huis

Definitions of huis
  1. noun
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
    synonyms: huisje, woonhuis
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    Vaticaan
    the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
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    herberg, logement
    a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
    arbeiderswoning, boerenstulp, bungalow, optrekje, semi-bungalow
    a small house with a single story
    berghut, bungalow, chalet, vakantiehuis, vakantiehuisje, zomerhuis, zomerhuisje
    a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
    buitenhuis, landhuis
    a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
    poppenhuis, poppenkraam
    a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything
    duplexwoning
    a house with two units sharing a common wall
    gevangenpoort, portierswoning
    a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
    haciënda
    the main house on a ranch or large estate
    kamphuis
    a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
    maisonnette
    a small house
    kasteel, predikantswoning, studentenhuis, villa
    a large and imposing house
    residentie, villa
    the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
    drive-in-woning, drive-inwoning, middenwoning, rijtjeshuis, tussenhuis, tussenwoning
    a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls
    chateau, kasteel
    an impressive country house (or castle) in France
    decanaat, proosdij
    the official residence of a dean
    blokhut
    a cabin built with logs
    havezate
    the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
    palts
    official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
    burcht, burg, kasteel, palts, slot
    a large and stately mansion
    pastorie, predikantswoning
    an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
    kloostergang, kruisgang
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
    koepel, tuinhuis, tuinhuisje
    a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer
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    bebouwing, gebouw, pand, perceel
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
    behuizing, domicilie, home, honk, tehuis, thuis, thuiswedstrijd, verzorgingscentrum, verzorgingstehuis, woning, woongelegenheid, woonruimte
    housing that someone is living in
  2. noun
    an institution created to conduct business
    synonyms: firma, onderneming
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    omroep, omroeporganisatie, omroepvereniging, radio-omroep, televisieomroep
    a company that manages tv or radio stations
    levensmiddelenbedrijf
    a company that processes and sells food
    expeditiebedrijf
    a company that provides shipping services
    staalconcern
    a company that makes and sells steel
    dochterbedrijf, dochtermaatschappij, dochteronderneming, werkmaatschappij
    a company that is completely controlled by another company
    olieconcern, oliemaatschappij, petroleummaatschappij
    a company that sells oil
    boekdrukkerij, drukkerij
    a company that does commercial printing
    B.V., BV, BVBA
    a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability
    holding, holding company, holding-company, holdingcompany, houdstermaatschappij, participatiemaatschappij
    a company with controlling shares in other companies
    dienst
    a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
    verhuisbedrijf
    a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
    braintrust, denktank
    a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications
    overvaller, raider
    a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management
    busdienst, busonderneming
    a public utility providing local transportation
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    bourgeoisie, etablissement, instelling, instituut
    an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
  3. noun
    the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
    synonyms: firma, handelsfirma, handelshuis
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    corporatie, rechtspersoon
    a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
    dealer, drugdealer, drugsdealer
    a firm engaged in trading
    advocatenkantoor
    a firm of lawyers
    agglomeratie
    a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
    krant, krantebedrijf
    a business firm that publishes newspapers
    autohandel, autohandelaar
    a firm that sells and buys cars
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    akte, bedrijf, bedrijfsorganisatie, firma, handel, handelsonderneming, handelszaak
    a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
  4. noun
    a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
    synonyms: akte, bedrijf, bedrijfsorganisatie, firma, handel, handelsonderneming, handelszaak
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    makelaardij
    the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties
    beroepsvervoerder, transporteur, vervoerbedrijf, vervoerder, vervoersbedrijf, vervoersonderneming
    a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
    syndicaat
    (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
    firma, handelsfirma, handelshuis
    the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
    fabriek, fabrikant, industrieel
    a business engaged in manufacturing some product
    maatschap, partnership
    the members of a business venture created by contract
    corporatie, rechtspersoon
    a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
    dealer, drugdealer, drugsdealer
    a firm engaged in trading
    advocatenkantoor
    a firm of lawyers
    reclamebureau
    an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients
    plaatsingsbureau
    an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people
    nieuwsagentschap, nieuwsdienst, persagentschap, persbureau
    an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
    servicebureau
    a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves economy of scale
    reisagentschap, reisbureau, reisorganisatie, reisorganisator, toeroperator, tour-operator, touroperator
    an agency that arranges personal travel
  5. noun
    a natural object that covers or envelops
    synonyms: bedekking, begroeiing, dekblad, hulsel, kas, omhulsel, omkleding, omkleedsel
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    schub
    a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
    reagens
    a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
    integument
    an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
    beddedeken, beddendeken, dek, deken, mantel
    anything that covers
    korst
    a hard outer layer that covers something
    eierdop, eierschaal, zijdeglans
    the exterior covering of a bird's egg
    vruchtwand, zaadbolster
    the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
    boomschors, schil
    tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
    huid, pel, schil, schilletje, vanghut, vel
    body covering of a living animal
    gevederte, pluim, pluimbos, pluimpje, veder, vederbos, vederdos, veer, verenkleed
    the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
    visschub
    scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish
    schub
    a protective structure resembling a scale
    jakobsschelp, sint-jacobsschelp, sint-jakobsschelp
    a shell of a scallop
    zeeschelp
    the shell of a marine organism
    huid, integument, pel, schil, schilletje, vel, zaadhuid, zaadhulsel, zaadvlies
    a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
    beharing, haar, haardos, hoofdhaar, kuif, plantehaar, plantenhaar, pruik
    a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
    capsule, kapsel
    a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
    kaneel
    aromatic bark used as a spice
    kastanjebolster
    seed vessel having hooks or prickles
    kurk
    outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
    kurk
    (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
  6. noun
    a person having kinship with another or others
    synonyms: bloedverwant, familie, familielid, geslacht, maag, maagschap, naverwant, stam, verwant
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    bloedverwant, familielid, maag, nabestaande, nabestaanden, naverwant, verwant
    a person related by blood or marriage
  7. noun
    people descended from a common ancestor
    synonyms: familie, geslacht, maagschap, stam
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    oudelui, ouders, ouwelui
    members of a family line
    dynastie, koningshuis, stamhuis, vorstengeslacht, vorstenhuis
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
    dynastie, koningshuis, royalty, vorstengeslacht, vorstenhuis
    royal persons collectively
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    afkomst, afstamming, ascendentie, bloed, descendentie, geboorte, komaf
    the descendants of one individual
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