steen

Definitions of steen
  1. noun
    a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
    synonyms: grenspaal, kersenpit, kersepit, landpaal, rots, scheidpaal, 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
    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
  2. noun
    building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
    synonyms: grenspaal, landpaal, natuursteen, scheidpaal
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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)
    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
    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
  3. noun
    art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
    synonyms: edelsteen, juweel, schat
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    kunst, kunstproduct, kunstprodukt, kunstuiting, kunstwerk
    the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
  4. noun
    a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
    synonyms: bijou, edelgesteente, edelsteen, juweel, sieraad
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    diamant
    a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
    robijn
    a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
    parel
    a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
    smaragd
    a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
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    bijouterie, preciosa
    an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
  5. noun
    a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
    synonyms: concrement
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    galsteen
    a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
    niersteen
    a calculus formed in the kidney
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    grenspaal, kersenpit, kersepit, landpaal, rots, scheidpaal, steenrots, steensoort, steentje
    a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  6. noun
    game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
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    schaakstuk, stuk
    any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
    loper, raadsheer
    (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
    burcht, burg, kasteel, roek, slot, toren
    (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
    koning
    (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
    officier, paard, ridder
    a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
    pion
    (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
    dame, koningin
    (chess) the most powerful piece
  7. noun
    a stone used for paving
    synonyms: stoeptegel, tegel, trottoirtegel
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    dassehol, dassenhol, kassei, kinderhoofd, kinderhoofdje, kinderkopje, straatkei
    rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
    tegel
    stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
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    grenspaal, landpaal, natuursteen, scheidpaal
    building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
  8. noun
    stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
    synonyms: tegel
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    stoeptegel, tegel, trottoirtegel
    a stone used for paving
  9. noun
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
    synonyms: gesteente, natuursteen, steensoort
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    split, steengruis, steenslag
    broken rock used for repairing or making roads
    afzettingsgesteente, sediment, sedimentgesteente
    rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
    graveel, graveelzand, gravel, gries, grind, kiezel, kiezelzand, niergruis, nierzand
    rock fragments and pebbles
    puim, puimsteen, schuursteen, spongiet, sponssteen
    a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
    kleisteen
    fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles
    lava, magma
    molten rock in the earth's crust
    lavasteen, oergesteente, stollingsgesteente
    rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
    kalk, kalksteen
    a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
    marmer
    a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
    grind, kiezel
    coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
    lei, leisteen
    a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
    gneis, gneiss
    a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite
    kopergroen
    a dark green impure marble
    porfier
    any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
    schalie, steenklei
    a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
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    materiaal
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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