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vaatje

Definitions of vaatje
  1. noun
    a cylindrical container that holds liquids
    synonyms: ton, tonnetje, vat
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    types:
    kolf, kolffles
    a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
    okshoofd
    a large cask especially one holding 63 gals
    biervat
    a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals
    wijnvat
    a barrel that holds wine
    type of:
    vat
    an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
  2. noun
    an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
    synonyms: vat
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    types:
    drukketel, drukvat
    a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
    ton, tonnetje, vat
    a cylindrical container that holds liquids
    bekken
    a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
    bad, badkuip, bark, kuip, schuit, teil, wasteil
    a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
    beddenpan, beddepan, ondersteek, ondersteekbekken, steek
    a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
    C.V.-ketel, boiler, cv-ketel, heetwaterketel, verwarmingsketel, warmwaterreservoir, warmwatertoestel
    sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
    fles
    a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
    melkfles
    a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children
    aker, emmer, putemmer, schepbak, schepemmer, schuit
    a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
    reukvat, wierookvat
    a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
    karn, karnton
    a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
    smeltkroes
    a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
    lenskap, oogschelp
    a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball
    buikfles, magnum, schenkkan
    a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine)
    kerkenzakje, kerkezakje, pollepel
    a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
    monstrans
    (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration
    mortier, stampvat, vijzel
    a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
    kan
    an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
    kromhals, retort
    a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
    brandstoftank, opslagtank, reservoir, tank
    a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
    kuip, verfkuip
    a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
    boorput, put
    a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
    distilleerkolf
    an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube
    amfoor, amfora
    an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine
    aquarium, terrarium, vivarium
    a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
    baptisterium, doopkapel, doopvont, vont
    bowl for baptismal water
    drinkbeker
    a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry
    bierfles
    a bottle that holds beer
    bidet, billebadje
    a basin for washing genitals and anal area
    kolf, kolffles
    a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
    karaf, waterkan, wijnkan, wijnkaraf
    a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
    dame-jeanne, dameraan, demi-john, korffles, mandfles
    a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container
    watertank
    a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
    koffiekan, koffiepot
    tall pot in which coffee is brewed
    roomkannetje
    a small pitcher for serving cream
    dame-jeanne, dameraan, demi-john, korffles, mandfles, wijnfles
    large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork
    digestief
    autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested
    schepbak
    a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
    baggeremmer
    a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed
    braadpan
    iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews
    flap, kropglas, veldfles
    bottle that has a narrow neck
    voetbad
    a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet
    gashouder, gasketel
    a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel
    gastank
    a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle
    kalebas, sierkalebas
    bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
    okshoofd
    a large cask especially one holding 63 gals
    inktpot
    a bottle of ink
    jampot
    a jar for holding jellies or preserves
    kan, schenkkan
    a large bottle with a narrow mouth
    boiler, heetwaterketel, ketel, warmwaterreservoir, warmwatertoestel
    a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
    bak, bierkan, bierpul, kop, mok, pul, tas
    with handle and usually cylindrical
    fiool, medicijnflesje
    a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
    drukpan, hogedrukpan, pressure-cooker, pressurecooker, snelkoker, snelkookpan
    autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water
    reservoir
    tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
    hoosvat, schepvat
    a large ladle
    beerput, kiepelton, septic tank, septictank
    large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria
    zitbad
    a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position
    reukflesje
    a bottle containing smelling salts
    pollepel, sleef, soeplepel
    a ladle for serving soup
    stoop, wijwaterbakje
    basin for holy water
    stoop
    an archaic drinking vessel
    bierkan, bierpul, pul
    large drinking vessel with one handle
    theepot
    pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
    biervat
    a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals
    koffieketel, theeketel
    a large pot for making coffee or tea
    bloemenvaas, pul, vaas
    an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
    lampetkom, lavabo
    a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
    bedkruik, bidon, kruik, warmwaterzak
    a bottle for holding water
    gasboiler, geiser
    a heater and storage tank to supply heated water
    ijsemmer, koelemmer, koeler, wijnkoeler
    a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine
    wijnvat
    a barrel that holds wine
    type of:
    container, laadkist
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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