berg

Definitions of berg
  1. noun
    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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    types:
    alm, alp, alpenweide, bergwei, bergweide
    any high mountain
    vulkaan, vuurberg
    a mountain formed by volcanic material
    type of:
    verheffing, verhevenheid
    a raised or elevated geological formation
  2. noun
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
    synonyms: hoop, hoopje, stapel, tas
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    schroothoop
    pile of discarded metal
    steenberg, stortberg
    pile of waste matter from coal mining etc
    stapel
    an orderly pile
    brandstapel, houtmijt, houtstapel
    wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
    houtstapel
    a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
    hooiberg, hooihoop, hooiklamp, hooimijt, hooiopper, hooirook, hooischelf, hooitas, klamp, opper, rook
    a stack of hay
    type of:
    arsenaal, collectie, verzameling
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  3. noun
    (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
    synonyms: bende, boel, bom, bulk, bups, hoop, instroom, kluit, kwak, lading, macht, massa, sandwich, schep, schuif, sjees, stapel, stelletje, stoot, troep, veelheid, vracht, zooi, zootje, zwik
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