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bone [bones] noun [UK: bəʊn] [US: ˈboʊn] | graatsubstantief |
bone china [bone chinas] (type of porcelain) noun [UK: ˈbəʊn.ˌtʃaɪ.nə] [US: ˈbəʊn.ˌtʃaɪ.nə] | beenderporseleinsubstantief |
bone-dry (totally dry) adjective [UK: bəʊn ˈdraɪ] [US: boʊn ˈdraɪ] | beendroogbijvoeglijk naamwoord gortdroogbijvoeglijk naamwoord kurkdroogbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
bone marrow noun [UK: bəʊn ˈmæ.rəʊ] [US: ˈboʊn ˈmero.ʊ] | beenmergsubstantief mergsubstantief |
bone meal (ground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer) noun | beendermeelsubstantief |
bone of contention (Something that continues to be disputed) noun [UK: bəʊn əv kən.ˈten.ʃn̩] [US: ˈboʊn əv kən.ˈten.ʃn̩] | twistpuntsubstantief |
bone structure (exact anatomy of an individual at the level of his bones) noun | beenderstructuursubstantief |
bonefish [bonefishes] (game fish) noun [UK: bˈəʊnfɪʃ] [US: bˈoʊnfɪʃ] | gratenvissubstantief |
bonefolder (A dull-edged hand tool used to fold and crease) noun | vouwbeensubstantief |
boner [boners] (erect penis) noun [UK: ˈbəʊ.nə(r)] [US: ˈboʊ.nər] | stijvesubstantief |
boner [boners] (who bones) noun [UK: ˈbəʊ.nə(r)] [US: ˈboʊ.nər] | ontbenersubstantief |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | met een gouden lepel in de mond geborenbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | ontbijtenwerkwoord |
break someone's heart (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) verb | hart brekenwerkwoord |
breastbone [breastbones] (the central narrow bone in the front of the chest) noun [UK: ˈbrest.bəʊn] [US: ˈbrestboʊn] | borstbeensubstantief |
breathe down someone's neck (to follow or supervise too closely) verb | iemand in zijn/haar nek hijgenwerkwoord |
brimstone (butterfly species) noun [UK: ˈbrɪm.stəʊn] [US: ˈbrɪmstoʊn] | citroenvlindersubstantief |
burgeon [burgeoned, burgeoning, burgeons] (of plants, to bloom, bud) verb [UK: ˈbɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈbɝː.dʒən] | bloeienwerkwoord |
burgeon [burgeoned, burgeoning, burgeons] (to grow or expand) verb [UK: ˈbɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈbɝː.dʒən] | opbloeienwerkwoord uitgroeienwerkwoord |
burn one's bridges verb | je schepen achter je verbrandenwerkwoord |
bury one's head in the sand (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) verb [UK: ˈbe.ri wʌnz hed ɪn ðə sænd] [US: ˈbe.ri wʌnz ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd] | de kop in het zand stekenwerkwoord |
butter one's bread on both sides (profit from two things at the same time) verb | van twee walletjes etenwerkwoord |
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth (benign appearance, suggesting the contrary) phrase | |
button [buttoned, buttoning, buttons] (to fasten with a button) verb [UK: ˈbʌt.n̩] [US: ˈbʌt.n̩] | dichtknopenwerkwoord |
by oneself (without company) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | alleenpreposition |
by oneself (without help) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | zelfstandigpreposition |
bygone (A person or occurrence that took place in the past) noun [UK: ˈbaɪ.ɡɒn] [US: ˈbaɪ.ˌɡɒn] | de dingen die voorbij zijnsubstantief het verledensubstantief |
bygone (in the far past) adjective [UK: ˈbaɪ.ɡɒn] [US: ˈbaɪ.ˌɡɒn] | vervlogenbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
calf bone (smaller lower-leg bone) noun | fibulasubstantief kuitbeensubstantief |
Canal Zone (Panama Canal Zone) proper noun | Kanaalzoneeigennam |
cannon bone [cannon bones] (metacarpal of a horse) noun [UK: ˈkæ.nən bəʊn] [US: ˈkæ.nən ˈboʊn] | pijpbeensubstantief |
cannoneer (person who operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon) noun [UK: ˌkæ.nə.ˈnɪə] [US: kæ.nʌ.ˈniːr] | kanonniersubstantief |
Cantonese (person from Canton) noun [UK: ˌkæn.tə.ˈniːz] [US: ˌkæn.tə.ˈniːz] | Kantoneessubstantief Kantonesesubstantief |