doos

Definitions of doos
  1. noun
    a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
    synonyms: kist
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    stembus
    a box where voters deposit their ballots
    hoededoos
    a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)
    bijouteriekistje, ecrin, juwelenkistje
    small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables
    doodkist, doodskist, grafkist, kist, lijkkist
    box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
    flessendrager, flessenrek, krat
    a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
    mortelbak
    an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder
    brievenbus, postbus
    a private box for delivery of mail
    luciferdoosje
    a box for holding matches
    kleurdoos, verfdoos
    a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint
    speelgoedkist
    a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school)
    collectebus, offerblok, offerbus
    box for collecting alms, especially one in a church
    snuifdoos
    a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket
    safe-loket, safeloket
    a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked
    tondel, tondeldoos
    a box for holding tinder
    bloembak
    a long narrow box for growing plants on a windowsill
    cofferdam
    a chest to hold ammunition
    geldkas, geldkistje, kas, kasregister, kassa, moppentrommel
    a strongbox for holding cash
    schatkist, thesaurus
    a chest especially for storing valuables
    artwork, ciborie, hostiekelk
    a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
    brandkast, brandkluis, kluis, safe
    strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
    safe-deposit, safe-loket, safeloket
    a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
    sarcofaag
    a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
    scheepskist
    a sailor's storage chest for personal property
    zeepdoos, zeepkist
    a crate for packing soap
    gereedschapskist, gereedschapstas, timmerdoos
    a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools
    muziekdoos, speeldoos
    chest for storage of toys
    schatkist, thesaurus
    a chest filled with valuables
    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)
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