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grass widow (woman whose husband is away) noun [UK: ˈɡrɑːs.ˈwɪ.dəʊ] [US: ˈɡrɑːs.ˈwɪ.dəʊ] | onbestorven weduwesubstantief |
grass widowhood (state of being a grass widow) noun | groen weduwschapsubstantief |
grasshopper (an insect of the order Orthoptera) noun [UK: ˈɡrɑːs.hɒ.pə(r)] [US: ˈɡræs.ˌhɑː.pər] | sprinkhaansubstantief |
grassland [grasslands] (an area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation) noun [UK: ˈɡrɑː.slænd] [US: ˈɡræs.ˌlænd] | graslandsubstantief |
grassroots democracy (processes) noun | basisdemocratiesubstantief |
harass [harassed, harassing, harasses] (to annoy (someone) frequently or systematically, see also: pester) verb [UK: ˈhæ.rəs] [US: hə.ˈræs] | pestenwerkwoord |
harass [harassed, harassing, harasses] (to put excessive burdens upon (someone)) verb [UK: ˈhæ.rəs] [US: hə.ˈræs] | kwellenwerkwoord vervolgenwerkwoord |
harassment [harassments] (deliberate pestering or annoying) noun [UK: ˈhæ.rə.smənt] [US: hə.ˈræ.smənt] | pesterijsubstantief |
hassium (chemical element with atomic number 108) noun [UK: hˈasiəm] [US: hˈæsiəm] | hassiumsubstantief |
hassle [hassles] (action which is not worth the difficulty involved) noun [UK: ˈhæs.l̩] [US: ˈhæs.l̩] | poehasubstantief |
hospital pass (a poorly executed pass) noun | ziekenhuisbalsubstantief |
hourglass (clock) noun [UK: ˈaʊə.ɡlɑːs] [US: ˈaʊər.ˌɡlæs] | zandlopersubstantief |
hourglass figure (a human body shape resembling an hourglass) noun | wespentaillesubstantief |
I lost my glasses phrase | |
impassive (having, or revealing, no emotion) adjective [UK: ɪm.ˈpæ.sɪv] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpæ.sɪv] | gevoelloosbijvoeglijk naamwoord onbewogenbijvoeglijk naamwoord ongeëmotioneerdbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
in passing (incidentally) preposition | en passantpreposition in het voorbijgaanpreposition terloopspreposition |
isinglass (gelatine obtained from fish) noun [UK: ˈaɪ.zɪŋ.ɡlɑːs] [US: ˈaɪ.zɪŋ.ɡlæs] | vislijmsubstantief |
jackass [jackasses] (male donkey) noun [UK: ˈdʒækæs] [US: ˈdʒæˌkæs] | ezelsubstantief |
Khakassia (a republic of central south Russia) proper noun | Chakassiëeigennam |
lamassu (Assyrian protective deity) noun | stiermansubstantief |
landmass [landmasses] (large continuous area of land) noun [UK: ˈlænd.ˌmæs] [US: ˈlænd.ˌmæs] | landmassasubstantief |
lassitude (lethargy) noun [UK: ˈlæ.sɪ.tjuːd] [US: ˈlæ.sɪ.tjuːd] | loomheidsubstantief lusteloosheidsubstantief matheidsubstantief |
lemongrass [lemongrasses] (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) noun [UK: lˈeməŋɡrˌas] [US: lˈeməŋɡrˌæs] | citroengrassubstantief |
magnifying glass [magnifying glasses] (instrument) noun [UK: ˈmæɡ.nɪ.faɪɪŋ.ˈɡlɑːs] [US: ˈmæɡ.nɪ.faɪɪŋ.ˈɡlɑːs] | loepsubstantief vergrootglassubstantief |
marcassin (young wild boar) noun | everjongsubstantief frislingsubstantief |
mass [massed, massing, masses] (celebrate Mass) verb [UK: mæs] [US: ˈmæs] | misvierenwerkwoord vierenwerkwoord |
mass [massed, massing, masses] (form or collect into a mass) verb [UK: mæs] [US: ˈmæs] | ophopenwerkwoord samenhopenwerkwoord samennemenwerkwoord |
mass (involving a mass of things) adjective [UK: mæs] [US: ˈmæs] | massa-bijvoeglijk naamwoord |