val

Definitions of val
  1. noun
    a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
    synonyms: duikeling, instorting
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    duik
    a steep and rapid fall
    type of:
    afdaling
    a movement downward
  2. noun
    a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
    synonyms: ondergang, teleurgang, teloorgang
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    anticlimax
    a disappointing decline after a previous rise
  3. noun
    an event that results in destruction
    synonyms: ondergang, teleurgang, teloorgang
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    deletie, destructie, kaalslag, vernieling, vernietiging, verwoesting
    an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
  4. noun
    widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
    synonyms: raap
  5. noun
    root of any of several members of the mustard family
    synonyms: raap
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    wortelgewas
    any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
  6. noun
    something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
    synonyms: valstrik
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    snelheidscontrole
    a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders
    type of:
    ontwerp, plaatje
    an arrangement scheme
  7. noun
    an elevated geological formation
    synonyms: glooiing, helling, hellingsgraad, richtingscoëfficiënt, schuinte
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    hoogte, terreinverheffing
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    berm, groenstrook, wegberm
    sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
    afdaling, daling
    a downward slope or bend
    berghelling, bergwand
    the side or slope of a mountain
    rivierdijk, rivieroever
    the bank of a river
    type of:
    aardkunde, geologie
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
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