knijper

Definitions of knijper
  1. noun
    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
    synonyms: houtje, kleerhaak, kleerhanger, knaap, knaapje, pen, pin, wasknijper, wasspeld, wervel
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    types:
    haring, piketpaal, tentharing
    a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent
    type of:
    pen, pin
    a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
  2. noun
    a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
    synonyms: houtje, kleerhaak, kleerhanger, knaap, knaapje, pen, pin, wasknijper, wasspeld, wervel
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    type of:
    bezitter, drager, eigenaar, houder
    a holding device
  3. noun
    a miserly person
    synonyms: erwtenteller, geldduivel, geldwolf, gierigaard, knakenpoetser, knibbelaar, krent, krentenkakker, krentenweger, kribbebijter, kribbenbijter, kruimelaar, pezewever, pin, potschrap(p)er, potschraper, potter, schraper, vrek
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    type of:
    erwtenteller, geldduivel, geldwolf, gierigaard, knakenpoetser, knar, knibbelaar, krent, krentenbaard, krentenkakker, krentenweger, kribbebijter, kribbenbijter, kruimelaar, pezewever, pin, potschrap(p)er, potschraper, potter, schraper, vrek
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
  4. noun
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
    synonyms: erwtenteller, geldduivel, geldwolf, gierigaard, knakenpoetser, knar, knibbelaar, krent, krentenbaard, krentenkakker, krentenweger, kribbebijter, kribbenbijter, kruimelaar, pezewever, pin, potschrap(p)er, potschraper, potter, schraper, vrek
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    types:
    erwtenteller, geldduivel, geldwolf, gierigaard, knakenpoetser, knibbelaar, krent, krentenkakker, krentenweger, kribbebijter, kribbenbijter, kruimelaar, pezewever, pin, potschrap(p)er, potschraper, potter, schraper, vrek
    a miserly person
  5. noun
    the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
    synonyms: fik, fikken, grijper, grijpers, grijpvinger, grijpvingers, hand, jat, jatten, klauw, klauwen, klavier, klavieren, kluif, poot, poten, tengel, tengels, vinger, vlerken, vuist
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    types:
    vuist
    a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
    rechterhand, rechts
    the hand that is on the right side of the body
    linkerhand, linkervleugel, linkervoet
    the hand that is on the left side of the body
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