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onderstel

Definitions of onderstel
  1. noun
    any device that bears the weight of another thing
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    types:
    rug, rugleuning
    a support that you can lean against while sitting
    baluster
    one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
    standaard, stander, voet
    a support or foundation
    lager, peiling
    a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
    boekensteun, boekenstut
    a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
    beugel
    a support that steadies or strengthens something else
    console, karbeel, kraagsteen, kraagstuk
    a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
    kam
    a wooden support that holds the strings up
    klimgordel
    a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
    penant, strekdam
    a support for two adjacent bridge spans
    penant, strekdam
    (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
    rek, ruif, standaard, stander
    a support for displaying various articles
    brugpijler, rib
    support resembling the rib of an animal
    rock-'n-roller, rocker, tuimelschakelaar
    a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro
    kamerzetel, zitje
    any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
    hoedenplank, hoedeplank, plank, schap
    a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
    spaak, spaakbeen
    support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
    trede, tree
    support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
    stapes, stijgbeugel
    support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
    landingsgestel, onderwerk, wagenstel
    framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle
    arm, armleuning
    a support for the arm
    achterbank
    a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)
    kogelkussen, kogellager, rollager, rollenblok
    bearings containing small metal balls
    balk, bint, weversboom
    long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
    boekenplank
    a shelf on which to keep books
    bucket-seat, bucketseat, crapaud, kuipstoel
    a low single seat as in cars or planes
    zadelboog
    the back of a saddle seat
    console, karbeel, kraagsteen, kraagstuk
    (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
    olie- en azijnstelletje, olie-en-azijnstel, olie-en-azijnstelletje, oliestel
    a stand for cruets containing various condiments
    schietstoel
    a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
    hoofdsteun
    a rest for the head
    landingsgestel
    an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground
    lectuurbak, tijdschriftenbak
    a rack for displaying magazines
    schoorsteen, schoorsteenmantel, schouw
    shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
    lessenaar, muzieklessenaar, muziekstandaard
    a light stand for holding sheets of printed music
    buddy-seat, buddyseat, duozadel, duozitting
    a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
    pistoolgreep, revolvergreep
    a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol
    vliegstoel, vliegtuigstoel
    a seat on a commercial airliner
    kattebak, kattenbak
    a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars
    zadel
    a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
    blaker
    a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
    kozijn, onderdorpel
    structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
    glijbank
    rower's seat that slides fore and aft
    kruidenrekje
    a rack for displaying containers filled with spices
    loopvlak, rijvlak
    structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
    type of:
    apparaat, hulp, hulpje, hulpmiddel, toestel, utiliteit
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  2. noun
    framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle
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    types:
    landingsgestel
    an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground
    type of:
    bok, draagstel, frame, geraamte, gestel, omlijsting, raam, skelet, spanraam
    a structure supporting or containing something
    onderwerk, ruggensteun, ruggesteun, rugsteun, steun, stut, wagenstel
    any device that bears the weight of another thing
  3. noun
    a protruding abdomen
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    type of:
    bakkersvet, bakvet, smeer, vet, vetweefsel
    a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
  4. noun
    the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
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