woordenboek

Definitions of woordenboek
  1. noun
    a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)
    synonyms: lexicon
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    dictionaire, lexicon, vertaalwoordenboek, vocabulaire, woordenschat
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
    nomenclator
    an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
    thesaurus
    a book containing a classified list of synonyms
    handwoordenboek
    an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand
    schoolwoordenboek
    a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language
    zakwoordenboek
    a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket
    type of:
    leerboek, naslagwerk, referentiewerk, studieboek
    a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
  2. noun
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
    synonyms: dictionaire, lexicon, vertaalwoordenboek, vocabulaire, woordenschat
    see moresee less
    types:
    handwoordenboek
    an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand
    schoolwoordenboek
    a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language
    zakwoordenboek
    a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket
    type of:
    lexicon
    a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)
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