scheidpaal

Definitions of scheidpaal
  1. noun
    building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
    synonyms: grenspaal, landpaal, natuursteen, steen
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    deksteen
    a stone that forms the top of wall or building
    epitaaf, grafmonument, grafsteen, grafteken, grafzerk, zerk
    a stone that is used to mark a grave
    maalsteen, molensteen
    a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools
    maalsteen, molensteen
    one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
    monoliet
    a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)
    steen, stoeptegel, tegel, trottoirtegel
    a stone used for paving
    grafzuil, stèle
    an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
    aanzetsteen, slijpschijf, slijpsteen, wetsteen
    a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
    dassehol, dassenhol, kassei, kinderhoofd, kinderhoofdje, kinderkopje, straatkei
    rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
    steen, tegel
    stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
    aanzetsteen, slijpsteen, wetsteen
    a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
    oliesteen
    a whetstone for use with oil
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    bouwmateriaal
    material used for constructing buildings
  2. noun
    a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
    synonyms: grenspaal, kersenpit, kersepit, landpaal, rots, steen, steenrots, steensoort, steentje
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    kei, keisteen, rolsteen, rotsblok, zwerfblok, zwerfkei, zwerfsteen
    a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
    concrement, steen
    a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
    ontsluiting
    the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
    kiezel, kiezelsteen, rolkei, rolsteen
    a small smooth rounded rock
    rotspunt
    a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
    galsteen
    a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
    niersteen
    a calculus formed in the kidney
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