beun

Definitions of beun
  1. noun
    cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
    synonyms: bun, kaar, rog, rogvis, rogvissen, viskaar
    see moresee less
    types:
    zaagvis
    primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
    haairog
    primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body
    haringnet, haringvleet, vleet
    large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
    type of:
    kraakbeenvis, kraakbeenvissen
    any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
  2. noun
    a container; usually has a lid
    synonyms: foetsie
    see moresee less
    types:
    show 4 types...
    hide 4 types...
    afvalbak, afvalemmer, asemmer, vuilemmer, vuilnisbak, vuilnisemmer, vuilnisvat
    a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
    kolenhok, kolenkelder
    a bin for holding coal
    meelton
    a bin for holding flour
    afvalbak, asemmer, papierbak, papiermand, prullenbak, prullenmand, scheurmand, vuilemmer, vuilnisbak, vuilnisemmer, vuilnisvat
    bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish
    type of:
    container, laadkist
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  3. noun
    the quantity contained in a bin
    synonyms: foetsie
Cite this entry
Style:
MLA
  • MLA
  • APA
  • Chicago

Copy citation
DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘beun'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback
Word Family