stuk

Definitions of stuk
  1. noun
    something less than the whole of a human artifact
    synonyms: deel, gedeelte, part, stukje
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    aanhanger, aanhangsel, aanhangwagen
    a part that is joined to something larger
    bloembol, bol, gloeilamp, peer
    a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
    bestanddeel, component, constituent, element, kiezer, onderdeel, stemmer, verwarmingselement
    an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
    bypass, knipplaat, ringweg, rondweg, uitsnijding
    a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out
    fractie
    a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
    naaf
    the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
    element, segment
    one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
    lijfje, versmalling
    the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
    strandvond, wrakgoed, wrakhout, wrakstuk, zeedrift, zeevond
    the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
    hulptoestel, supplement
    a supplementary component that improves capability
    balk, bint, weversboom
    long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
    mal, sjablone, sjabloon, tekenmal
    curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
    sigarenpeuk, sigarenpeukje, sigarepeuk, sigarepeukje
    small part of a cigar that is left after smoking
    sigarettepeuk, sigarettepeukje
    small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking
    kristal
    a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
    strandvond, zeedrift, zeevond
    the floating wreckage of a ship
    greep, grip, handel, handgreep, handvat, hecht, heft, hendel, hengsel, knop, kruk, onderschip
    the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
    apparatuur, hardware
    (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
    ingrediënt
    a component of a mixture or compound
    landzij, landzij(de), landzijde
    component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard
    beeldelement, pixel
    (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
    flard, scherf, vleugelschild
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
    flard
    a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
    reserveonderdeel
    an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
    naspel, postludium, sluitstuk
    appendage added to extend the length of something
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    ding, voorwerp
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  2. noun
    a portion of a natural object
    synonyms: deel, gedeelte, geleding, metameer, part, portie, segment, stukje
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    lichaamsdeel, lid
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    onderstuk
    the bottom or lowest part
    brok, brokstuk, brokstukken
    a piece broken off or cut off of something else
    geleding, metameer, segment
    one of the parts into which something naturally divides
    plak, schijf
    a thin flat piece cut off of some object
    strook
    a relatively long narrow piece of something
    schoft
    the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
    schenkel, schenkelbeen, schinkel
    lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
    entrecôte, lende
    either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
    achterdeel, achtereind, achterlijf, achterstel, kroep
    the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
    flank
    the side between ribs and hipbone
    borststuk
    part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
    aardgordel, hemelstreek, klimaatgordel, luchtstreek, zone
    a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
    net, netwerk, raderwerk, web
    a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
    ampul
    the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear
    celweefsel, weefsel
    part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
    orgaan
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
    uitgroeisel, uitwas
    a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
    kwab, lob
    (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
    endeldarm, rectum
    the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
    schouder, schoudergordel
    the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
    romp, tors, torso
    the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
    borst, borststreek
    the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
    borst, borststreek
    the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
    bottel, heup, rozebottel, rozenbottel
    either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
    abdomen, achterdeel, achtereind, achterlijf, achterstel, balg, buik, buikholte, buikje, buikstreek, maag, maagstreek, onderbuik, pens
    the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
    achterste, rug
    the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
    gruiskolen, kolengruis
    the slender part of the back
    aars, aarsgat, aarsopening, achterhand, achterste, achtersteven, achterwerk, anus, batterij, bibs, bips, derrière, fundament, gat, hek, hol, kolf, kont, krent, poeper, poeperd, poepgat, posterieur, reet, schijtgat, steven, tooches, zitje, zitvlak
    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    bil, heupworp, heupzwaai
    either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
    prop, propje
    the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
    onderbeen, schenkel
    the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
    runderschenkel, scheen, scheenbeen
    the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
    teen
    forepart of a hoof
    geleding, gewricht, lid, voeg
    (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
    trek
    the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
    oerbeginsel
    the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life
    beetje, ietsepietsie, ietsepietsje, pietsie, pietsje, scherf, splinter, tikje, tikkeltje, vleugje, vlok
    a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    kolenslak, kolenslakken, sintel, slak
    a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
    goudklomp
    a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
    haag
    a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
  3. noun
    a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
    synonyms: ex., exemplaar, steekproef
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    distributiebon, distributiebonnen, proefmonster
    a test sample of some substance
  4. noun
    a brief written record
    synonyms: aantekening, nota, notitie
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    nota
    a written proposal or reminder
  5. noun
    a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
    synonyms: drama, spel, theaterstuk, toneelspel, toneelstuk
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    amateurtoneel, lekenspel, lekespel, mirakelspel
    a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr
    moraliteit, zedenspel, zinnenspel, zinnespel
    an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices
    amateurtoneel, lekenspel, lekespel, mysterie, mysteriespel, paasspel
    a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ
    paasspel, passiespel
    a play representing the Passion of Christ
    satyrspel
    an ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs
  6. noun
    a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
    synonyms: ooglap, stoplap
  7. noun
    any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
    synonyms: schaakstuk
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    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
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    steen
    game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
  8. noun
    any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
    synonyms: aandeel, aandeelbewijs, aandeelhoudersbewijs, actie
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    effect, fonds
    a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
  9. noun
    the words of something written
    synonyms: grondtekst, oertekst, studiemateriaal, tekst
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    afschrift, apograaf, kopie, kopij, reclametekst
    matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
    betalingstermijn
    a part of a published serial
    brief, missive, schrijven
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
    regel
    text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
    lyriek, songtekst
    the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
    strofe
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
    hoofdje, kop, kopje, opschrift
    a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
    kwatrijn
    a stanza of four lines
    strofe
    one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama
    antistrofe
    the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem
    netschrift
    a clean copy of a corrected draft
    zenuwbundel
    an installment of a printed work
    handelsbrief, zakenbrief
    a letter dealing with business
    encycliek
    a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world
    standaardbrief
    a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients
    kettingbrief
    a letter that is sent successively to several people
    pastorale, zendbrief
    a letter from a pastor to the congregation
    epistel
    a specially long, formal letter
    stopwoord
    copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper
    claus
    words making up the dialogue of a play
    minnelyriek
    the lyric of a love song
    invitatie, uitnodiging
    a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
  10. noun
    a musical work that has been created
    synonyms: compositie, muziekje, muziekstuk, op., opus, toonzetting
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    magnificat
    (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')
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    bladmuziek, muziek
    a musical composition in printed or written form
    arrangement, zetting
    a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
    interludium, intermezzo, tussenspel
    a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
    solo, solo-optreden
    a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
    duet, duo, span, stel, stelletje, tweespan
    a musical composition for two performers
    drietal, trio
    a musical composition for three performers
    kwartet
    a musical composition for four performers
    kwintet
    a musical composition for five performers
    sextet
    a musical composition written for six performers
    septet
    a musical composition written for seven performers
    octet
    a musical composition written for eight performers
    divertimento, serenade, zanghulde
    a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
    arcadia, herdersroman, pastorale, zendbrief
    a musical composition that evokes rural life
    toccata
    a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
    fantasie
    a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes
    passage
    a short section of a musical composition
    suite
    a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
    medley, pastiche, potpourri, wisselslag
    a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
    nocturne
    a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
    cantus, gez., gezang, kerkgezang, kerkzang, lied, liedje, popsong, song, zang
    a short musical composition with words
    plaatlood
    a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form
    intermezzo
    a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony
    intro
    a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music
    frase
    a short musical passage
    solo, solopartij
    a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music
    scherzo
    a fast movement (usually in triple time)
    aria
    an elaborate song for solo voice
    draairichting
    a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
    barcarolle, gondellied
    a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
    liedje
    a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
    dodenmis, grafzang, lijkdicht, lijkmis, lijkzang, nenia, requiem, requiemmis, rouwmis, uitvaartmis
    a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
    drinklied
    a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties
    volkslied
    a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
    berceuse, slaapdeuntje, slaapliedje, wiegelied, wiegeliedje
    a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
    samenzang
    a song with two or more voice parts
    serenade, zanghulde
    a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
    levenslied, smartlap
    a popular song concerned with disappointment in love
    recitatief
    a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
    modulatie
    a musical passage moving from one key to another
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    muziek
    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
  11. noun
    large but transportable armament
    synonyms: artillerie, geschut, kanon, schiettuig
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    veldartillerie, veldgeschut
    movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops)
    harpoengeweer
    a cannon or similar gun that fires harpoons
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    bewapening, krijgsmaterieel, oorlogsmateriaal, oorlogsmaterieel, oorlogstuig, wapentuig
    weaponry used by military or naval force
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