or artworks |
| cynisch {adj} | :: cynical |
| Cyprus {prop} {n} | :: Cyprus |
| cyrillisch {adj} | :: Cyrillic |
| cyrillisch {prop} {n} | :: the Cyrillic script |
| cyste {f} | :: cyst (sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ) |
| cyto- {prefix} | :: cyto- |
| cytologie {f} | :: cytology (cell biology) |
| cytoplasma {n} | :: cytoplasm (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) |
| cytoskelet {n} | :: cytoskeleton (structure resembling a skeleton contained within a cytoplasm) |