handwerk

Definitions of handwerk
  1. noun
    a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
    synonyms: kunstindustrie, kunstnijverheid, vaartuig
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    luchtschip
    a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
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    luchtvaartuig
    a vehicle that can fly
    hovercraft, luchtboot, luchtkussenvaartuig, luchtvoertuig
    a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
    landingsboot, landingsvaartuig
    naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment
    ruimteschip, ruimtevaartuig
    a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
    kunstindustrie, kunstnijverheid, vaartuig
    a craft designed for water transportation
    boot
    a small vessel for travel on water
    UFO
    an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
    botter, visserman, vissersboot, vissersschip
    a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive
    galei
    (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
    maanlander, maansloep
    a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
    zeilschip
    a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
    kiel, schip
    a vessel that carries passengers or freight
    capsule, ruimtecapsule
    a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
    zeiljacht
    an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
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    vehikel, voertuig
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
  2. noun
    a work produced by hand labor
    synonyms: handenarbeid, knutselwerk
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    creatie, schepping, werk, werkstuk
    a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
  3. noun
    a craft designed for water transportation
    synonyms: kunstindustrie, kunstnijverheid, vaartuig
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    boot
    a small vessel for travel on water
    botter, visserman, vissersboot, vissersschip
    a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive
    galei
    (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
    zeilschip
    a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
    kiel, schip
    a vessel that carries passengers or freight
    zeiljacht
    an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
    wrak
    a ship abandoned on the high seas
    aak, bark, binnenschip, binnenvaartschip, binnenvaartuig, bokschip, platbodem, rijnaak, sleepaak, sleepschip, vlet
    a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
    boomschors, schil
    a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
    parlevinker
    a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
    kotter, kustwachter, snijinstrument, snijwerktuig
    a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
    ferry, ferryboot, overzetveer, pont, pontveer, veer, veerboot, veerdienst, veerpont
    a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
    admiraalsschip, vlaggenschip, vlaggeschip
    the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
    galjoen, kraak
    a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
    gondel
    long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
    kanonneerboot
    a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
    lazaretschip
    a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime
    bakbeest, gevaarte, mastodont
    a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
    ijsbreker, ruwaard
    a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
    kits
    a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
    lichtschip
    a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
    barkas
    the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
    logger
    small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
    pakje
    a boat for carrying mail
    mijnenlegger
    ship equipped for laying marine mines
    mijnenjager, mijnenveger
    ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines
    motorboot, motorschip, ms.
    a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
    reactorschip
    ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor
    loodsboot
    a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
    piratenschip, zeeroversschip
    a ship that is manned by pirates
    zeilboot, zeiler
    a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
    instructieschip, opleidingsschip, schoolschip
    a ship used to train students as sailors
    schoener
    sailing vessel used in former times
    vlet
    any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
    zusterschip
    a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time
    botter, kwak, sloep
    a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
    S.S., ss., stoomboot, stoomschip
    a boat propelled by a steam engine
    S.S., rijststomer, ss., stomer, stoomboot, stoompan, stoomschip
    a ship powered by one or more steam engines
    bevoorradingsschip
    ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
    pinas, schippersbootje
    a boat for communication between ship and shore
    driedekker
    any ship having three decks
    trawler, treiler
    a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish
    trireem
    ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
    cargo, transportschip, vrachtboot, vrachtschip, vrachtvaarder
    ship for transporting troops
    sleepboot, sleepvliegtuig, sleper, treiler
    a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
    oorlogsbodem, oorlogsschip
    a government ship that is available for waging war
    walvisjager, walvisvaarder
    a ship engaged in whale fishing
    windjammer
    a large sailing ship
    autowrak, sloopauto, sloopwagen, wrak
    a ship that has been destroyed at sea
    jol
    a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
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    kunstindustrie, kunstnijverheid, vaartuig
    a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
  4. noun
    a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
    synonyms: handwerkje, naaiwerk
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    haakwerk
    needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
    borduurkunst, borduursel, borduurwerk, handwerkje, naaldkunst
    decorative needlework
    breiwerk
    needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
    naaiwerk, stikwerk
    needlework on which you are working with needle and thread
    frivolité
    needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle
    applicatie, toepassingsprogramma
    a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
    koninginnensteek, koninginnesteek, kruissteek, siersteek
    embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other
    ajour, richelieuwerk
    embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away
    ajourwerk
    ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns
    smokwerk
    sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
    bandsteek, zoomsteek
    embroidery similar to drawnwork
    ooglap
    sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
    merkdoek, merklap
    a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
    smokwerk
    embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
    steek
    a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
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    creatie, product, produkt, schepping, voortbrengsel, werk
    an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
  5. noun
    decorative needlework
    synonyms: borduurkunst, borduursel, borduurwerk, handwerkje, naaldkunst
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    koninginnensteek, koninginnesteek, kruissteek, siersteek
    embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other
    ajour, richelieuwerk
    embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away
    ajourwerk
    ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns
    bandsteek, zoomsteek
    embroidery similar to drawnwork
    merkdoek, merklap
    a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
    smokwerk
    embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches
    type of:
    handwerkje, naaiwerk
    a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
  6. noun
    labor done with the hands
    synonyms: handenarbeid, mankracht, menskracht
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    rijgedrag, weggedrag
    manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
    bevrachting
    the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.
    geil, smering
    an application of a lubricant to something
    schilderwerk
    the act of applying paint to a surface
    stukadoorswerk
    the application of plaster
    dekverf
    the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
    pannendak
    the application of tiles to cover a surface
    binnenwerk, blindering
    providing something with a surface of a different material
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    Labour, geploeter, gezwoeg
    productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
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