kant

Definitions of kant
  1. noun
    an extended outer surface of an object
    synonyms: kantje, zij, zijde
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    richel, scherp, snede, snee, snijkant
    a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
    gevel, hoofd
    the side that is seen or that goes first
    havenplaats, havenstad
    the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
    linkerkant, linkerzij, linkerzijde
    the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb
    rugstuk
    the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design
    rugpand
    the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    stuurboord
    the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
    zwaaihaak
    two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
    voorschip
    front part of a vessel or aircraft
    boord, omboordsel, schenkrand, schenktuit, tuit, velg
    the top edge of a vessel or other container
    plafon, plafond, plafonnering
    the overhead upper surface of a covered space
    scheprand
    rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
    façade, pui, straatgevel, straatkant, voorgevel, voortuin
    the face or front of a building
    frontispice, titelplaat, titelprent
    front illustration facing the title page of a book
    mes
    the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife
    gemaal
    corrugated edge of a coin
    kruisboog, neuskegel
    front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
    onderpui, winkelpui
    the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows
    hek, staart, staartstuk, steven
    the rear part of a ship
    staart, staartstuk
    the rear part of an aircraft
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    oppervlak, oppervlakte, vlak
    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
  2. noun
    a strip forming the outer edge of something
    synonyms: kantje
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    boordsel, border, franje, limbus
    border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
    zelfkant
    border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
    berm, groenstrook, wegberm
    a grass border along a road
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    rand, richel, scherp, snede, snee, snijkant
    the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
  3. noun
    a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
    synonyms: kantwerk, lacetwerk
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    knoopwerk, macramé
    a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords
    naaldkant
    lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern
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    doek, kleed, materiaal, stof, stofdoek, stofvod, textiel, textielindustrie, textielnijverheid, textielvezel, weefsel
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
  4. noun
    a surface forming part of the outside of an object
    synonyms: zij, zijde
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    benedenkant, bodem, grondvlak, onderkant, ondervlak, onderzij, onderzijde
    the lower side of anything
    lij, lijkant, lijzijde, luwte, opper
    the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
    bodem, grondvlak
    a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
    onderruim
    where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
    hak
    the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
    schoenzool, zool
    the underside of footwear or a golf club
    stembus
    the part of the head between the ears
    kruin, wildpastei
    the top of the head
    nekvel
    the back side of the neck
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    buitenkant, buitenste, buitenzijde, exterieur, opp., oppervlak, oppervlakte, vlak
    the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
  5. noun
    the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
    synonyms: zij, zijde
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    buitenkant, buitenste, buitenzijde, exterieur, opp., oppervlak, oppervlakte, vlak
    the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
  6. noun
    a line leading to a place or point
    synonyms: hoek, richting, zijde
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    hoek, richting, zijde
    the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
    koers
    general line of orientation
    tendens, tendentie, trend
    a general direction in which something tends to move
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    fietspad, koerslijn, rijwielpad, route, weg
    an established line of travel or access
  7. noun
    the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
    synonyms: hoek, richting, zijde
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    hoek, richting, zijde
    a line leading to a place or point
  8. noun
    the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
    synonyms: hoek, richting, zijde
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    introductiedag
    position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
    kopwind, tegenwind
    a direction opposite to another
    hogerwal
    the direction from which the wind is coming
    lij, lijkant, lijzijde
    the direction in which the wind is blowing
    hemelstreek, kompasrichting, kompasstreek, windhoek, windrichting, windstreek
    any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
    hogerwal
    the side toward the wind
    N.O., NO, noordoosten
    the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
    O.N.O., oostnoordoosten
    the compass point midway between northeast and east
    O.Z.O., oostzuidoosten
    the compass point midway between east and southeast
    Z.O., ZO, zuidoosten, zuidoostenwind, zuidooster
    the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
    Z.Z.W, Z.Z.W., zuidzuidwesten
    the compass point midway between south and southwest
    Z.W., ZW, zuidwesten
    the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
    N.W., NW, noordwesten
    the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
    N.N.W., NNW, noordnoordwesten
    the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
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    inplanting, ligging, positie, ruimte, situatie, stand
    the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
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