zak

Definitions of zak
  1. noun
    a flexible container with a single opening
    synonyms: handtas, tas, tasje
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    gevechtstas, knapzak, ransel, rugzak
    a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
    zitzak
    a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games
    city-bag, handkoffer, pool, totalisator, toto, weekendtas
    a capacious bag or basket
    jagerstas, weitas
    a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter
    jutezak
    a bag made of burlap
    ijscompres, ijskompres, ijszak
    a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling
    postzak
    letter carrier's shoulder bag
    boterham, broodmaaltijd, haverzak
    a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head
    beurs, buidel, draagzak, jaszak, mantelzak
    a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
    prijzengeld
    a small bag for carrying money
    voddenbaal
    a bag in which rags are kept
    sachet
    a small soft bag containing perfumed powder; used to perfume items in a drawer or chest
    buil, meelbuil
    a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
    zadeltas, zadeltasje
    a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle
    zandzak
    a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
    bast
    a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
    slaapzak
    large padded bag designed to be slept in outdoors; usually rolls up like a bedroll
    theebuiltje, theezakje
    small paper bag holding a measure of tea
    duffel
    a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
    sporttas
    a knapsack (usually for a soldier)
    postzak
    pouch used in the shipment of mail
    beurs, geldbuidel, geldtas, geldzak, portemonnaie, portemonnee
    a drawstring bag for holding money
    tabakszak
    a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco
    waterzak
    a container of skin for holding water
    wijnzak
    an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
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    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)
  2. noun
    a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
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    borstzak
    a pocket inside of a man's coat
    achterzak, kontzak
    a pocket in rear of trousers
    vestzak
    a small pocket in a man's vest
    vestzak
    a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch
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    beurs, buidel, draagzak, jaszak, mantelzak
    a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
  3. noun
    the external pouch that contains the testes
    synonyms: balzak, scrotum
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    beurs, buidel, draagzak, jaszak, mantelzak
    (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
  4. noun
    (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
    synonyms: beurs, buidel, draagzak, jaszak, mantelzak
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    kauwmaag, kliermaag, spiermaag, voormaag
    thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
    atrium, boezem, hartboezem
    a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
    balzak, scrotum
    the external pouch that contains the testes
  5. noun
    a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
    synonyms: beurs, buidel, draagzak, jaszak, mantelzak
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    postzak
    pouch used in the shipment of mail
    tabakszak
    a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco
    borstzak
    a pocket inside of a man's coat
    achterzak, kontzak
    a pocket in rear of trousers
    vestzak
    a small pocket in a man's vest
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    handtas, tas, tasje
    a flexible container with a single opening
  6. noun
    informal terms for the mouth
    synonyms: krop, scheur
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    bakkes, bek, bekje, kakement, klep, kwebbel, laadklep, moel, mond, mondholte, muil, smoel, snoet
    the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
  7. noun
    a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
    synonyms: krop, kweeksel
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    getokkel, maag, maagstreek
    an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
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