bout
Definitions of bout
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a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastenersynonyms: schroefbouttype of:schroefa fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
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a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply soldersynonyms: hamerbout, soldeerbout, soldeerijzertype of:handgereedschapa tool used with workers' hands
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home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth clothsynonyms: strijkbout, strijkijzertypes:stoomstrijkijzera pressing iron that can emit steam
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(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
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the loin and leg of a quadrupedtype of:achterdeel, achtereind, achterlijf, achterstel, kroepthe part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
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a part of a forked or branching shape
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small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legssynonyms: eendtypes:wintertalingany of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and Americatype of:zwemvogelchiefly web-footed swimming birds
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uncomplimentary terms for a policemansynonyms: agent, diender, flic, flik, gerechtsdienaar, glimmerik, hongerlijder, juut, klabak, pandoer, politie, politieagent, politieambtenaar, politiebeambte, politieman, rakker, sjouter, smeerlap, smeris, tuut, viezerik, wouttype of:agent, diender, flic, flik, gerechtsdienaar, glimmerik, juut, klabak, pandoer, politie, politieagent, politieambtenaar, politiebeambte, politieman, rakker, sjouter, smeris, tuut, wouta member of a police force
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a member of a police forcesynonyms: agent, diender, flic, flik, gerechtsdienaar, glimmerik, juut, klabak, pandoer, politie, politieagent, politieambtenaar, politiebeambte, politieman, rakker, sjouter, smeris, tuut, wouttypes:bobbyan informal term for a British policemanagent, diender, flic, flik, gerechtsdienaar, glimmerik, hongerlijder, juut, klabak, pandoer, politie, politieagent, politieambtenaar, politiebeambte, politieman, rakker, sjouter, smeerlap, smeris, tuut, viezerik, woutuncomplimentary terms for a policemandetective, opsporingsambtenaar, rechercheur, speurder, speurhond, speurneusa police officer who investigates crimesrijkswachtera French policemanbrigadier, klaar-over, verkeersbrigadiersomeone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic crossing
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a very attractive or seductive looking woman
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Bud, Not Buddy
During the Great Depression, a ten-year-old boy hits the road in search of the father he has never known.
The Diary of a Young Girl
While in hiding with her family in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, 13-year-old Anne Frank kept a diary of her experiences. Published after Anne's death in a Nazi concentration camp, the diary remains a powerful testament to the everyday horrors of the Holocaust.