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werktuig

Definitions of werktuig
  1. noun
    instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
    synonyms: gereedschap
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    types:
    boom, bovenlat, doellat, dwarsligger, stang
    a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
    borstel, kleerborstel, kwast, schuier, sprokkelhout, stoffer, veger, wisser
    an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
    haardstel
    metal fireside implements
    dorsvlegel, vlegel
    an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
    haak, haakje
    a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
    strijkijzer
    implement used to brand live stock
    naald
    a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
    paal, staaf, staak, stang
    a long thin implement made of metal or wood
    potloodslijper, puntenslijper, punteslijper
    any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper
    harpoen, lans, speer, spies, spiets
    an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
    sportartikel
    an implement used in a sport
    stick, stok
    an implement consisting of a length of wood
    dweil
    implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
    vliegemepper, vliegenmepper
    an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
    gereedschap, gerei, hulp, hulpje, hulpmiddel, utensiliën, utiliteit
    an implement used in the practice of a vocation
    diapason, stemsleutel, stemvork
    a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments
    dirigeerstok
    a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
    dirigeerstok, estafettestok, estafettestokje
    a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race
    dirigeerstok
    a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
    dagschoot, schoot
    the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
    strijkstok
    a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
    bezem
    a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
    matteklopper, mattenklopper, wrijfbak
    implement for beating dust out of carpets
    luiwagen, rolbezem, sneeuwploeg, sneeuwruimer
    a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet
    krijt, krijtje, krijtlijn
    a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces
    fusain, houtskool
    a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
    kleerborstel, schuier
    a brush used for cleaning clothing
    knots, kolf, malie
    stout stick that is larger at one end
    drijfstang
    a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
    magneetkern
    a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
    crayon, crayontekening, kleurkrijt, kleurpotlood, kleurtje, krijttekening, potloodtekening, tekenkrijt, waskrijtje
    writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing
    haaknaald, haakpen
    a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting
    biljartkeu, biljartstok, keu
    sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
    wichelroede, wichelstok
    forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil
    boor, keper, keperstof, twill
    a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
    trommelstok
    a stick used for playing a drum
    drogenaaldprent
    a steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper plate
    gard, garde, klopper
    a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream
    angel, hoek, vishaak
    a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
    hengel
    a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line
    prakijzer, vork, vreetijzer
    an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
    enterhaak, werpanker
    a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
    maalsteen, molensteen
    a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools
    haarborstel
    a brush used to groom a person's hair
    handspaak
    a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever
    handgereedschap
    a tool used with workers' hands
    schoffel
    a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
    inktgom, inktgum
    an eraser that removes ink marks
    autocric, autokrik, cric, krik
    tool for exerting pressure or lifting
    breinaald, breipen, pen
    needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs
    geselslag, teenslipper
    leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
    drukmiddel, dwangmiddel, handel, hendel, pressiemiddel
    a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
    boei, kilometerpaal, kluister, tekenpen
    a writing implement for making a mark
    nagelborstel
    a brush used to clean a person's fingernails
    bat, batje, paddel, pagaai, peddel, riem, riemblad, roeiriem, roeispaan, schepriem
    a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
    verfkwast
    a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
    pen
    a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
    bundel, crayon, potlood, stralenbundel, vulpotlood
    a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
    pijpenrager, pijpenstrootje, pijperager, pijpestrootje
    cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem
    kouter, ploeg
    a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
    boom, paal, pols, polsstok, springstok
    a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
    pols, polsstok, springstok
    a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
    drevel, drijfijzer, perforator, pons, ponser, ponsmachine
    a tool for making holes or indentations
    racket, sneeuwschoen
    a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
    geldhark, hark
    a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
    gom, gum, stuf, vlakgom
    an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
    boender, schrobber, schuurborstel
    a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
    wrikriem
    each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman
    wrikriem
    a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
    opscheplepel
    utensil used in serving food or drink
    harp
    a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
    as, spil, spindel
    a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
    scheerkwast, zeepkwast
    a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving
    rokken, spindel, spinrokken, spinstok
    a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
    rakel, trekker
    T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
    traproede
    a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps
    aanzetstaal, slijpstaal, staal, wetstaal, zijzwaard, zwaard
    knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
    riem
    an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
    aanzetriem, scheerriem
    a leather strap used to sharpen razors
    graveernaald, graveerstaal, graveerstift, saffier, saffiernaald, snijbeitel
    a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
    afwasborstel, afwaskwast, stokdweil, vaatkwast, vatenkwast, zwabber
    cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
    tampon
    a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
    tandenborstel
    small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
    handdoek(en)rekje, handdoekrekje
    a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels
    rail, ral, spoor, spoorbaan, spoorlijn, spoorrail, spoorstaaf, spoorweg
    a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
    staf, wandelstok
    a stick carried in the hand for support in walking
    gard, roe, roede
    a rod used by a magician or water diviner
    type of:
    installatie
    an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
  2. noun
    an implement used in the practice of a vocation
    see moresee less
    types:
    boor, keper, keperstof, twill
    a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
    prakijzer, vork, vreetijzer
    an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
    enterhaak, werpanker
    a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
    handgereedschap
    a tool used with workers' hands
    schoffel
    a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
    autocric, autokrik, cric, krik
    tool for exerting pressure or lifting
    kouter, ploeg
    a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
    drevel, drijfijzer, perforator, pons, ponser, ponsmachine
    a tool for making holes or indentations
    geldhark, hark
    a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
    graveernaald, graveerstaal, graveerstift, saffier, saffiernaald, snijbeitel
    a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
    tampon
    a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
    els, priem
    a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
    ram, rammei, stormram
    a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings
    zwaaihaak
    a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
    boor
    the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
    kling
    the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
    kotterbank, steenboor
    a drill for penetrating rock
    buffer
    a power tool used to buff surfaces
    kruk, slinger, starter, startknop, zwengel
    a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
    frees, snijinstrument, snijwerktuig
    a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
    pekelwagen, schuurmachine, strooiauto, strooiwagen, vlakschuurmachine
    a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
    legger, map, opbergmap, vijl, vloerbalk
    a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
    hamer
    a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
    hooivork
    a long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay
    grasmaaier
    garden tool for mowing grass on lawns
    marlpriem
    a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
    verstekbak, verstekblok
    hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints
    opener
    a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)
    briefopener, papiermes, vouwbeen
    a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size
    crème de la crème, fine fleur, keur, puikje, vlaggenschip, vlaggeschip
    a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
    hooivork
    a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
    schaaf
    a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
    schaafbank
    a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
    buigtang, draadtang, knipbuigtang, plaattang, tang
    a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
    zaagblad, zaagmachine
    a power tool for cutting wood
    zandstraler
    a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces
    zaag, zaagblad, zaagmachine
    hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
    schroevedraaier, schroevendraaier, screwdriver
    a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
    bulldozer, grondschuiver, grondverzetmachine, schop, shovel, spa, spade
    a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
    bout, hamerbout, soldeerbout, soldeerijzer
    a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply solder
    opstrijkmes, pannekoekmes, pannenkoekmes, spatel
    a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
    tekenhaak, winkelhaak
    a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
    rei
    hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
    schachtboor, schedelboor, trepaan
    a drill for cutting circular holes around a center
    plantschop, pleisterspaan, pleistertroffel, sabel, troffel
    a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
    fietssleutel, moersleutel, sleutel
    a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
    type of:
    gereedschap
    instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
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