zwijn

Definitions of zwijn
  1. noun
    stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
    synonyms: krulstaart, puistekop, varken
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    krulstaart, varken
    domestic swine
    zeug
    an adult female hog
    ever, everzwijn
    Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
    mestvarken, schotvarken
    a pig fattened to provide meat
  2. noun
    domestic swine
    synonyms: krulstaart, varken
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    mestvarken, schotvarken
    a pig fattened to provide meat
    type of:
    krulstaart, puistekop, varken
    stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
  3. noun
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
    synonyms: bof, fortuin, geluk, mazzel, zwijntje
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    bof, dikoor, fortuin, geluk, mazzel, zwijntje
    a stroke of luck
    serendipisme, serendipiteit
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
    type of:
    fenomeen, manifestatie, verschijnsel
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  4. noun
    a stroke of luck
    synonyms: bof, dikoor, fortuin, geluk, mazzel, zwijntje
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    serendipisme, serendipiteit
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
    type of:
    bof, fortuin, geluk, mazzel, zwijntje
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
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