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kast meaning in English

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koelkast substantief
{f}

brick [bricks]noun
[UK: brɪk] [US: ˈbrɪk]

refrigerator [refrigerators](appliance)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈfrɪ.dʒə.reɪ.tə(r)] [US: rə.ˈfrɪ.dʒə.ˌre.tər]

lijk in de kast substantief
{n}

skeleton in the cupboard(shameful secret)
noun
[UK: ˈske.lɪt.n̩ ɪn ðə ˈkʌb.əd] [US: ˈske.lət.n̩ ɪn ðə ˈkʌb.ərd]

luchtkasteel substantief

pie in the sky(fanciful notion)
noun
[UK: paɪ ɪn ðə skaɪ] [US: ˈpaɪ ɪn ðə ˈskaɪ]

luchtkasteel substantief
{n}

castle in the air(desire, idea, or plan unlikely to ever be realized)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑːs.l̩ ɪn ðə eə(r)] [US: ˈkæs.l̩ ɪn ðə ˈer]

pipe dream(near impossibility)
noun
[UK: paɪp driːm] [US: ˈpaɪp ˈdriːm]

luchtkastelen bouwen werkwoord

build castles in the air(to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized)
verb
[UK: bɪld ˈkɑːs.l̩z ɪn ðə eə(r)] [US: ˈbɪld ˈkæs.l̩z ɪn ðə ˈer]

nachtkastje substantief
{n}

nightstand [nightstands](small table placed beside the head of a bed)
noun
[UK: ˈnaɪt.ˌstænd] [US: ˈnaɪt.ˌstænd]

onderkast bijvoeglijk naamwoord

lowercase(in lower case)
adjective
[UK: lˈəʊəkˌeɪs] [US: lˈoʊɚkˌeɪs]

paardenkastanje substantief
{m}

horse chestnut [horse chestnuts](tree)
noun
[UK: hɔːs ˈtʃe.snʌt] [US: ˈhɔːrs ˈtʃe.ˌsnət]

poppenkast substantief
{n}

puppet show(theatrical performance with puppets)
noun
[UK: ˈpʌ.pɪt ʃəʊ] [US: ˈpʌ.pət ˈʃoʊ]

ribbenkast substantief
{f} or {m}

rib cage [rib cages](part of skeleton)
noun
[UK: rɪb keɪdʒ] [US: ˈrɪb ˈkeɪdʒ]

springkasteel substantief
{n}

bouncing castle(inflatable structure on which children jump and play)
noun
[UK: ˈbaʊns.ɪŋ ˈkɑːs.l̩] [US: ˈbaʊns.ɪŋ ˈkæs.l̩]

stoppenkast substantief
{f}

fusebox(compartment containing fuses)
noun

tamme kastanje substantief
{f}

chestnut [chestnuts](nut of the chestnut tree)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃe.snʌt] [US: ˈtʃe.ˌsnət]

tamme kastanje substantief
{m}

Spanish chestnut [Spanish chestnuts](fruit)
noun
[UK: ˈspæ.nɪʃ ˈtʃe.snʌt] [US: ˈspæ.ˌnɪʃ ˈtʃe.ˌsnət]

tamme kastanjeboom substantief

Spanish chestnut [Spanish chestnuts](tree)
noun
[UK: ˈspæ.nɪʃ ˈtʃe.snʌt] [US: ˈspæ.ˌnɪʃ ˈtʃe.ˌsnət]

tapkast substantief
{f}

bar [bars](counter of such premises)
noun
[UK: bɑː(r)] [US: ˈbɑːr]

trekkast substantief
{f}

fume hood(a ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken)
noun
[UK: fjuːm hʊd] [US: ˈfjuːm ˈhʊd]

uit de kast komen werkwoord

come out of the closet(to tell others about a secret belief or preference)
verb

van het kastje naar de muur bijwoord

from pillar to post(from one place to another)
adverb

vleermuizenkast substantief
{f}

bat house(nest box for bats)
noun
[UK: bæt ˈhaʊs] [US: ˈbæt ˈhaʊs]

voorkasteel substantief
{n}

forecastle [forecastles](nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊk.sl̩] [US: ˈfoʊk.sl̩]

voorraadkast substantief
{f}

pantry [pantries](storage room)
noun
[UK: ˈpæn.tri] [US: ˈpæn.tri]

zandkasteel substantief
{n}

sandcastle(a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle)
noun
[UK: ˈsændk.ɑːs.l̩] [US: ˈsændk.æs.l̩]

zuurkast substantief
{f}

fume hood(a ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken)
noun
[UK: fjuːm hʊd] [US: ˈfjuːm ˈhʊd]

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