glans

Definitions of glans
  1. noun
    alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
    synonyms: glitter, grandeur, grootsheid, heerlijkheid, luister, majesteit, praal, pracht, schittering
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    type of:
    schoonheid
    the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
  2. noun
    an awkward stupid person
    synonyms: bonk, eikel, kluit, loebas, roedehoofd, sukadelap, sukadelappen
  3. noun
    fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
    synonyms: eikel, roedehoofd
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    type of:
    boomgewas, fruit, ooft, vrucht, vruchtlichaam, zaadbol
    the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
  4. verb
    be shiny, as if wet
    synonyms: afstraling, glanzen, glimmen
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    types:
    blikkeren, flikkeren, knipperen, schemeren, zinderen
    give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
    type of:
    aandoen, eruitzien, lijken, ogen, ruiken, schijnen, toelijken, toeschijnen, tonen, voorkomen, zien
    give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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