vorst

Definitions of vorst
  1. noun
    a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
    synonyms: dynast, heer, hoogheid, koning, landsheer, landsvorst, majesteit, monarch, vorstin
  2. noun
    the wife or widow of a king
    synonyms: dynast, heer, hoogheid, koningin, landsheer, landsvorst, miss, monarch, schoonheidskoningin, vorstin
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    types:
    koningin-regentes
    a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot
  3. noun
    weather cold enough to cause freezing
    synonyms: bevriezing, vorstperiode
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    type of:
    koudegolf
    a period of unusually cold weather
  4. noun
    the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
    synonyms: vriespunt
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    types:
    ijsafzetting
    the formation of frost or ice on a surface
    type of:
    afkoeling, koeling, verfrissing, verkoeling
    the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
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