aal

Definitions of aal
  1. noun
    the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
    synonyms: paling
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    types:
    glasaaltje
    young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried
    type of:
    vis
    the flesh of fish used as food
  2. noun
    voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
    synonyms: paling
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    types:
    glasaaltje
    young eel
    rivieraal
    eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked
  3. noun
    young eel
    synonyms: glasaaltje
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    type of:
    paling
    voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
  4. noun
    young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried
    synonyms: glasaaltje
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    type of:
    paling
    the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
  5. noun
    an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
    synonyms: aalmoezenier
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    type of:
    agoog, hulpverlener, welzijnswerker
    someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)
  6. noun
    a chaplain in one of the military services
    synonyms: aalmoezenier, legeraalmoezenier, legerpredikant, veldpredikant, veldprediker
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    type of:
    kap., kapelaan, legeraalmoezenier, legerpredikant, medepastoor, onderpastoor, veldpredikant, veldprediker
    a clergyman ministering to some institution
  7. noun
    any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
    synonyms: aalt, gier, mestgier, mestvocht
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    type of:
    roofvogel
    any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
  8. noun
    someone who attacks in search of booty
    synonyms: aalt, duitendief, gier, hebber, hebberd, mestgier, mestvocht
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    type of:
    aanrander, agressor, zedendelinquent
    someone who attacks
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