kist

Definitions of kist
  1. noun
    a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
    synonyms: doos
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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, 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
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    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)
  2. noun
    box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
    synonyms: doodkist, doodskist, grafkist, lijkkist
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    sarcofaag
    a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
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    doos
    a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
  3. noun
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
    synonyms: doodkist, doodshemd, doodskist, doodskleed, grafkist, lijkkist, lijkkleed, lijkwa, lijkwade, rouwkleed, wade
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    doodshemd, doodskleed, lijkkleed, lijkwa, lijkwade, rouwkleed, wade
    cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial
  4. noun
    an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
    synonyms: toestel, vliegmachine, vliegtuig
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    lijntoestel, lijnvliegtuig, passagiersvliegtuig
    a commercial airplane that carries passengers
    amfibievliegtuig
    an airplane designed to take off and land on water
    biplaan, dubbeldekker, tweedekker
    old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
    bombardementsvliegtuig, bombardeur, bommenwerper
    a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
    gevechtstoestel, gevechtsvliegtuig, jachtvliegtuig, jager
    a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
    git, jet, straalvliegtuig
    an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
    eendekker, monoplaan
    an airplane with a single wing
    hydroplaan, watervliegtuig
    an airplane that can land on or take off from water
    duikbommenwerper, stuka
    a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target
    schroefturbine, turbojet
    an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
    vliegboot
    a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons
    interceptor, onderscheppingsjager
    a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
    kamikaze, kamikazepiloot, zelfmoordpiloot, zelfmoordstrijder
    a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
    schroefturbine, turbojet
    an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
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