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| 'm {pron} | :: Contracted form of hem |
| m. {noun} | :: abbreviation of mark |
| m {letter} | :: letter |
| M {letter} | :: The thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet |
| -ma {suffix} | :: occurring in Dutch surnames of Frisian origin, ma is probably a shortened form of the old Frisian genitive plural -monna, 'the men's'. After this suffix had fallen into disuse in the Frisian language, it came to be considered as a suffix to form family names |
| ma {f} [colloquial] | :: mother |
| maag {f} | :: stomach, gut |
| maagaandoening {f} | :: stomach ailment |
| maagbloeding {f} | :: bleeding from the stomach |
| maagd {f} | :: A maiden, a (female) virgin |
| maagd {f} | :: A virgin of any gender |
| maagd {f} [astrology] | :: a Virgo; someone born with the star sign Virgo |
| maagd {f} [dated] | :: young girl |
| Maagd {prop} {f} [zodiac constellations, astrology] | :: Virgo |
| maag-darmcatarre {f} {m} | :: catarrh of the stomach or the gut |
| maag-darmkanaal {n} | :: digestive tract |
| maag-darmstelsel {n} | :: digestive system |
| maagdelijk {adj} | :: virgin |
| maagdelijkheid {f} [literally] | :: virginity (state of being a virgin) |
| maagdelijkheid {f} [figuratively] | :: innocence, inexperience |
| maagdenpalm {m} | :: vinca |
| maagdenvlies {n} | :: The hymen, a membrane which occludes the vagina and is in traditional thinking supposed to remain intact only in virgin females |
| maagelixer {n} | :: elixir for the stomach |
| maagelixir {n} | :: elixir for the stomach |
| maaghevel {m} [medicine] | :: siphon to empty a stomach |
| maaginhoud {m} | :: stomach content |
| maagkanker {m} | :: stomach cancer |
| maagklacht {f} {m} | :: stomach complaint |
| maaglijder {m} | :: Someone who suffers from a stomach disease |
| maagpatiënt {m} | :: Someone who suffers from a stomach disease |
| maagpijn {f} | :: stomachache |
| maagsap {n} | :: stomach juice |
| maagzakdier {n} [obsolete] | :: An invertebrate belonging to the Coelenterata |
| maagzuur {n} | :: stomach acid |
| maagzweer {f} | :: stomach ulcer |
| maaien {v} | :: to mow |
| maaier {m} | :: reaper |
| Maaike {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| maaiveld {n} | :: the average or mean height of a piece of land |
| maakbaar {adj} | :: achievable, maleable |
| maakbaarheid {f} [politics, society] | :: malleability |
| maak dat de kat wijs {interj} | :: Sarcastically indicates skepticism on the part of the speaker |
| maak je geen zorgen {phrase} | :: don't worry |
| maakloon {n} [now, chiefly historical, otherwise somewhat dated] | :: The wages charged for production, usually charged by an artisan such as a tailor, i.e. labour costs as opposed to the material costs |
| maaksel {n} [geology] | :: fabric |
| maaksel {n} | :: something that has been made, a product |
| maakster {f} | :: Female maker (woman that makes, produces or repairs something) |
| maakt niet uit {phrase} | :: it's all right, it's ok, it doesn't make a difference |
| maal {n} | :: meal |
| maal {f} | :: time, turn, occurrence |
| maal {n} | :: stain |
| maal {n} | :: mark, marking |
| maal {f} [obsolete] | :: calf [young cow] |
| maalderij {f} | :: millhouse |
| maalsel {n} | :: something that has been ground |
| maalsteen {m} | :: millstone |
| maalstroom {m} | :: An aquatic vortex, maelstrom, large whirlpool; especially a tidal vortex |
| maalstroom {m} [also, figurative] | :: Any kind of vortex |
| maaltand {m} [uncommon] | :: A molar |
| maalteken {n} | :: multiplication sign (symbol denoting multiplication, as in "a x b" or "c.d") |
| maaltijd {m} | :: meal |
| maaltijdvergoeding {f} | :: compensation for the cost of (a) meal(s) |
| -maan {suffix} | :: -maniac |
| maan {f} | :: moon |
| maan {f} | :: mane |
| Maan {prop} {f} | :: the Moon (Earth's natural satellite) |
| maanbeving {f} | :: moonquake |
| maand {f} | :: month |
| maandag {m} | :: Monday |
| maandagmorgen {m} | :: Monday morning |
| maandagmorgenproduct {n} | :: faulty product as if it were made on a Monday morning when the workers are not yet fit for work |
| maandagochtend {m} | :: Monday morning |
| maandags {adj} | :: Monday |
| maandags {adv} | :: Monday |
| maandagsmorgens {adv} | :: Monday morning |
| maandagsochtends {adv} | :: Monday morning |
| maandblad {n} | :: monthly (publication that is published once a month, possibly excepting one or more holiday months) |
| maandelijks {adv} | :: monthly, related to a month, occurring during a month or every month |
| maandnaam {m} | :: month name |
| maaneclips {f} {m} | :: lunar eclipse |
| Ma'anjan {prop} {n} | :: Ma'anyan (language) |
| maankop {m} {n} | :: A poppy, any of several plants of genus Papaver |
| maankop {m} {n} | :: The hairless seedbox of certain poppies |
| maankop {m} {n} | :: In particular, the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum |
| maankop {m} {n} | :: Any of several opiate narcotic drugs made from the opium poppy |
| maanlander {m} | :: moon lander |
| maanlanding {f} | :: moon landing |
| maanlandschap {n} | :: lunar landscape, moonscape |
| maanlicht {n} | :: moonlight |
| maanogig {adj} | :: affected by the chronic, equine inflammatory eye disease moon blindness |
| maanoog {n} | :: The chronic, equine inflammatory eye disease moon blindness |
| maansikkel {f} | :: a thin crescent of the moon; a moonsickle |
| maansondergang {m} | :: moonset |
| maansopgang {m} | :: moonrise |
| maansopkomst {f} | :: moonrise |
| maansverduistering {f} | :: lunar eclipse |
| maanvis {m} | :: ocean sunfish, mola; fish of the family Molidae |
| maanvis {m} | :: common mola, Mola mola |
| maanvis {m} | :: angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare |
| maanzaad {n} | :: poppy seed, the tiny seed(s) of a member of the genus Papaver, especially of the intoxicating poppy which produces opium |
| maanziek {adj} [dated] | :: epileptic |
| maanziek {adj} [uncommon] | :: lunatic, silly |
| maar {adv} | :: only, just |
| maar {adv} | :: as long as; only |
| maar {adv} | :: just; a modal particle indicating a certain degree of indifference towards the result |
| maar {conj} | :: but |
| maar {conj} | :: yet; only |
| maar {conj} | :: but then |
| maarja {adv} | :: anyway, anyhow, anyhoo |
| maar liefst {adv} | :: no less than, as much as (indicating a certain amount of amazement) |
| Maarn {prop} {n} | :: Maarn (village) |
| maarschalk {m} [military] | :: marshal, field marshal |
| maart {m} | :: March |
| Maarten {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Maartje {prop} | :: given name. The feminine form of Martin |
| maar toch {conj} | :: yet; and yet, but still |
| Maas {prop} {f} | :: the Meuse (major European river) |
| Maas {prop} | :: surname |
| Maasdriel {prop} | :: Maasdriel (municipality) |
| Maasgouw {prop} {n} | :: Maasgouw (municipality) |
| Maastricht {prop} {n} | :: Maastricht (city/and/municipality/and/capital) |
| maat {f} | :: size, measure |
| maat {f} | :: rhythm, beat |
| maat {m} | :: mate, buddy |
| maat {m} | :: shipmate etc |
| maatbeker {m} | :: measuring cup, measuring jug |
| maatcilinder {m} | :: A measuring cylinder |
| maatje {noun} | :: short for maatjesharing, a young herring |
| maatje {noun} | :: (literally) a small maat: |
| maatje {noun} | :: a small size, measure etc |
| maatje {noun} | :: a young or tiny mate; also used as an informal address for a male |
| maatlepel {m} | :: measuring spoon |
| maatpak {n} | :: A tailor-made suit, a bespoke suit |
| maatpakje {noun} | :: diminutive of maatpak |
| maatregel {m} | :: measure (tactic, strategy, or piece of legislation) |
| maatschap {f} | :: partnership, venture |
| maatschappelijk {adj} | :: societal |
| maatschappelijk {adj} | :: social |
| maatschappelijk werk {n} | :: social work |
| maatschappelijk werker {m} | :: A social worker |
| maatschappelijk werkster {f} | :: A female social worker |
| maatschappij {f} | :: company |
| maatschappij {f} | :: society |
| maatschappijleer {f} | :: civics (school subject) |
| maatstaf {m} | :: measure, rule (solid object used to measure length or distance) |
| maatstaf {m} [figurative] | :: standard, criterion |
| maatstreep {f} | :: A musical bar, vertical line across a staff |
| maatwoord {n} [grammar] | :: measure word, counter |
| macaroni {m} | :: macaroni |
| macaronipinguïn {m} | :: macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus |
| Maced. {prop} | :: abbreviation of Macedonisch |
| Macedonië {prop} {n} | :: Macedonia |
| Macedonisch {adj} | :: Macedonian |
| Macedonisch {prop} {n} | :: Macedonian language |
| machete {m} | :: machete |
| machinaal {adj} | :: mechanical |
| machinaal {adv} | :: mechanically, by means of a machine |
| machine {f} | :: machine (mechanical or electrical device) |
| machinegeweer {n} | :: machine gun |
| machinerie {f} | :: machinery |
| machineschrift {n} [typography] | :: typescript |
| machinist {m} | :: A machine-operator, engineer; notably: |
| machinist {m} | :: locomotive operator |
| machinist {m} | :: steam engines operator on a vessel |
| machinist {m} | :: machinist, scenery operator in a theater |
| macho {adj} | :: macho (pertaining to machismo) |
| macho {m} | :: A macho male |
| machocultuur {f} | :: a culture characterized by machismo |
| macht {f} | :: power, might, capability |
| macht {f} | :: political power, control |
| macht {f} [mathematics] | :: power |
| Machteld {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| machteloos {adj} | :: powerless |
| machteloosheid {f} | :: powerlessness |
| machthebber {m} | :: someone who holds power |
| machtig {adj} | :: powerful (having or capable of exerting power potency or influence) |
| machtig {adj} [of food] | :: heavy |
| machtig {adv} | :: powerfully |
| machtig {adv} [colloquial] | :: mighty, very |
| machtigen {v} | :: to authorize (US); to authorise (UK) |
| machtiging {f} | :: authorisation, permission (express approval to do something) |
| machtsbelust {adj} | :: power-hungry, craving power |
| machtsfactor {m} | :: A power factor (actor with considerable power) |
| machtsmisbruik {n} | :: abuse of power |
| machtsovernemer {m} | :: usurper |
| machtspartij {f} | :: A political party that has adapted to elite preferences in order to increase its probability of entering government, rather than to maximise advocacy or implementation of its ideals |
| machtspartij {f} | :: A political party in power |
| machtssfeer {f} {m} | :: sphere of power, range of one's power |
| machtsstrijd {m} | :: power struggle, battle or contest for power |
| machtsvacuüm {n} | :: vacuum of power |
| machtsverheffen {v} [arithmetic] | :: to raise to a power, exponentiate |
| machtsverheffing {f} [mathematics] | :: exponentiation, the activity or action of raising something to the power of something |
| machtsvertoon {n} | :: Show of power |
| machtswellust {f} {m} | :: hunger for power, lust for power |
| machtswellusteling {m} | :: power-hungry person; tyrant |
| maçonniek {adj} [freemasonry] | :: Masonic |
| macrokosmos {m} | :: macrocosm |
| macron {m} [orthography] | :: macron |
| macrotoestand {m} [physics, statistics] | :: macrostate |
| Madagaskar {prop} | :: Madagaskar (country) |
| Madagaskar {prop} | :: Madagascar (the island in Southern Africa with the above-mentioned country) |
| madam {f} | :: madam, lady |
| madam {f} | :: madam, female counterpart of a pimp |
| made {f} | :: maggot; a fly larva that eats decomposing flesh |
| made {f} [archaic] | :: agricultural meadow used for hay, hayland |
| madelief {n} | :: common daisy, Bellis perennis (flower) |
| Madelief {prop} {f} | :: given name, which means Daisy |
| madeliefje {noun} | :: diminutive of madelief |
| madonna {f} | :: Madonna, in particular an artistic depiction of Mary with the infant Jesus |
| Madrid {prop} {n} | :: Madrid (capital city) |
| madrigaal {n} | :: madrigal (unaccompanied polyphonic song) |
| Maduro-dieet {prop} {n} [colloquial] | :: Maduro diet |
| Maes {prop} | :: surname |
| Maessen {prop} | :: surname |
| maf {adj} | :: mad, silly, odd/eccentric |
| maffen {v} [colloquial] | :: to sleep |
| maffia {f} {m} | :: mafia |
| mafkees {m} [slang] | :: weirdo, goofball, nutjob |
| mafketel {m} [slang] | :: weirdo, goofball, nutjob |
| magazijn {n} | :: store, storage of a store |
| magenta {n} | :: magenta (pinkish purple colour) |
| magenta {adj} | :: magenta (being of the magenta colour) |
| mager {adj} | :: lean, (nearly) without fat |
| mager {adj} | :: meager, skinny, thin |
| mager {adj} | :: poor, pitiful, skim |
| mager {adj} | :: infertile (said of soil); weak |
| Magere Hein {prop} {m} | :: Grim Reaper |
| magere melk {f} | :: skimmed milk, skim milk, non-fat milk |
| magie {f} | :: magic, sorcery (occult woo, black or white magic, etc.); hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| magie {f} [figuratively] | :: A magical, surprising, fascinating feat |
| magie {f} | :: The art of illusionism |
| magiër {m} | :: mage, sorcerer |
| magiër {m} | :: magus, Zoroastrian priest |
| magiër {m} | :: magician, illusionist |
| magisch {adj} | :: magical, controlled or determined by supernatural magic (not illusionism) |
| magisch {adj} [figuratively] | :: enchanting, spell-bound etc |
| magistergraad {m} [obsolete] | :: master's degree |
| magistraat {m} | :: magistrate, judge or high executive state official |
| magistraat {m} | :: magistracy; city council |
| magnaat {m} | :: magnate, tycoon, mogul (wealthy, powerful and influential person, especially in business) |
| magneet {m} | :: magnet |
| magneetkop {m} | :: A magnetic head, a tape head (magnetic transducer) |
| magneetkracht {f} | :: magnetic force, magnetism |
| magneetveld {n} [physics] | :: magnetic field |
| magneetvisser {m} | :: a person using a type of fishing rod, with a magnet attached to the end, to haul metal objects out of a body of water |
| magnesium {n} | :: magnesium |
| magnetisch {adj} | :: magnetic |
| magnetisch veld {n} [physics] | :: magnetic field |
| magnetisme {n} | :: magnetism |
| magnetodynamisch {adj} | :: magnetodynamic |
| magnetostaart {m} [astronomy] | :: magnetotail |
| magnetron {m} [chiefly Netherlands] | :: microwave oven (fast heating device with mainly culinary use) |
| magnetronmaaltijd {m} | :: microwave meal |
| magnetronoven {m} | :: (chiefly Netherlands) microwave oven, a fast heating device with mainly culinary use |
| magnolia {f} | :: magnolia, tree or shrub of the genus Magnolia |
| maharadja {m} | :: maharaja |
| mailen {v} | :: to email, e-mail |
| maillot {n} {m} | :: maillot |
| mais {m} | :: corn, maize |
| maïs {n} | :: alternative spelling of mais |
| maisgeel {adj} | :: having the color of corn/maize |
| maïskoek {m} | :: Mexican tortilla |
| maiskolf {f} | :: ear of maize/corn |
| maître {m} | :: master [expert, qualified teacher] |
| maizena {m} | :: cornflour, cornstarch, maizena |
| maïzena {m} | :: alternative spelling of maizena |
| maja {interj} | :: maar ja; anyway, anyhow |
| majem {m} {n} [colloquial, Bargoens] | :: water |
| majem {m} {n} [colloquial, Bargoens] | :: city canal |
| majemen {v} [impersonal, Bargoen, rare] | :: to rain |
| majesteit {f} | :: majesty |
| majesteitsschennis {f} | :: A lese majesty, high crime against the person of a monarch, or the monarchy or crown; by extension even against any sovereign state (which in Roman law was the original holder of 'majesty', only later a ruler's title) |
| majoor {m} | :: major, a rank above captain |
| majoor {m} | :: in compounds, -majoor can also mean major - (senior) |
| mak {adj} | :: tame (domesticated, tamed) |
| mak {adj} | :: calm, tame (in a calm state of mind. not agitated) |
| makaak {m} | :: macaque (any monkey of the genus Macaca) |
| makaak {m} [Belgium, ethnic slur, offensive] | :: A person from North Africa or of North African descent |
| makak {m} [Belgium, derogatory] | :: someone of Moroccan or Maghreb origin |
| makelaar {m} | :: broker |
| makelaar {m} | :: real estate agent, broker in immovable property |
| makelaardij {f} | :: real estate agency |
| makelij {f} | :: manufacture, production, origin, construction (origin of a processed commodity) |
| maken {vt} | :: to make |
| maken {vt} | :: to fix, to repair, to mend |
| maken {vt} | :: to take (a photo) |
| maker {m} | :: maker (person or thing that makes, produces or repairs something) |
| makerij {f} | :: workshop |
| makke {m} [colloquial, Bargoens] | :: blow |
| makke {m} [colloquial, Bargoens] | :: misfortune |
| makke {m} [colloquial, Bargoens] | :: problem, shortcoming |
| makkelijk {adj} | :: easy |
| makkelijk {adj} | :: complacent |
| makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan {adj} [idiomatic] | :: easier said than done |
| makken {v} [colloquial, Bargoens] | :: to spend money |
| makker {m} | :: A mate, fellow, colleague, companion, (not very close) friend, ally etc |
| makker {?} | :: alternative form of makkel |
| makkie {n} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: Something that is easy to do or easy to complete |
| makreel {m} | :: mackerel, Scomber scombrus |
| makreel {m} | :: Any fish of the family Scombridae |
| makron {m} | :: macaroon |
| mal {f} | :: mold, cast (device to help creating shapes) |
| mal {adj} | :: foolish, crazy, lacking common sense |
| malaria {f} | :: malaria |
| malariamug {f} | :: A malaria mosquito; a mosquito of the genus Anopheles that can transmit malaria |
| Malayalam {prop} {n} | :: Malayalam |
| Malayo-Polynesisch {adj} | :: Malayo-Polynesian |
| malcontent {adj} | :: dissatisfied |
| malcontent {m} | :: a discontent person |
| malcontent {m} [historical, Roman Catholicism] | :: a Dutch Roman Catholic noble who served the Spanish cause early in the Dutch revolt |
| malcontent {m} [historical, Protestantism] | :: a liberal Protestant in the early 20th century who rejected conventional liberalism and almost deistic theology and advocated social gospel theology and politics |
| malder {n} | :: A historic unit of volume, equivalent to the amount of grain that one was allowed to mill at one time |
| maldoenerij {f} | :: silly behaviour or activity, buffoonery |
| Maleier {m} | :: An ethnic Malay |
| Maleier {m} | :: A Malay speaker |
| Maleis {adj} | :: Malay, relating to people and/or language |
| Maleis {prop} {n} | :: The Malay language |
| Maleise {f} | :: female Malay person |
| Maleisië {prop} {n} | :: Malaysia |
| Maleisiër {m} | :: Malaysian |
| Maleisisch {adj} | :: Malaysian |
| Maleisisch {adj} [archaic] | :: Malay |
| malen {v} | :: to grind |
| malen {v} [obsolete] | :: to paint |
| Malen {prop} {n} | :: Mélin, a village in Belgium |
| Malgasy {prop} | :: Malagasy (language) |
| malie {f} | :: a link of chainmail |
| maliënkolder {m} {n} | :: mail, suit of mail armour |
| maligne {adj} [medicine] | :: malignant |
| maling {f} | :: the direction towards which, or space in which, something is grinded |
| malkaar {pron} [archaic] | :: each other |
| malkander {pron} [archaic] | :: each other |
| mallemolen {f} [dated, dialect] | :: carousel, merry-go-round |
| mallemolen {f} [figurative] | :: madhouse (overwhelming chaotic place, experience or situation) |
| mallemolen {f} [obsolete] | :: vortex |
| mallerd {m} | :: silly/crazy person |
| malloot {f} | :: fool, idiot, moron |
| malloot {f} [archaic] | :: exuberant, hyperactive or foolish woman |
| malloot {adj} [uncommon] | :: foolish |
| mallotig {adj} | :: foolish, silly |
| mals {adj} | :: soft, succulent |
| mals {adj} [figuratively] | :: forgiving, lenient, soft |
| malt {m} {n} [especially in diminutive] | :: malt beer |
| Malta {prop} {n} | :: Malta |
| Maltees {adj} | :: Maltese |
| Maltees {prop} {n} | :: Maltese (language) |
| Maltese {f} | :: A Maltese woman |
| maltose {c} | :: maltose |
| malversatie {f} | :: malversation (corrupt activity, abuse of position) |
| malverseren {v} | :: to embezzle, to peculate, to malversate |
| malware {m} | :: malware |
| mam {f} | :: mother |
| mama {f} | :: mama, mother |
| mamba {m} | :: A mamba, venomous snake of the genus Dendroaspis |
| mamma {f} | :: alternative form of mama |
| mamma {f} | :: mamma, breast |
| mammie {f} [childish] | :: mommy, mummy |
| mammoet {m} | :: mammoth |
| mamzeer {m} [Judaism] | :: rare form of mamzer |
| mamzer {m} [Judaism] | :: mamzer, bastard (child born from a disallowed relationship) |
| -man {suffix} | :: someone (implied male) who is an expert in an area |
| -man {suffix} | :: someone (implied male) who is employed or holds a position in an area |
| -man {suffix} | :: someone (implied male) who has special characteristics relating to an area |
| -man {suffix} | :: someone (implied male) who is derived from a particular nationality |
| man {m} | :: man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective |
| man {m} | :: husband, male spouse |
| Man {prop} | :: Isle of Man |
| management {n} [management] | :: management |
| manager {m} | :: A manager, someone in management |
| manbeer {m} [uncommon] | :: werebear |
| manchet {f} | :: cuff (part of shirt) |
| manchet {f} | :: sabot (munition) |
| manchetknoop {m} | :: cufflink |
| manchetknoopje {noun} | :: diminutive of manchetknoop |
| manco {n} | :: shortage, deficit |
| mand {f} | :: basket |
| mandaat {n} | :: mandate |
| mandag {m} | :: (unit of measurement) one day of labour by one person; a man-day |
| mandarijn {m} | :: A mandarin, Far Eastern (notably Chinese Imperial) high official |
| mandarijn {m} [figuratively] | :: A pundit, someone in/with authority |
| mandarijn {mf} | :: [often in the diminutive] A tangerine, a mandarin orange, an orange-like fruit |
| Mandarijn {prop} {n} | :: Mandarin (standard Chinese language) |
| Mandarijns {adj} | :: Mandarin |
| Mandarijns {prop} {n} [non-standard] | :: The Mandarin language |
| mandarijntje {noun} | :: diminutive of mandarijn |
| mandeeër {m} | :: Mandaean |
| mandeïsch {adj} | :: Mandaean (pertaining to Mandaeism or the Mandaeans) |
| mandeïsme {n} | :: Mandaeism |
| Manders {prop} | :: surname |
| mandril {m} | :: A mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx |
| Maneblusser {m} [humorous, Belgium] | :: An inhabitant of the city of Mechelen, Belgium |
| Maneblusser {m} [humorous, Netherlands] | :: A native or inhabitant of the city of Middelburg, Netherlands |
| manen {v} | :: to urge, admonish |
| manen {v} | :: to demand, dun (especially a payment) |
| man en paard noemen {v} [idiom] | :: to call a spade a spade, to call it as one sees it |
| manenrob {m} | :: South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens |
| maneschijn {m} | :: moonshine, moonlight (light from the moon) |
| manga {m} | :: manga |
| manga {m} [dated, Indonesia] | :: mango |
| manga {m} [dated, Indonesia] | :: mango tree, Mangifera indica |
| mangaan {n} | :: manganese |
| mangat {n} | :: manhole |
| mangelen {vi} [archaic] | :: To lack |
| mangelen {vi} [obsolete] | :: To fail, fall short |
| mangelen {vt} | :: To wring laundry (manually) trough a mangle (cognate; handle-operated device) |
| mangelen {vt} | :: To flatten with some similar device |
| mangelen {vt} [obsolete] | :: To mingle, mix, share |
| mangelen {vt} [archaic] | :: To exchange (for ...), barter, trade, switch (with ...) |
| mangelen {vr} | :: To mutate, change (into ...) |
| mangelen {vi} | :: also used : To engage in barter |
| mangeneel {n} [dated] | :: mangonel |
| mango {m} [Netherlands, Belgium] | :: mango |
| mango {m} [Netherlands, Belgium] | :: mango tree, Mangifera indica |
| mangoeste {f} | :: mongoose, any member of the family Herpestidae |
| mangonel {m} | :: mangonel |
| mangrove {m} | :: A mangrove tree |
| mangrove {m} | :: A mangrove forest |
| manhaftig {adj} | :: combative |
| manhaftig {adj} | :: daring, brave |
| manhaftig {adj} | :: manly |
| maniak {m} | :: maniac, a manic individual |
| maniak {m} | :: maniac, obsessive, fanatic |
| manicuren {v} | :: to manicure |
| -manie {suffix} | :: -mania |
| manie {f} | :: mania |
| manier {f} | :: way, manner |
| manier {f} [in the plural] | :: manner, good behaviour |
| maniërisme {n} | :: Mannerism (artistic style and movement during the late Renaissance) |
| maniërisme {n} [derogatory] | :: Any artificial style of art informed by the imitation of exemplars |
| manietje {noun} | :: diminutive of manie |
| manifest {n} | :: manifest |
| manifest {adj} | :: manifest; obvious, undeniable |
| manifestatie {f} | :: manifestation |
| manifestatie {f} | :: protest, demonstration |
| manifesteren {v} | :: to manifest |
| maniok {m} | :: manioc |
| maniok {m} | :: cassava root, root of the manioc plant |
| manipel {m} [Christianity] | :: maniple, ornamental scarf or band worn over the left arm by priests |
| manipel {m} [historical] | :: maniple, Roman unit of around 60 to 120 infantrymen |
| manipuleren {v} | :: to manipulate |
| manisme {n} [jargon] | :: ancestor worship |
| manja {c} [Suriname, Antilles] | :: mango |
| manja {c} [Suriname, Antilles] | :: mango tree, Mangifera indica |
| mank {adj} | :: lame |
| mankement {n} | :: defect |
| manken {vi} | :: to limp |
| mankeren {vi} [impersonal] | :: to be sick, to ail [+ aan/met (object) = with] |
| mankeren {vi} [impersonal] | :: to be amiss, to be wrong [+ aan/met (object) = with] |
| mankeren {vi} [impersonal] | :: to lack, to be missing [+ aan/met (object) = with] |
| mankeren {vt} | :: to have an ailment or problem |
| mannekesblad {n} [Belgium] | :: early comic |
| mannekesblad {n} [Belgium, derogatory] | :: overly busy, chaotic piece of writing or print; by extension, any overly ornamented object |
| mannelijk {adj} | :: masculine |
| mannelijk {adj} | :: male |
| mannelijk {adj} | :: manly |
| mannelijke tank {m} [obsolete] | :: A tank armed with a main cannon |
| mannelijkheid {f} | :: masculinity |
| mannelijkheid {f} | :: maleness |
| mannelijkheid {f} | :: penis, manhood |
| -mannen {suffix} | :: plural form of Dutch suffix -man |
| mannenbroeder {m} [Netherlands] | :: orthodox Reformed Protestestant [in contemporary Dutch this strongly suggests that the referent is gereformeerd] |
| mannenbroeder {m} [Netherlands, archaic] | :: brother [as a title not necessarily denoting actual kinship] |
| mannenvoetbal {n} | :: men's football |
| mannequin {m} | :: A clothes model or fashion model, a mannequin |
| mannetje {noun} | :: The male of a species of animal or plant |
| mannetje {noun} [colloquial] | :: Man who performs odd jobs for money, usually without paying tax |
| mannetjes- {prefix} | :: male, he- |
| mannetjeseend {m} | :: drake (male duck) |
| mannetjeskat {m} | :: male cat, tomcat |
| mannetjesputter {m} | :: A strong, tough man |
| Manon {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| manschap {n} {m} [neuter] | :: homage, a feudal pledge of loyalty |
| manschap {n} {m} [masculine, collective] | :: manpower, men, soldiers (as an indicator of military power) |
| manschap {n} {m} [masculine, collective] | :: crew |
| Mansveld {prop} | :: surname |
| mantel {m} | :: cape, cloak, mantle |
| mantel {m} [somewhat dated outside certain compounds] | :: coat, jacket |
| mantel {m} | :: surface (literal), lack of substance (figurative) |
| manteldier {n} | :: tunicate, any member of the subphylum Tunicata |
| mantelmeeuw {f} | :: great black-backed gull, Larus marinus |
| mantelpak {n} [chiefly diminutive] | :: A ladies' suit with a skirt |
| mantelpakje {noun} | :: diminutive of mantelpak |
| mantelverzorger {m} [rare] | :: synonym of mantelzorger |
| mantelzorg {f} | :: provision of care to disabled, old or ill people by non-professionals in their environment |
| mantelzorger {m} | :: An informal caregiver; a non-professional who provides non-specialist care to someone in their milieu |
| manticus {m} | :: mantic |
| mantiek {f} | :: manticism |
| mantisch {adj} | :: mantic |
| Mantsjoe {n} | :: Manchu (language) |
| Mantsjoerije {prop} | :: Manchuria |
| manueel {adj} | :: manual |
| manuscript {n} | :: A manuscript, written (not printed) text or composition |
| manuscript {n} | :: A manuscript submitted for reproductive publication |
| manusje-van-alles {n} | :: handyman (man who does odd tasks), jack of all trades |
| manuur {n} | :: man-hour |
| manwijf {n} [derogatory, offensive] | :: A woman with a rugged, masculine appearance |
| manwijf {n} [obsolete] | :: A hermaphrodite |
| Manx {adj} | :: pertaining to the Isle of Man and/or its Celtic people |
| Manx {adj} | :: of or relating to Manx Gaelic |
| Manx {prop} {n} | :: Manx Gaelic, the Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man |
| manziek {adj} | :: [of women] having (excessively) strong sexual or romantic drives toward men, nymphomaniac |
| maoïsme {n} | :: Maoism |
| maoïst {m} | :: a Maoist |
| maoïsties {adj} [obsolete] | :: nonstandard spelling of maoïstisch |
| maoïstisch {adj} | :: Maoist |
| map {f} | :: folder |
| map {f} [computing] | :: directory, folder |
| maquillage {m} [Belgian] | :: makeup |
| maraboe {m} | :: marabou stork |
| maraboe {m} | :: marabout (Muslim holy man) |
| marathon {m} | :: marathon |
| marchanderen {vi} | :: to haggle, to bargain |
| marcheren {v} | :: to march (walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does) |
| Marcus {prop} {m} | :: Mark (book of the Bible) |
| Marcus {prop} {m} | :: Mark (traditional author of the Gospel of Mark) |
| Marcus {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| mardijker {m} | :: Former European (especially Dutch) slave, who was converted to christianity. Mostly used in the time of the VOC presence in Indonesia |
| mare {f} [archaic] | :: message, report, story |
| mare {f} [archaic] | :: rumor |
| mare {f} | :: depression in non-volcanic stone, compare maar |
| mare {f} | :: a nocturnal monster or spirit that torments its victims while they are sleeping |
| mare {f} | :: nightmare |
| mare {f} | :: witch |
| marechaussee {f} | :: gendarmerie, military police of the Netherlands |
| marechaussee {f} | :: member of the military police |
| marechaussee {f} [historical] | :: lightly armed soldier belonging to counterguerrilla troops |
| maren {v} | :: to announce, to make known |
| maren {v} [colloquial] | :: to say "but", to protest |
| margarine {f} | :: margarine |
| marge {f} {m} | :: margin |
| marginaal {adj} [literally] | :: marginal, in or at the margin or edge(s) |
| marginaal {adj} [figuratively] | :: at the edge; borderline; destitute |
| marginaal {adj} [figuratively] | :: socially outcast |
| marginaal {adj} [figuratively] | :: (almost) insignificant, of minor importance |
| marginaal {adv} | :: marginally, slightly |
| marginaal {m} | :: A marginal person, an outcast |
| marginaal {m} | :: A freak |
| marginaal nut {n} | :: marginal utility |
| marginaliteit {f} | :: The status marginality, being marginal, outcast etc |
| marginaliteit {f} | :: (absolute use, direct article only: de marginaliteit) A marginal way of life, life on the edge, living as an outcast |
| Margreet {prop} | :: given name |
| margriet {f} {m} | :: daisy (flower) |
| Margriet {prop} | :: given name |
| Maria {prop} | :: Mary (Biblical character, mother of Jesus) |
| Maria {prop} | :: Mary (Biblical character, Mary Magdalene) |
| Maria {prop} | :: given name. Variants include Maaike, Marie, Marieke, Marijke, Marije, Mieke, Mie, and numerous others |
| Marie {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Marieke {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Mariëlle {prop} {f} | :: given name. A diminutive of Marie |
| marien {adj} | :: marine, relating to the sea |
| Marietje {prop} {f} | :: given name, hypocoristic form of Marie |
| Marije {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Marijke {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Marijnissen {prop} | :: surname |
| marimba {c} | :: marimba |
| marina {f} [Belgium] | :: common, ordinary girl (often with a pejorative meaning) |
| marinade {f} | :: marinade |
| marine {f} [navigation] | :: A navy |
| marine {f} [military] | :: An armed navy (naval branch of armed forces) |
| marineblauw {adj} | :: navy [in a blue colour] |
| marineblauw {n} | :: navy (a blue colour) |
| marineren {vt} | :: to marinate |
| marinier {m} | :: marine |
| Mario {prop} {m} | :: given name, Mario |
| marionet {f} | :: puppet (doll with movable parts operated with strings or rods) |
| marionettenleger {n} | :: A puppet army |
| marionettenproces {n} [rare] | :: show trial |
| marionettenstaat {m} | :: A puppet state |
| Maris {prop} | :: surname |
| marist {m} [Roman Catholicism] | :: Marist |
| maritiem {adj} | :: maritime |
| maritieme oorworm {m} | :: maritime earwig |
| Maritje {prop} | :: given name, a hypocoristic form of Maria |
| Marius {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Marja {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Marjan {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| mark {f} [chiefly historical] | :: A march, a mark (border region) |
| Mark {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| markeerboei {f} | :: marker buoy |
| markeerstift {f} | :: highlighter |
| Marken {prop} {n} | :: Marken (A <<peninsula>>, former island and <<village>> in < >, <<c/Netherlands>>.) |
| Marker {adj} | :: pertaining to Marken |
| markeren {v} | :: to mark |
| markering {f} | :: A mark |
| Markermeer {prop} {n} | :: Markermeer (lake) |
| Marker Wadden {prop} {p} | :: An artificial archipelago in the IJsselmeer, located in the province Flevoland |
| marketender {m} [historical] | :: dated form of marketenter |
| marketenter {m} [historical] | :: sutler |
| marketentster {f} [historical] | :: female sutler |
| markgraaf {m} | :: A margrave, a marquess |
| markgravin {f} | :: A marchioness, a marquise |
| markies {m} | :: marquis |
| markies {m} | :: An awning (type of shade in front of window) |
| markiezin {f} | :: marchioness (female marquess; wife of a marquess) |
| markiezinnetje {noun} | :: diminutive of markiezin |
| marksisme {n} [obsolete] | :: nonstandard spelling of marxisme |
| marksisties {adj} [obsolete] | :: nonstandard spelling of marxistisch |
| markt {f} | :: market |
| marktaandeel {n} | :: market share |
| marktconform {adj} [chiefly wages] | :: in accordance with market conventions, using market practices as a yardstick |
| marktconform {adv} [chiefly wages] | :: in accordance with market conventions, using market practices as a yardstick |
| marktdenken {n} | :: market ideology, market thinking (ideology that favours market mechanisms) |
| marktfalen {n} [economics] | :: market failure |
| marktkraam {f} | :: market stall (stall or booth on a market) |
| marktkraampje {noun} | :: diminutive of marktkraam |
| marktleider {m} | :: market leader |
| marktplaats {f} | :: emporium, market town |
| marktplaats {f} | :: place where a market is held |
| marktplein {n} | :: market square |
| marktpleintje {noun} | :: diminutive of marktplein |
| marktwaarde {f} | :: market value |
| marktwerking {f} | :: market functioning, market mechanism, market function(s) |
| Marleen {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| marmelade {f} | :: marmalade |
| marmer {n} | :: marble (type of stone) |
| marmeren {adj} | :: made of marble, marble-coloured |
| marmeren {v} | :: to dye or paint in marble colour |
| marmiet {f} | :: kettle, marmite, cooking pot |
| marmiet {m} | :: Marmite |
| marmoleum {n} | :: marble-patterned linoleum, marmoleum |
| marmot {f} | :: marmot, rodent of the genus Marmota |
| marmottenslaap {m} | :: A long, deep sleep |
| marmottenslaap {m} [dated] | :: hibernation |
| Marokkaan {m} | :: Moroccan |
| Marokkaans {adj} | :: Moroccan |
| Marokko {prop} {n} | :: Morocco |
| marron {m} | :: Maroon (descendant of escaped African slaves in the Americas or Caribbean; escaped slave) |
| Marron {m} | :: alternative case form of marron |
| mars {m} | :: march |
| mars {interj} | :: march! (military command) |
| mars {f} | :: basket (usually worn on the back like a rucksack) |
| mars {f} [nautical] | :: the platform at the top of the lower mast of a sailing ship |
| Mars {prop} {m} | :: [astronomy] Mars (planet) |
| Mars {prop} {m} | :: Mars (Roman god) |
| marsbanker {m} | :: scad, Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus |
| marsepein {m} | :: marzipan (sweet confection made of almond paste, sugar and egg white); a portion of it |
| Marshallees {adj} | :: in, from or relating to the Micronesian island state Marshall Islands |
| Marshallees {adj} | :: belonging or relating to the people of those islands |
| Marshallees {adj} | :: in or relating to their language |
| Marshallees {m} | :: A Marshallese person |
| Marshallees {prop} {n} | :: The Marshallese language |
| Marshalleilanden {prop} | :: The Pacific island state Marshall Islands (Republic of the Marshall Islands) |
| marsroute {f} [military] | :: A line of march |
| marsroute {f} [figurative] | :: A course of action, a way forward |
| martelaar {m} | :: martyr |
| martelares {f} | :: (female) martyr |
| martelen {vt} | :: to torture, to torment |
| marteling {f} | :: torture (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony) |
| martelkamer {f} | :: A torture chamber |
| marteltuig {n} | :: torture device |
| martelwerktuig {n} | :: torture instrument |
| Martens {prop} | :: surname |
| marter {m} | :: marten (mammal) |
| marterachtige {noun} | :: mustelid, any member of the family Mustelidae |
| martiaal {adj} | :: martial, warlike |
| Martijn {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| Martinus {prop} | :: given name |
| martyrium {n} [Christianity] | :: A hagiography about a martyr |
| martyrium {n} | :: A tomb, church or monument erected in memory of a martyr |
| martyrologie {f} {n} [religion, chiefly Christianity] | :: martyrology (list of martyrs; hagiography about a martyr) |
| martyrologium {n} [religion, chiefly Christianity] | :: martyrology (list of martyrs; hagiography about a martyr) |
| Marva {f} | :: A member of the Marine Vrouwenafdeling, a former division of the Dutch navy consisting of women mostly operating as support personnel |
| marxisme {n} [philosophy] | :: Marxism |
| marxisme-leninisme {n} | :: Marxism-Leninism |
| marxist {mf} | :: a Marxist |
| marxisties {adj} [obsolete] | :: nonstandard spelling of marxistisch |
| marxisties-leninisties {adj} [obsolete] | :: nonstandard spelling of marxistisch-leninistisch |
| marxistisch {adj} | :: Marxist |
| marxistisch-leninistisch {adj} | :: Marxist-Leninist |
| marxist-leninist {m} | :: Marxist-Leninist |
| mascara {f} {m} | :: mascara |
| mascotte {f} {m} | :: mascot |
| masker {n} | :: mask |
| maskeren {v} | :: to mask |
| maskesvlees {n} [Belgium] | :: a kind of chewy marshmallow often covered in a layer of white frosting |
| masochisme {n} | :: masochism |
| masochist {m} | :: A masochist |
| masochist {m} [colloquial] | :: A glutton for punishment |
| masochistisch {adj} | :: Masochistic, masochist |
| masochistisch {adj} [colloquial] | :: Pertaining to or characteristic of a glutton for punishment |
| massa {f} {m} | :: mass, large amount |
| massa {f} {m} [physics] | :: mass |
| massa {f} {m} | :: multitude, mass, throng |
| massaal {adj} | :: massive |
| massaal {adv} | :: massively, en masse |
| Massachusetts {prop} | :: Massachusetts (state) |
| massademonstratie {f} | :: mass demonstration |
| massage {f} | :: physical massage |
| massagebed {n} | :: massage bed |
| massagebed {n} | :: mass prayer |
| massagraf {n} | :: mass grave |
| massahysterie {f} | :: mass hysteria |
| massamoord {mf} | :: mass murder |
| massamoordenaar {m} | :: mass murderer |
| massaproductie {f} | :: mass production |
| massasprint {m} [cycling] | :: bunch sprint |
| massavernietigingswapen {n} | :: weapon of mass destruction |
| masseren {v} | :: To (give a) massage |
| masseren {v} [figuratively] | :: To work on, prepare, position etc.; notably in billiards, give a head-shot with side-effect |
| masseur {m} | :: masseur |
| masseuse {f} | :: masseuse |
| massief {adj} | :: massive |
| massief {n} | :: massif, mountain mass |
| mast {m} | :: mast (pole on a ship, to which sails can be rigged) |
| mast {m} | :: mast, fodder for pigs or other animals made up of acorns and beechnuts |
| mastaba {f} | :: A mastaba (ancient Egyptian tomb structure) |
| mastkorf {m} | :: crow's nest, cask or shelter at the top of a mast for a lookout |
| mastodont {m} | :: mastodon, mammal of the family Mammutidae, especially of the genus Mammut |
| mastodont {m} | :: someone or something of enormous size |
| masturberen {v} | :: To masturbate |
| mat {mf} | :: rug, mat |
| mat {mf} [hairstyle] | :: mullet |
| mat {n} | :: checkmate |
| mat {adj} | :: matte, not reflecting light |
| mat {adj} | :: dull, uninteresting |
| mataglap {adj} [Netherlands] | :: out of one's mind, insane [especially out of rage], enraged |
| mate {f} | :: A measure, degree: quantity or intensity of something abstract |
| mateloos {adj} | :: immoderate, excessive |
| mateloos {adv} | :: immoderately, excessively |
| mateloos {adv} | :: immensely, to no end |
| matennaaier {m} [pejorative] | :: someone who betrays a friend, a backstabber |
| materiaal {n} | :: material (matter) |
| materialisme {n} | :: materialism (view that only matters exists) |
| materialisme {n} | :: materialism (pursuit of money or possessions) |
| materialist {m} | :: materialist (one who believes that only matters exists) |
| materialist {m} | :: materialist (pursuer of money or possessions) |
| materie {f} | :: matter |
| materieel {adj} | :: material |
| matglas {n} | :: matt glass, matte glass; ground or frosted glass |
| matglazen {adj} | :: Made of matt (matte) glass |
| matheid {f} | :: listlessness, lethargy, lack of energy and enthusiasm |
| mathematica {f} [formal] | :: mathematics |
| mathematicus {m} | :: A mathematician, person studying or versed in mathematics |
| mathematisch {adj} | :: mathematical |
| -matig {suffix} | :: appended to a noun, this suffix yields an adjective whose meaning is "relating to the thing or concept referred to (by the stem)" |
| matig {adj} | :: moderate |
| matigen {v} | :: to moderate |
| matineus {adj} | :: early rising, being an early bird |
| matkop {m} | :: willow tit, Poecile montanus |
| matrak {c} [Belgium] | :: a club, cudgel (weapon used by police) |
| matras {n} {f} | :: A mattress (a firm pad on which a person can recline and sleep) |
| matras {n} {f} | :: By extension, a technical bedding or padding to protect something |
| matras {n} {f} [slang, pejorative] | :: A slut, harlot, a girl so easy that 'everybody does her'; sometimes extended to men who are promiscuous |
| matras {m} [obsolete] | :: A container of several types: |
| matras {m} | :: an alchemist's long-necked glass receiver |
| matras {m} | :: a leather bag |
| matras {m} | :: a urinal |
| matriarch {f} | :: matriarch |
| matriarchaal {adj} | :: matriarchal |
| matriarchaat {n} | :: matriarchy |
| matrijs {f} | :: mould, matrix |
| matrijs {f} | :: die (a device for cutting things into a specified shape or for stamping coins and medals) |
| matrijsje {noun} | :: diminutive of matrijs |
| matrix {f} [mathematics] | :: matrix (type of array) |
| matrixbord {n} | :: A matrix sign, a variable-message sign |
| matroos {m} | :: sailor, seaman |
| matrozenpak {n} | :: sailor suit |
| matsen {vt} [slang] | :: to go easy on (someone) as a favour |
| matten {v} | :: to partake in a fist fight |
| matten {vt} | :: to dull or render mat |
| mattenklopper {m} | :: carpet beater |
| Matteüs {prop} [biblical character] | :: Matthew |
| Matteüs {prop} | :: gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible) |
| Matthijs {prop} | :: given name |
| mattie {f} {m} [slang] | :: friend, mate, buddy |
| Maud {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Mauretanië {prop} {n} | :: Mauretanië (country) |
| Mauritanië {prop} {n} | :: Mauritanië (country) |
| Mauritius {prop} {n} | :: Mauritius (country) |
| Maurits {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| mausoleum {n} | :: mausoleum |
| mauwer {m} | :: A meower, usually a cat |
| mauwer {n} | :: dated form of malder |
| mavo {prop} {c} {n} [Netherlands] | :: initialism of Middelbaar algemeen voortgezet onderwijs |
| MAVO {prop} {c} {n} [Netherlands] | :: alternative case form of mavo |
| m.a.w. {adv} | :: abbreviation of met andere woorden |
| Max {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| maximaal {adj} | :: maximal |
| maximaliseren {v} | :: to maximize |
| Maximiliaan {prop} | :: given name |
| maximum {n} | :: maximum |
| maximumloon {n} | :: maximum wage |
| Maya {c} | :: A Maya; a member of the Maya people |
| Maya {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| mayo {f} [colloquial] | :: mayonnaise |
| mayonaise {f} | :: mayonnaise, a sauce or dressing made from raw egg yolks and oil |
| mazelen {p} | :: The acute, highly contagious viral disease measles |
| mazzel {interj} [Netherlands, slang] | :: see you later, bye |
| mazzel {m} [Netherlands] | :: luck |
| mazzelpik {f} [Netherlands, slang] | :: lucky dog |
| mbo {noun} | :: initialism of middelbaar beroepsonderwijs |
| m.b.t. {prep} | :: abbreviation of met betrekking tot |
| me. {prop} {n} | :: abbreviation of Middelengels ≡ Middle English (language) |
| mecanicien {m} [chiefly Belgium] | :: mechanic |
| mechanica {f} [physics] | :: mechanics |
| mechaniek {f} {n} | :: mechanism, device |
| mechanisch {adj} | :: mechanical, related to mechanics and/or machinery |
| mechanisch {adj} | :: done by machine(s) |
| mechanisch {adj} | :: automatical, like machines work mindlessly |
| mechanisme {n} | :: mechanism |
| Mechelen {prop} {n} | :: Mechelen |
| Mecklenburg-Voor-Pommeren {prop} {n} | :: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
| medaille {f} | :: medal (stamped metal disc) |
| medaille {f} | :: such decoration, awarded as a prize or in recognition of merit |
| mede- {prefix} | :: co- |
| mede {adv} | :: co- |
| mede {adv} | :: With someone or something else (mee) |
| mede {f} | :: mead (fermented drink made from honey) |
| mededelen {v} | :: alternative form of meedelen |
| mededeling {f} | :: notice; communication; announcement |
| mededinging {f} | :: (economic) competition |
| mededinging {f} [archaic] | :: competition, contest |
| mededogen {n} | :: mercy, compassion, pity |
| medegenoot {m} [dated, formal] | :: companion, fellow, bud |
| medegevangene {mf} | :: A fellow prisoner, a coprisoner |
| medehal {f} [uncommon, historical] | :: mead hall |
| medeklinker {m} [phonetics] | :: consonant |
| medeklinkergradatie {f} [linguistics] | :: consonant gradation |
| medeleven {n} | :: condolence |
| medelijden {n} | :: compassion, sympathy for the suffering of another |
| Medemblik {prop} {n} | :: Medemblik (town/and/municipality) |
| medemens {m} | :: fellow man [of any gender], fellow human |
| medemisdadiger {m} | :: fellow criminal |
| medemisdadiger {m} | :: accomplice |
| mede-oprichter {m} | :: cofounder, founding member |
| medeoprichter {m} | :: common alternative spelling of mede-oprichter |
| medeplichtig {adj} | :: sharing in guilt |
| medeplichtig {adj} [legal] | :: accessory (assisting a crime) |
| medeplichtige {mf} | :: accomplice |
| medeplichtige {mf} [legal] | :: accessory (assisting a crime) |
| mederij {f} | :: meadery |
| medeschuldig {adj} | :: complicit, accessory |
| medeschuldige {mf} | :: accomplice |
| medespeelster {f} | :: female partner in a sports team |
| medespeler {m} | :: partner in a sports team |
| mede-uitvinder {m} | :: co-inventor |
| medeverdachte {mf} | :: A fellow suspect [normally relating to the same case or to related cases] |
| medewerker {m} | :: employee |
| medewerking {f} | :: Cooperation (working together) |
| medeweten {n} | :: knowledge |
| medezaal {f} [rare, historical] | :: mead hall |
| medezeggenschap {f} {n} | :: (employee) codetermination |
| medezeggenschapsorgaan {n} | :: body or organisation through which codetermination is implemented |
| medezeggenschapsraad {m} | :: employee council, codetermination council |
| mediaan {f} {m} | :: median (statistical measure of central tendency) |
| mediaan {f} {m} [printing, dated] | :: pica: 12-point type |
| mediaan {f} {m} [printing, dated] | :: a former Nederland paper size, 470 mm × 560 mm |
| mediaevist {m} | :: alternative spelling of mediëvist |
| mediageil {adj} [derogatory] | :: eager to appear in the media |
| mediageilheid {f} [derogatory] | :: eagerness to appear in the media |
| mediaoorlog {m} | :: media war |
| mediastrijd {m} | :: media battle |
| mediatheek {f} | :: A multimedia library, a media library |
| medicament {n} | :: A medicament, a medicine |
| medicatie {f} | :: medication, medical treatment |
| medicijn {n} | :: medicine, cure, medication (substance) |
| medicijnman {m} | :: medicine man, witch doctor |
| medicineren {v} | :: to medicate |
| medicineren {v} | :: to ingest (medicine) |
| medicus {m} | :: doctor, physician |
| mediene {f} [Judaism, Netherlands] | :: Jewish communities in the Netherlands outside Amsterdam; the provinces, hinterland |
| mediëvist {m} | :: medievalist (scholar studying the Middle Ages) |
| mediopassief {n} | :: mediopassive (a voice that combines a middle voice and a passive voice) |
| mediopassief {adj} | :: mediopassive |
| medisch {adj} | :: medical |
| meditatie {f} | :: meditation |
| medium {n} | :: means, system or instrument for fulfilling an end |
| medium {n} [physics] | :: medium which a wave or force traverses |
| medium {n} [grammar] | :: middle voice |
| medium {n} [communications, media] | :: means of communication, media outlet |
| medium {n} [communications] | :: data medium, something that contains data |
| medium {n} | :: channeler, someone who claims to access the dead |
| medium {n} | :: something of medium size |
| medium {adj} | :: of medium size |
| medium {adj} [of meat] | :: medium rare |
| mediwiet {m} [colloquial] | :: medical cannabis |
| medley {m} | :: several songs strung together |
| mee {adv} | :: along, together (i.e. with one) |
| meebetalen {v} | :: to pay one's share of the cost |
| meebrengen {v} | :: to bring along, bring with |
| meecalculeren {v} [literal and figurative] | :: to take into account, to include in a calculation |
| Meed {m} | :: Mede, Median |
| meedelen {v} | :: to communicate, to disseminate (share information) |
| meedeling {f} | :: notice |
| meedenken {v} | :: to think along |
| meedingen {v} | :: to compete |
| meedoen {v} | :: to take part, participate |
| meedogenloos {adj} | :: ruthless, merciless |
| mee eens {phrase} | :: “I agree” |
| mee-eten {vi} | :: to eat along with others, to join others for a meal |
| mee-eter {m} | :: A blackhead, a comedo |
| mee-etertje {noun} | :: diminutive of mee-eter |
| meegaan {v} | :: to go along |
| meekomen {v} | :: to come along with; accompany; join |
| meekomen {v} | :: to keep up with rhythm |
| meel {n} | :: flour, meal, farina |
| meeldraad {m} | :: stamen |
| meeleveren {v} | :: to include, supply with |
| meeliften {v} | :: to hitchhike along |
| meeliften {v} | :: to piggyback, to go along with something larger |
| meelij {n} | :: alternative form of medelijden |
| meelijwekkend {adj} | :: causing pity or sympathy |
| meelijwekkend {adj} | :: pitiful, pathetic |
| meelopen {v} [ergative] | :: to accompany, to walk along |
| meeloper {m} | :: passive follower, fellow traveller |
| meeloper {m} | :: bystander [in the context of bullying] |
| meelworm {m} | :: mealworm |
| meelzak {f} [Brabantian] | :: overripe, starchy apple |
| meemaken {v} | :: to participate in, attend |
| meemaken {v} | :: to experience |
| meeneemchinees {m} [Belgium] | :: Chinese takeaway (Chinese takeaway restaurant) |
| meeneemchinees {m} [Belgium] | :: Chinese takeaway (food) |
| meeneemrestaurant {n} [Belgium] | :: takeaway (restaurant) |
| meenemen {vt} | :: To take along, take away, carry off/along |
| meenemen {vt} [Belgium, of university courses] | :: To drop a course or postpone it to the next year, either deliberately or by necessity |
| meent {f} | :: communal pasture, common land for grazing |
| meent {f} [archaic] | :: community |
| -meer {suffix} | :: -mer, -mere |
| meer {n} | :: lake |
| meer {n} [obsolete, literary] | :: sea |
| meer {determiner} | :: comparative of veel; more |
| meer {adv} | :: anymore, any longer |
| meerboei {f} | :: mooring buoy |
| meerder {adj} [rare] | :: greater, superior |
| meerdere {determiner} | :: more, several, multiple |
| meerdere {mf} | :: someone higher in rank; a superior or boss |
| meerderheid {f} | :: majority |
| meerderheidsbelang {n} [business] | :: majority stake, majority interest |
| meerderwaardig {adj} | :: superior |
| meerderwaardigheid {f} | :: superiority |
| meerderwaardigheidscomplex {n} | :: superiority complex |
| meerekenen {vt} | :: to include, to take into account |
| meergodendom {n} | :: polytheism |
| meerjarenbegroting {f} | :: multi-annual budget, long-term budget |
| meerjarig {adj} | :: perennial |
| meerjarig {adj} | :: lasting actively throughout the year, or all the time |
| meerjarig {adj} [botany, of a plant] | :: having a life cycle of more than two years |
| meerkat {f} | :: A guenon, vervet, talapoin or patas; one of a number of monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus, or of the tribe Cercopithecini |
| Meerkerk {prop} {n} | :: Meerkerk (village) |
| meerkeuzetoets {f} {m} | :: multiple-choice test |
| meerkeuzevraag {f} {m} | :: multiple-choice question |
| meerkoet {m} | :: Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) |
| meerlagig {adj} | :: multilayered |
| meerlettergrepig {adj} | :: polysyllabic |
| meermaals {adv} | :: many times, repeatedly |
| meermalen {adv} | :: several times |
| meerman {m} | :: merman |
| meermast {m} | :: mooring mast (docking station for an airship) |
| meermin {f} | :: mermaid |
| meerpaal {m} | :: a maritime bollard |
| meerpolder {m} | :: A polder in a former lake |
| Meerssen {prop} {n} | :: Meerssen (village/and/municipality) |
| meert {m} [Groningen, dialectal] | :: polecat |
| meertalig {adj} | :: multilingual |
| meertaligheid {f} | :: multilingualism (condition of being able to speak several languages) |
| meertrapsraket {f} | :: multistage rocket |
| meerval {m} | :: catfish |
| meervoud {n} | :: plural |
| meerwaarde {f} | :: added value, surplus value |
| meerwaarde {f} [Marxism] | :: surplus value |
| meerzinnig {adj} | :: polysemic; having multiple meanings |
| mees {f} | :: tit, bird of the family Paridae |
| Mees {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| meesmuilen {vi} | :: to laugh in a jeering or mocking fashion |
| meest {determiner} | :: most; superlative of veel |
| meestal {adv} | :: most of the time, in most cases, usually |
| meestentijds {adv} [archaic] | :: Most of the time, usually |
| meester {m} | :: master |
| meester {m} [rail transport] | :: train driver |
| meestergraad {m} | :: master's degree |
| meesterschap {n} | :: mastery, mastership |
| meestersonnet {n} | :: A master sonnet |
| meesterstuk {n} | :: masterpiece |
| meestervuurwerker {m} [historical] | :: A low-ranking officer at an artillery branch |
| meesterwerk {n} | :: masterpiece |
| meesterzet {m} [board games] | :: A brilliant move |
| meesterzet {m} [figurative] | :: A masterstroke |
| meesttijds {adv} | :: most of the time, usually |
| meet {f} | :: The finish line in a competition |
| meetbaar {adj} | :: measurable, which can be measured (up) |
| meetinstrument {n} | :: A measuring instrument (device to record/measure numerically) |
| Meetjesland {prop} {n} | :: Meetjesland (historic region) |
| meetkunde {f} | :: geometry |
| meetlat {f} | :: A graduated flat ruler or yardstick, fit for measuring small distances |
| meetlint {n} | :: [long] tape measure |
| meetronen {v} | :: to bring along, to drag (someone) along |
| meetsysteem {n} | :: measurement system |
| meeuw {f} | :: A seagull, seabird of the family Laridae |
| Meeuwis {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| meeuwtje {noun} | :: diminutive of meeuw |
| meevallen {v} | :: to be better than expected, to be not so bad |
| meevaller {m} | :: an outcome better than expected, a surprise, a relief |
| meewaaien {vt} [of the wind] | :: to take along |
| meewaaien {v} [unaccusative] | :: to be blown along [with the wind, someone's breath or another movement of air] |
| meewarig {adj} | :: pitying |
| meewerken {v} | :: to cooperate |
| meewerkend voorwerp {n} [grammar] | :: indirect object |
| meezang {f} | :: a sing along |
| meezingen {v} | :: to sing along |
| mefitisch {adj} [rare] | :: mephitic, stinking; producing or pertaining to a putrid, suffocating and often noxious stench |
| mega- {prefix} | :: mega- |
| mega-ampère {m} | :: mega-ampere: 106 amperes |
| megacalorie {f} | :: megacalorie |
| megacandela {mf} | :: megacandela: 106 candela |
| megafoon {m} | :: megaphone |
| megaseconde {f} | :: megasecond: 106 seconds |
| megastal {m} | :: A particularly large stable, that can house hundreds of cattle or thousands of other livestock |
| megawatt {noun} | :: megawatt |
| Megleno-Roemeens {prop} {n} | :: Megleno-Romanian language |
| mehari {m} | :: A mehari (type of dromedary camel) |
| meharist {m} | :: A mehari rider, especially in a military unit |
| mei {m} | :: May |
| meiboom {m} | :: maypole (garlanded May Day pole) |
| meid {f} | :: girl, lass |
| meid {f} | :: maid |
| meid {f} | :: Commonly used as an address for female pets, especially female dogs |
| meidje {noun} | :: diminutive of meid |
| meidje {noun} | :: girl (female child) |
| meidoorn {m} [botany] | :: any species of the genus Crataegus including hawthorn and mayblossom |
| meier {m} [historical] | :: bailiff |
| meier {m} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: honderdje, a 100 guilder banknote, nowadays, however less frequently, used for a 100 euro banknote |
| meierij {f} [historical] | :: bailiwick |
| Meierij {prop} {f} | :: Meierij (region) located south of 's-Hertogenbosch |
| Meijer {prop} | :: surname |
| Meike {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| meikever {m} | :: The cockchafer (beetle), Melolontha melolontha |
| meiklokje {n} [botany] | :: lily of the valley, the spring-flowering plant Convallaria majalis |
| meiklokje {n} | :: its white, fragrant flower |
| meinedig {adj} | :: perjurious |
| meinedig {adj} | :: treacherous |
| meineed {m} | :: perjury |
| meiose {f} | :: The process of meiosis, reductive cell division |
| meis {f} [familiar, colloquial, Netherlands, mostly used as a term of address] | :: girl |
| meisie {noun} [colloquial, Holland] | :: alternative form of meisje |
| meisje {noun} | :: girl [especially of a premature age] |
| meisje {noun} | :: girlfriend |
| meisjesachtig {adj} | :: girlish, girly, girllike |
| meisjesnaam {m} | :: A given name to a female person or girl |
| meisjesnaam {m} | :: The surname of a woman before she is married and adopted the surname of her husband |
| meisjesschool {f} | :: A girls' school |
| meiske {noun} [dialect] | :: alternative form of meisje |
| meitnerium {n} | :: meitnerium |
| mejuffrouw {f} | :: Miss (title) |
| mejuffrouw {f} | :: unmarried woman |
| mejuffrouw {f} | :: female primary school teacher |
| mekaar {pron} [colloquial, dialectal] | :: each other |
| mekander {pron} [dialectal] | :: each other |
| melaats {adj} | :: leprous |
| melaatse {noun} | :: leper |
| melaatsheid {f} [pathology] | :: skin disease; either leprosy (the infectious skin-disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae) or [historical] another disease historically conflated with leprosy |
| melamine {f} | :: melamine |
| melancholiek {adj} | :: melancholic |
| Melanesië {prop} | :: Melanesia |
| melanoom {n} [pathology] | :: melanoma, type of skin tumor |
| melasse {f} | :: the thick brownish syrup molasses, the remnant after refining raw sugar (cane) |
| melatonine {?} | :: melatonin |
| melden {vt} | :: to report, communicate; let know |
| melding {f} | :: a report, notification, message, notice |
| melig {adj} | :: mealy |
| melig {adj} | :: hokey, sappy, cheesy |
| melig {adj} | :: (of mood) being bored (and) silly, cheerful |
| Melis {prop} | :: surname |
| melisoen {n} [historical, otherwise obsolete] | :: dysentery |
| melk {f} | :: milk (nutritious liquid produced by a lactating mammalian mother) |
| melk {f} [botany] | :: Various resembling 'milky' juices, as secreted by certain plants and insects |
| melkaar {pron} [archaic] | :: each other |
| melkander {pron} [archaic] | :: each other |
| melkbaar {adj} | :: milkable |
| melkboer {m} | :: milkman |
| melkboerenhond {m} | :: A milkman's or milkwoman's dog |
| melkboerenhondenhaar {n} [derogatory] | :: damaged and light, often yellowish, outgrowths of hair |
| melkbrood {n} [countable, uncountable] | :: Any bread whose dough has milk as an ingredient |
| melkbroodje {noun} | :: diminutive of melkbrood |
| melkchocola {m} | :: uncommon form of melkchocolade |
| melkchocolade {m} | :: milk chocolate (chocolate that includes milk powder as one of its ingredients) |
| melken {v} | :: to milk |
| melker {m} | :: A milker (one who milks) |
| melker {m} | :: A bird fancier, a bird keeper |
| melkfles {f} | :: milk bottle |
| melkfles {f} [colloquial] | :: pale human leg |
| melkgebit {n} | :: milk teeth |
| melkglas {n} [countable, uncountable] | :: milk glass, white opal glass |
| melkglas {n} [countable] | :: milk glass, glass from which one drinks milk |
| melkiet {m} | :: An Eastern Catholic of the Byzantine rite in communion with the Holy See |
| melkiet {m} [historic, pejorative] | :: An Orthodox Christian in the Byzantine Empire who adhered to the outcome of the council of Chalcedon |
| melkklier {f} | :: mammary gland |
| melkkoe {f} | :: milch cow, dairy cow |
| melkkoe {f} | :: cash cow |
| melkman {m} | :: A milkman, dairy seller and/or - deliver |
| melkmuil {m} | :: An immature person, notably an ignorant novice; greenhorn |
| melkpoeder {n} | :: milk powder, powdered milk |
| melkslang {f} | :: milk snake |
| melksuiker {m} | :: lactose |
| melktand {m} | :: A milk tooth |
| melktandje {noun} | :: diminutive of melktand |
| melkvee {n} [collective] | :: milch cow, cattle kept for milk production |
| melkveehouderij {f} [uncountable] | :: dairy husbandry, milk husbandry |
| melkveehouderij {f} | :: dairy farm, milk farm (farm where animals are raised for their milk) |
| Melkweg {f} [astronomy] | :: Milky Way |
| melkwegstelsel {n} [astronomy] | :: galaxy |
| melkzuur {n} | :: lactic acid |
| melm {m} | :: dry earth, dry or sandy soil |
| melodie {f} | :: melody (sequence of notes that makes up a major musical phrase) |
| melodieus {adj} | :: melodious |
| melodisch {adj} | :: melodic |
| meloen {f} {m} | :: melon (plant or fruit of certain varieties of members of the Cucurbitaceae, notably excluding cucumbers and courgettes/zucchinis) |
| meloen {f} {m} | :: melon (organ containing adipose tissue present in toothed whales) |
| melomaan {m} | :: melomaniac (music lover) |
| membraan {n} | :: A membrane, thin, often separating, layer of (skin or other) tissue in animal or plant anatomy |
| membraan {n} | :: An artefact similar in function and/or construction, e.g. as mechanical part |
| membraneus {adj} | :: membranous |
| memo {n} {m} | :: memo (reminder, short note) |
| memorabel {adj} | :: memorable |
| memorandum {n} | :: memorandum (reminder, short note) |
| memoriseren {v} | :: to memorize (US), memorise (UK) |
| men {pron} [indefinite, subject] | :: One, you, they, everyone; humanity, (the) people, the public opinion |
| Menaldumadeel {prop} | :: Menaldumadeel (municipality) |
| mendelevium {n} | :: mendelevium |
| meneer {m} | :: sir, mister |
| menen {v} | :: to think; to have an opinion or assumption |
| menen {v} | :: to mean (to be serious and sincere; to have conviction in) |
| menen {v} [archaic] | :: to mean (to refer to; to have in mind) |
| menen {v} [archaic] | :: to mean (to convey; to want to say) |
| menen {v} [obsolete] | :: to mean (to have as meaning, e.g. of a word) |
| mengelen {v} | :: to mix |
| mengelend {adj} | :: mixing |
| mengeling {f} | :: mixture |
| mengen {v} | :: to mix, blend |
| mengsel {n} | :: mixture |
| mengteelt {f} | :: polyculture |
| mengvoeder {n} [agriculture] | :: mixed fodder |
| menhir {m} [archaeology] | :: menhir |
| menie {f} | :: red lead |
| menievogel {m} | :: minivet |
| menig {determiner} | :: many a |
| menigmaal {adv} | :: often, frequently |
| menigte {f} | :: crowd |
| menigte {f} | :: multitude |
| mening {f} | :: An opinion |
| meningsuiting {f} | :: expression (of opinions) |
| meningsverschil {n} | :: disagreement, difference of opinion |
| menist {m} | :: Mennonite |
| menistisch {adj} | :: Mennonite (Anabaptist grouping) |
| mennen {vt} [literally] | :: To lead (a) draught animal(s) |
| mennen {vt} | :: To drive a drawn vehicle (especially chariot) or plow |
| mennen {vt} | :: To deliver the load of such transport |
| mennen {vt} [figuratively] | :: To take the lead, conduct, guide, command (troops), steer people/ events |
| mennen {vi} | :: To be engaged in any of the above senses, e.g. to have the lead, be in charge |
| menner {m} | :: driver of animals |
| menner {m} [especially] | :: a charioteer |
| mennist {m} | :: superseded spelling of menist |
| Menno {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| menopauze {f} | :: menopause |
| menora {f} | :: menorah |
| menroede {f} | :: driver's rod, used to control draught animals |
| -mens {suffix} | :: someone who is an expert in an area |
| -mens {suffix} | :: someone who is employed or holds a position in an area |
| mens {m} | :: human, any member of the species Homo sapiens |
| mens {m} | :: person |
| mens {n} [colloquial, pejorative] | :: woman |
| mensaap {m} | :: ape, any member of the superfamily Hominoidea |
| mensachtige {noun} | :: great ape, hominid, any member of the family Hominidae |
| mensch {m} {n} | :: obsolete spelling of mens |
| menschelijk {adj} | :: archaic spelling of menselijk |
| mensdom {n} | :: humanity, mankind |
| menselijk {adj} | :: human |
| menselijk {adj} | :: humane |
| menselijkheid {f} | :: humanity, humaneness (quality of being humane) |
| -mensen {suffix} | :: plural form of Dutch suffix -mens |
| menseneter {m} | :: A man-eater, one who eats humans, in particular a human cannibal |
| mensenhaai {m} | :: great white shark |
| mensenhandel {m} | :: human trafficking |
| mensenhater {m} | :: A misanthrope |
| mensenkind {n} | :: human child |
| mensenkind {n} [more generally] | :: a human person |
| mensenleven {n} | :: A human life |
| mensenmassa {f} | :: A crowd of people, a multitude of humans |
| mensenrechten {p} | :: human rights |
| mensenrechtenactivisme {n} | :: human rights activism |
| mensenrechtenactivist {m} | :: human rights activist |
| mensenrechtenactiviste {f} | :: female human rights activist |
| mensenrechtenschending {f} | :: human rights violation |
| mensensmokkel {m} | :: people smuggling |
| mensensmokkelaar {m} | :: people smuggler |
| mensenvriend {m} | :: A philanthropist, a philanthrope |
| mensenzee {f} | :: mass of people, large multitude |
| Mensenzoon {prop} {m} [Christianity] | :: Son of Man |
| mensheid {f} | :: humanity, mankind (totality of humans, all members of the genus Homo) |
| mensonterend {adj} | :: Violating one's basic human dignity; extremely degrading to humans |
| menspaard {n} [Greek mythology, fantasy] | :: centaur or [less commonly] another fictional human-horse hybrid |
| menstruatie {f} | :: menstruation |
| menswaardig {adj} | :: Respecting or congruent with human dignity |
| mentaal {adj} | :: mental (relating to the mind) |
| mentaliteit {f} | :: mentality (mindset) |
| mentor {m} | :: A mentor, wise/grey adviser, tutor etc |
| menu {n} | :: menu |
| menu {n} [computing] | :: menu |
| menubalk {m} [graphical user interface] | :: menu bar |
| menukaart {f} | :: menu card |
| menukaartje {noun} | :: diminutive of menukaart |
| menuutje {noun} | :: diminutive of menu |
| mep {f} {m} | :: slap, smack, spank |
| Meppel {prop} | :: Meppel (city/and/municipality) |
| meppen {v} | :: to smack, slap, swat |
| mercapto- {prefix} [functional group prefix] | :: mercapto- |
| Mercurius {prop} {m} | :: the planet Mercury |
| Mercurius {prop} {m} | :: Mercury, the Roman god |
| mercuur {m} [historical] | :: early type of newspaper/magazine, from the seventeenth or eighteenth century [originally centred on factual reporting, later on becoming a satirical magazine] |
| mercuur {m} [uncommon, archaic] | :: mercury (metal, element) |
| Mercuur {prop} {m} [obsolete, Roman mythology] | :: Mercury |
| merel {m} | :: A blackbird, Turdus merula |
| meren {vti} | :: to moor |
| merendeel {n} | :: majority, largest proportion |
| merg {n} | :: marrow |
| mergel {m} [geology] | :: marl |
| mergelgrot {f} {m} | :: cave carved in marl |
| Mérida {prop} | :: The city Mérida in Spain's western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province |
| Mérida {prop} | :: Latin American cities named Mérida after the above: |
| Mérida {prop} | :: in Mexico, capital of Yucatan state |
| Mérida {prop} | :: in Venezuela, an eponymous district capital in Guzman province |
| meridiaan {m} | :: meridian (great circle passing through the geographic poles) |
| meridiaankijker {m} | :: meridian circle (type of telescope) |
| merk {n} | :: mark |
| merk {n} | :: logo |
| merk {n} | :: brand |
| merken {v} | :: to mark |
| merken {v} | :: to notice |
| merkje {noun} | :: diminutive of merk |
| merkkleding {f} | :: brand clothing |
| merkstift {f} {m} | :: permanent marker (type of pen) |
| merkwaardig {adj} [literally] | :: remarkable, notable |
| merkwaardig {adj} | :: odd, strange, bizarre |
| merrie {f} | :: A mare, female equine (mostly horse) |
| merrietje {noun} | :: diminutive of merrie |
| Mertens {prop} | :: surname |
| Merwede {prop} | :: A river near the Drechtsteden, and part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta |
| mes {n} | :: knife, cleaver |
| mes {n} [colloquial] | :: blade |
| mesdjid {m} [uncommon, dated] | :: mosque |
| mesjogge {adj} | :: crazy, insane |
| mesocarp {n} | :: mesocarp |
| mesolithicum {n} | :: Mesolithic, Middle Stone Age |
| mesolithisch {adj} | :: Mesolithic |
| meson {n} [physics] | :: meson |
| Mesopotamië {prop} {n} | :: Mesopotamia (Oriental region between Euphrates and Tigris) |
| Mesopotamisch {adj} | :: Mesopotamian |
| messias {m} | :: messiah |
| Messias {prop} {m} [Christianity] | :: Messiah, Jesus Christ |
| Messiasgeheim {prop} {n} | :: Messianic secret (motif of secrecy in the synoptic gospels) |
| messing {adj} | :: brazen, made of brass |
| messing {n} | :: brass |
| mest {m} {n} | :: dung |
| mest {m} {n} | :: fertilizer |
| mesten {vt} [chiefly of livestock] | :: to fatten |
| mesthoop {m} | :: dung heap |
| mestkever {m} [zoology] | :: A dung beetle |
| mestvee {n} [collective] | :: fattened livestock raised for meat |
| mestvork {f} | :: pitchfork |
| met {prep} | :: with, along with (another person) |
| met {prep} | :: with, using (a tool, instrument or other means) |
| met {prep} | :: at, for, during (a holiday/festivity) |
| met {n} {m} [dated, Eastern Netherlands] | :: mince [sometimes specifically uncooked] |
| metaal {n} | :: metal |
| metaal {n} [heraldry] | :: metal (light tincture) |
| metaaldetector {m} | :: metal detector |
| meta-analyse {f} | :: meta-analysis |
| metaboliet {m} | :: metabolite |
| metabolisme {n} | :: metabolism |
| metadata {p} | :: metadata |
| metafoor {f} | :: metaphor (figure of speech) |
| metaforisch {adj} | :: metaphoric, metaphorical |
| metafysica {f} | :: metaphysics |
| metafysisch {adj} | :: metaphysical |
| metagegevens {p} | :: metadata |
| metal {m} [music] | :: metal (rock genre) |
| metalen {adj} | :: metallic, metal -, made of metal or resembling it in color or other properties |
| met alle winden meewaaien {v} [idiom, chiefly unaccusative] | :: to turn with every wind, to be inconsistent, to succumb easily to outside influence |
| metallurgie {f} | :: metallurgy, the science and technology of metals |
| metalumlaut {n} | :: a decorative umlaut over a letter in the name of a heavy metal band; an heavy metal umlaut |
| metamorf gesteente {n} [geology] | :: metamorphic rock |
| metamorfose {f} | :: metamorphosis, transformation |
| metamorfose {f} | :: shapeshifting |
| metamorfoseren {v} | :: to metamorphosize, to transform |
| met betrekking tot {prep} | :: concerning |
| met de benenwagen {phrase} [colloquial] | :: on foot |
| met de gebakken peren zitten {vi} [idiom] | :: to be left saddled with a problem, to be left dealing with adverse consequences |
| met de kippen op stok gaan {vi} [idiom] | :: to go to bed early |
| met de klok mee {adv} | :: clockwise |
| met de nek bezien {v} [idiomatic] | :: look down upon (somebody) |
| met de paplepel ingegoten zijn {v} [idiomatic, of children] | :: to learn at an early age |
| met de poepers zitten {vi} [Belgium, idiom] | :: to be nervous, anxious or frightened |
| met de schrik vrijkomen {v} | :: to escape unharmed |
| met de voeten stemmen {v} | :: vote with one's feet |
| meteen {adv} | :: immediately; at once |
| met een kanon op een mug schieten {v} [idiomatic] | :: use a sledgehammer to crack a nut |
| met een korreltje zout {adv} [idiomatic] | :: with a grain of salt |
| met een korrel zout nemen {vt} [idiom] | :: to take with a grain of salt |
| metempsychose {f} | :: metempsychosis, reincarnation |
| metempsychotisch {adj} | :: metempsychotic |
| meten {vt} | :: to measure |
| meten {vr} | :: to measure up [+ met (object) = to] |
| meteoor {m} | :: meteor |
| meteoor {m} [obsolete] | :: luminary (light-emitting celestial object) |
| meteorenregen {m} | :: meteor shower, meteor swarm |
| meteorenzwerm {m} | :: meteor swarm, meteor shower |
| meteoriet {m} | :: meteorite |
| meteorologie {f} | :: meteorology |
| meter {m} | :: measurer (person who measures something) |
| meter {m} | :: meter (device that measures things or indicates a physical quantity) |
| meter {m} | :: meter, metre (unit of distance) |
| meter {f} | :: godmother |
| metgezel {m} | :: companion |
| meth- {prefix} [hydrocarbon chain prefix] | :: meth- |
| methaan {n} [organic compound] | :: methane |
| methaanzuur {n} [organic compound] | :: methanoic acid |
| methanal {m} [organic compound] | :: methanal |
| met hand en tand {phrase} [idiomatic] | :: tooth and nail; with all the strength and means at one's disposal |
| methanol {m} [organic compound] | :: methanol |
| met het verkeerde been uit bed stappen {v} [idiomatic] | :: to get up on the wrong side of the bed |
| methode {f} | :: method |
| Methoni {prop} {n} | :: Methoni |
| methyl {n} [organic chemistry] | :: methyl |
| meticuleus {adj} | :: meticulous |
| met inbegrip van {prep} | :: including |
| meting {f} | :: measurement |
| met man en muis {adv} [idiomatic] | :: with everyone without exception |
| met mij gaat het goed, dank u {phrase} | :: I'm fine, thank you |
| met name {adv} | :: especially, in particular |
| metoniem {n} | :: metonym |
| metonymia {f} [literature] | :: A metaphor by which an inclusive term stands for something included, or vice versa; a metaphor in which a part is spoken of as the whole (hand for laborer) or vice-versa (the court for the judge) |
| met opzet {adv} | :: deliberately, on purpose |
| metriek {adj} | :: metric |
| metrisch {adj} | :: metric, metrical |
| metro {m} | :: An underground railway or underground-railway system, a subway, a metro |
| metro {m} | :: An underground-railway train |
| metrohalte {f} | :: railway stop |
| metropolis {f} | :: metropolis |
| metropool {f} {m} | :: metropolis, metropole |
| metroseksueel {adj} | :: metrosexual |
| met rust laten {v} | :: to leave alone, to not bother or disturb |
| metselaar {m} | :: bricklayer, mason |
| metselaarster {m} | :: female bricklayer |
| metselen {vi} | :: to lay bricks |
| metselen {vt} | :: to build |
| met sint-juttemis {adv} [idiomatic] | :: When pigs fly. Never |
| met smart {prep} | :: See: nl met smart |
| met smart {prep} | :: With great anticipation, eagerly |
| metteko {noun} [Brabantian] | :: stupid, awkward person (or, by extension, thing) |
| metteko {noun} [Brabantian, region around the Rupel river] | :: shoulder |
| metteko {noun} [Brabantian, region around the Rupel river] | :: back |
| met uitzondering van {prep} | :: except, exempted |
| met vriendelijke groeten {adj} | :: with friendly greetings; yours sincerely; best regards (a polite way of closing a letter, especially when the sender is known to the recipient) |
| met vuur spelen {v} | :: to play with fire |
| metworst {f} | :: An air-dried sausage made from raw minced pork |
| met zijn neus in de boter vallen {vi} [idiom] | :: to be lucky, to be in luck |
| met zijn talenten woekeren {v} [idiom] | :: to exploit one’s talents (gifts) to the full |
| meubel {n} | :: piece of furniture |
| meubelstoffeerderij {f} | :: upholstery shop |
| meubelstuk {n} | :: an item of furniture, (usually) in a room |
| meubilair {n} | :: furniture |
| meubileren {vt} | :: to furnish |
| meug {m} [Brabantian] | :: one's liking |
| meuk {c} [colloquial] | :: junk, stuff |
| meuken {v} [archaic] | :: To simmer |
| meur {m} [colloquial] | :: stench, foul smell |
| meuren {v} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: to sleep |
| meuren {v} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: to reek, to stink |
| meuren {v} [Netherlands, colloquial] | :: to fart |
| meurg {adj} | :: drunk |
| meurg {adj} | :: exhausted |
| meurg {adj} | :: cooked |
| meurrig {adj} [Brabantian] | :: in an unclear state of mind |
| meute {f} | :: pack, rout, crowd |
| meutte {f} [Brabantian] | :: young cow |
| meutte {f} [Brabantian] | :: awkward, stupid person |
| mevrouw {f} | :: madam, miss |
| Mexicaans {adj} | :: Mexican |
| Mexico {prop} {n} | :: Mexico (country) |
| Mexico {prop} {n} | :: Mexico (capital city) |
| Meyer {prop} | :: surname |
| mezekouw {c} | :: machicolation |
| mezelf {pron} | :: myself |
| mezenkooi {f} | :: a series of floor holes in a castle to drop or shoot projectiles; a machicolation |
| mezenkooi {f} | :: a bird-cage for a tit |
| mgr. {noun} | :: abbreviation of markgraaf |
| mgr. {noun} | :: abbreviation of monseigneur |
| mgrs. {noun} | :: abbreviation of markgraafschap |
| mhd. {adj} | :: abbreviation of Middelhoogduits |
| m.i. {adv} | :: mijns inziens |
| mi {f} [music] | :: mi |
| miasma {n} | :: miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence) |
| miasma {n} [medicine, historical] | :: miasma (emanation from rotting organic matter causing diseases) |
| miauwen {vi} | :: To meow, make a feline's gentle, yet shrill type of cry |
| miauwerik {m} | :: A cat, notably when it meows |
| micellair {adj} | :: micellar |
| micellair water {n} | :: micellar water |
| Michel {prop} | :: given name |
| michels {pron} [Southern Dutch, dated, Bargoens] | :: I, me |
| Michiel {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| micro- {prefix} | :: micro- |
| microampère {m} | :: micro-ampere: 10-6 of an ampere |
| microbe {f} [microbiology] | :: microbe |
| microbiologie {f} | :: microbiology (branch of biology dealing with microorganisms) |
| microbiotoop {m} | :: microbiotope |
| microbisch {adj} | :: microbic |
| microcandela {mf} | :: microcandela: 10-6 of a candela |
| microcefalie {f} | :: microcephaly |
| microchemie {f} | :: microchemistry |
| microfoon {m} | :: microphone |
| microgolf {f} | :: microwave (electromagnetic wave in the band between infrared and radio waves) |
| microgolf {m} [Belgium] | :: microwave oven, a fast heating device with mainly culinary use |
| microgolfoven {m} [chiefly Belgium] | :: microwave oven, a fast heating device with mainly culinary use |
| microkosmos {m} | :: microcosm |
| micrometer {m} | :: micrometer (unit of measure) |
| micrometer {m} | :: micrometer (measuring device) |
| micronatie {f} | :: micronation |
| Micronesië {prop} | :: Micronesia |
| micro-ohm {m} {n} | :: microohm: 10-6 ohm |
| micro-organisme {n} | :: micro-organism |
| microplastic {n} [Netherlands] | :: microplastic |
| microplastiek {n} [Belgium] | :: microplastic |
| microscoop {m} | :: A microscope, a magnifying optical instrument |
| Microscoop {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Microscopium |
| microscopie {f} [uncountable] | :: microscopy |
| microscopie {f} [obsolete, countable] | :: microscope |
| microscopisch {adj} | :: microscopic |
| microseconde {f} | :: microsecond |
| microsteradiaal {m} | :: microsteradian: 10-6 of a steradian |
| microtoestand {m} [physics, statistics] | :: microstate (particular configuration of a macrostate) |
| middag {m} | :: midday, noon |
| middag {m} [chiefly Netherlands] | :: afternoon (period from 12 PM to 6 PM) |
| middag {m} [Suriname] | :: afternoon and early evening (period from 12 PM to 7 PM) |
| middageten {n} | :: lunch |
| middagmaal {n} | :: lunch, midday meal |
| middagstond {f} [archaic or poetic] | :: midday |
| middagtemperatuur {f} | :: afternoon temperature, noon temperature |
| middaguur {n} | :: midday, noon (12 PM) |
| middaguur {n} | :: hour in the afternoon |
| middel- {prefix} | :: middle, centre, between |
| middel {n} | :: means |
| middel {n} | :: medicine, cure |
| middel {n} {m} | :: waist |
| middelbaar {adj} | :: secondary |
| middelbare school {f} {m} [historical] | :: high school |
| Middelburg {prop} {n} | :: Middelburg (city/and/municipality/and/capital) |
| middeleeuwen {p} [with definite article] | :: The Middle Ages |
| middeleeuwer {m} | :: A person living in the Middle Ages |
| middeleeuws {adj} | :: medieval |
| middelen {vt} | :: to take the average of |
| middelen {vi} [dialectal] | :: to mediate |
| Middelengels {prop} {n} [linguistics] | :: Middle English, the ancestor language of Modern English spoken between the 11th and 15th centuries |
| Middelengels {adj} | :: Middle English |
| middelertijd {adv} [archaic] | :: in the meantime, meanwhile |
| Middelfrans {prop} {n} | :: Middle French |
| Middelfrans {adj} | :: Middle French |
| middelgroot {adj} | :: medium-sized |
| Middelhoogduits {prop} {n} | :: Middle High German |
| Middelhoogduits {adj} | :: Middle High German |
| Middeliers {prop} {n} | :: Middle Irish |
| Middeliers {adj} | :: Middle Irish |
| Middellandse Zee {prop} {f} | :: Mediterranean Sea |
| middellijn {f} | :: diameter (diametrical chord) |
| middellijn {f} [obsolete] | :: equator |
| middelmatig {adj} | :: intermediate, middling, mediocre, average |
| middelmatigheid {f} | :: Mediocrity: being mediocre |
| middelmatigheid {f} [obsolete] | :: The quality of being at the golden mean |
| middelnaam {m} [colloquial, calque] | :: middle name |
| middelnaam {m} [figuratively] | :: a trait, activity, or action closely associated with a person |
| Middelnederduits {prop} {n} | :: Middle Low German |
| Middelnederduits {adj} | :: Middle Low German |
| Middelnederlands {prop} {n} | :: Middle Dutch |
| Middelnederlands {adj} | :: Middle Dutch |
| middelpunt {n} | :: middle point, centre |
| middelpuntvliedend {adj} | :: centrifugal |
| middelpuntvliedende kracht {f} | :: centrifugal force |
| middelpuntzoekende kracht {f} | :: centripetal force |
| middels {prep} | :: by means of |
| Middelsaksisch {prop} {n} | :: Middle Saxon, Middle Low German |
| Middelsaksisch {adj} | :: Middle Saxon, Middle Low German |
| middelvinger {m} | :: middle finger |
| midden- {prefix} | :: middle, center |
| midden {adv} | :: in the middle |
| Midden-Amerika {prop} {n} | :: Central America, the part of the Americas between North America and South America, either with or without the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea |
| middenberm {m} | :: median strip |
| middenbouw {m} | :: the middle-level classes of a school, e.g. the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades of a grammar school in the Netherlands |
| Midden-Drenthe {prop} | :: Midden-Drenthe (municipality) |
| Midden-Europa {prop} | :: Central Europe |
| middenfrequentie {f} [radio] | :: intermediate frequency |
| middengolf {f} | :: medium wave |
| Midden-Groningen {prop} {n} | :: Midden-Groningen (municipality) |
| middenin {adv} | :: in the middle |
| middenklasse {f} | :: middle class |
| middenmoot {f} | :: the middle slice of a fish |
| middenmoot {f} [figurative] | :: middle, the average or mediocre section of a certain reference class |
| middenmoter {m} | :: Someone or something that is average or mediocre |
| middenmotor {m} | :: middle engine, central engine [usually on a boat, aircraft or e-bike] |
| Midden-Oosten {prop} {n} | :: Middle East |
| middenrif {n} | :: midriff, diaphragm |
| middenst {adj} | :: middlemost, midmost |
| middenstand {m} [business] | :: retail, small retail businesses |
| middenstand {m} | :: middle-class |
| middenstander {m} | :: a small retail business owner, retailer |
| middenstijl {m} | :: mullion |
| middenstip {f} [sports] | :: centre spot, centre mark [on a sports field] |
| middenstip {f} [chiefly biology] | :: A dot or spot on the centre of a body |
| middenstreep {f} | :: center line (line separating halves of a road) |
| midden van nergens {n} | :: middle of nowhere |
| middenveld {n} | :: midfield |
| middenvelder {mf} [sports] | :: midfielder |
| middenweg {m} | :: middle ground, compromise, moderation |
| middernacht {m} | :: midnight |
| middernachtzon {f} | :: midnight sun |
| mid-mid {m} [football, by extension some other ball games] | :: A central midfielder |
| mie {m} | :: Chinese-style wheat noodle [e.g. ramen] |
| Mie {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| miegen {v} [obsolete] | :: to urinate |
| Miek {prop} {f} | :: given name. Short form the name Maria, the Dutch equivalent of Mary |
| Mieke {prop} {f} | :: given name, pet form of Maria |
| miep {f} [Netherlands, derogatory] | :: An unintelligent woman or girl, especially one who acts distinguished or complains a lot |
| miep {f} [Netherlands, derogatory] | :: A male homosexual |
| Miep {prop} {f} | :: given name. Short form the name Maria, the Dutch equivalent of Mary |
| miepen {vi} [Netherlands, slang] | :: to whine, to complain |
| mier {f} [zoology] | :: ant |
| mier {f} [figuratively] | :: insignificant individual |
| mierenboerderij {f} | :: formicarium, antfarm |
| mierenbroodje {n} [botany] | :: elaiosome |
| mierenegel {m} | :: echidna, any member of the family Tachyglossidae |
| miereneter {m} | :: anteater |
| mierenhoop {m} | :: anthill |
| mierenleeuw {m} | :: antlion, any larve of the family Myrmeleontidae |
| mierenleeuw {m} | :: larve of Myrmeleon formicarius |
| mierennest {n} | :: ant nest |
| mierenneuken {v} [vulgar] | :: to nitpick, to be fastidious |
| mierenneuker {m} [pejorative, coarse] | :: a petty person who makes a pointless fuss about insignificant details or issues; a nitpicker |
| mierenneukerij {f} [vulgar] | :: nitpickery |
| mierenzuur {n} [organic compound] | :: formic acid |
| mierikswortel {m} | :: The root of the horseradish, harvested as a pungent condiment and formerly a remedy for scorbut |
| mierikswortel {m} | :: horseradish, Armoracia rusticana |
| mierwesp {f} | :: velvet ant, wasp of the family Mutillidae |
| mierzoet {adj} | :: cloyingly sweet |
| mies {adj} | :: mean |
| Mies {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| mieteren {vt} [colloquial] | :: to hurl, to smite |
| mieteren {vi} [colloquial] | :: to fall, to plunge |
| mieters {interj} [dated] | :: wow, fantastic, golly |
| mieters {interj} [archaic] | :: blast, damn, tarnation |
| mieters {adj} [dated] | :: great, fantastic |
| mieters {adj} [archaic] | :: blasted, damned, darned |
| mietje {n} [pejorative] | :: male homosexual |
| mietje {n} [pejorative] | :: sissy, wuss, pansy |
| mietje {n} [pejorative] | :: effete man |
| miezer {m} | :: drizzle |
| miezer {m} | :: alternative form of miezerd |
| miezerd {m} | :: a puny guy |
| miezeren {v} | :: to drizzle, rain lightly |
| miezerig {adj} | :: damp, drizzly |
| miezerig {adj} | :: measly |
| miezerregen {m} | :: drizzle, light rain |
| migraine {f} | :: migraine |
| migrant {m} | :: migrant |
| mij best {interj} | :: (fine) fine, fine by me, that's okay by me, that's fine |
| mijden {v} | :: to avoid |
| Mijdrecht {prop} {n} | :: Mijdrecht (village) |
| mijl {f} | :: a mile |
| mijl {f} | :: Imperial mile (approx. 1.6 km) |
| mijl {f} [obsolete] | :: Dutch mile, league (approx. 5 to 6 km) |
| mijl {f} [obsolete, Dutch metric system] | :: a kilometre |
| mijlpaal {m} [figurative] | :: milestone (something that marks an important or notable occasion) |
| mijlpaal {m} [literal] | :: milepost, milestone (milepost or other object marking a mile distance of one mile) |
| mijmeren {v} | :: to think to oneself |
| mijmering {f} | :: reverie |
| mijn {determiner} | :: belonging to me: my |
| mijn {f} | :: mine (place where ore is taken out of the ground) |
| mijn {f} | :: mine (device meant to explode when stepped upon or touched) |
| mijn {f} [historical] | :: mine (tunnel used for sapping enemy defence works or lines) |
| mijn {f} [entomology] | :: shaft dug by an insect larva in plant organs, such as leaves |
| mijnarbeider {m} | :: miner (mine worker, someone who works in mining) |
| mijnbouw {m} | :: mining (mining sector; mining as an economic activity) |
| mijnen {vti} | :: to mine (to excavate mineral resources) |
| mijnen {vti} | :: to sap, to mine (to undermine the enemy with tunnelling and explosives) |
| mijnenveld {n} | :: minefield |
| mijner {pron} | :: mine [feminine singular genitive or dative possessive determiner; plural genitive or dative possessive determiner] |
| mijner {m} [archaic, historical] | :: buyer or bidder at a public auction |
| mijner {m} [uncommon] | :: miner |
| mijngas {n} | :: firedamp, mine gas |
| mijngraver {m} | :: miner |
| mijnheer {m} | :: alternative form of meneer |
| mijnhout {n} | :: wood of which support beams in mines are made; usually conifer wood |
| mij niet gezien {phrase} [idiomatic] | :: no way I'm doing that! |
| mijningenieur {m} | :: mining engineer |
| mijn naam is haas {phrase} | :: I don't know, I don't know anything about anything, no clue |
| mijnramp {mf} | :: mine disaster, mining disaster |
| mijnschacht {m} | :: mineshaft |
| mijns inziens {adv} | :: In my opinion, as far as I'm concerned |
| mijnsteenberg {m} [Netherlands] | :: spoil heap (mound made up of rubble from mining excavations) |
| mijnstreek {f} | :: region where mining takes place |
| mijnwagen {m} | :: minecart |
| mijnwerker {m} | :: A miner, a laborer in mining |
| mijnwerkershelm {m} | :: A mining helmet, a hard hat worn by miners that usually carries a light on the front |
| mijnwerkerslamp {f} | :: A mining lamp, lamp used in mines, often worn on miners' helmets |
| mijnwerkertje {n} [historical] | :: A copper coin with a nominal value of 50 centimes |
| mijnwet {f} | :: mining law (law regulating the practice of mining) |
| mijnwezen {n} | :: mining (mining sector; mining as an economic activity) |
| mijt {f} [zoology] | :: mite (a tiny, arachnid bug) |
| mijt {f} | :: stack, neatly laid pile |
| mijt {f} [numismatics] | :: a former copper coin, 1/24 of a groot |
| mijt {f} | :: pittance |
| mijter {m} | :: mitre (headgear worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries) |
| mijter {m} | :: The insect mite, notably as wood corruptor |
| mijter {m} | :: Any wood affected by the above |
| mijter {m} | :: A grump |
| mijzelf {pron} | :: myself |
| mik {m} | :: loaf of bread |
| mik {m} [colloquial] | :: mouth, mug |
| mik {m} [colloquial] | :: stomach (organ) |
| mik {m} [nautical] | :: pump-cheek |
| mikado {m} | :: mikado, pick-up sticks (game of skill) |
| mikado {m} [history] | :: mikado, a former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period |
| mikado {m} [literary] | :: any emperor of Japan |
| mikken {vti} | :: to aim, to target |
| mikken {vt} [figuratively] | :: to intend |
| mikmak {m} | :: hodgepodge, mishmash |
| mikwa {n} [Judaism] | :: mikveh |
| Milaan {prop} {n} | :: Milan (city in Northern Italy) |
| Milaan {prop} {n} | :: Milaan (province) |
| mild {adj} | :: mild |
| milieu {n} | :: environment |
| milieu {n} | :: milieu |
| milieuambtenaar {m} | :: An environmental officer in some public service |
| milieubelasting {f} | :: environmental tax |
| milieubelasting {f} | :: burden on the environment |
| milieubewust {adj} | :: environmentally conscious |
| milieugekkie {m} [slang, pejorative, Netherlands] | :: An environmentalist perceived to be radical |
| milieuheffing {f} | :: environmental tax |
| milieumisdrijf {n} | :: environmental crime, crime related to harming or neglecting due care for the environment |
| milieupartij {f} [politics] | :: environmentalist party, green party |
| milieupolitiek {f} | :: set of policies regarding the environment; environmental politics |
| milieuramp {f} | :: An environmental disaster |
| milieustraat {f} | :: household waste recycling centre |
| milieutaks {f} [chiefly Belgium] | :: environmental tax |
| milieuverontreiniging {f} | :: environmental pollution |
| milieuvervuiling {f} | :: A case of, or the phenomenon, environmental pollution |
| milieuvriendelijk {adj} | :: environmentally friendly |
| milieuzone {f} [Netherlands] | :: low-emission zone |
| militair {m} | :: soldier |
| militair {adj} | :: military |
| militant {adj} | :: militant (belligerent, tending to violence, defensive) |
| militant {m} | :: militant, combatant |
| militaria {f} | :: militaria, military memorabilia or paraphernalia |
| militarisme {n} | :: militarism |
| militarist {m} | :: militarist |
| militaristisch {adj} | :: militaristic |
| militie {f} | :: A militia |
| militie {f} [obsolete] | :: Military personnel |
| militieplicht {f} [now, historical] | :: conscription, since the late nineteenth century typically used for service in an auxiliary force or militia, especially in a colony |
| miljaar {interj} [Belgium, Dutch Limburg] | :: damnit! |
| miljard {n} | :: (in the short scale) a billion, a milliard, 109 |
| miljardair {m} | :: billionaire |
| miljoen {n} | :: A million, 106 |
| miljoenennota {f} | :: annual budget of the kingdom of the Netherlands, as presented in the miljoenenrede (a formal speech in the Tweede Kamer by the Dutch Minister of Finance) |
| miljoenenstad {f} | :: city of a million or more inhabitants |
| miljoenpoot {m} | :: A millipede, an arthropod of the class Diplopoda |
| miljonair {m} | :: millionaire |
| milkshake {m} | :: milkshake |
| mille {n} | :: grand (sum of the value of 1,000 monetary units) |
| millennium {n} | :: millennium |
| milli- {prefix} | :: milli- |
| milliampère {m} | :: milli-ampere: one thousandth of an ampere |
| milliare {f} | :: milliare: one thousandth of an are |
| millicandela {mf} | :: millicandela: one thousandth of a candela |
| milliliter {noun} | :: milliliter |
| millimeter | :: millimeter |
| millioenpoot {m} | :: obsolete spelling of miljoenpoot |
| milliohm {m} {n} | :: milliohm: one thousands of an ohms |
| millisteradiaal {m} | :: millisteradian: one thousandth of a steradian |
| milonga {f} | :: milonga, style of dance related to tango |
| milonga {f} | :: tango session |
| milonga {f} | :: place for dancing tango |
| milt {f} | :: spleen |
| miltvuur {n} | :: The highly contagious disease anthrax which kills humans and animals |
| miltvuurbos {n} [Netherlands, chiefly diminutive] | :: A small, densely grown tract of forest in a pasture, where livestock were buried after dying from anthrax, or sometimes from an other contagious disease |
| miltvuurbrief {m} | :: anthrax letter |
| mimiek {f} | :: facial expression |
| min- {prefix} | :: dis-, mis-, indicating an opposite |
| min {f} | :: wetnurse |
| min {f} | :: maid, especially a nursemaid |
| min {prep} | :: minus |
| min {adj} | :: few, little, less common synonym of weinig |
| min {adj} | :: opprobrious, unpleasant |
| minachten {v} | :: to show contempt, to look down, to scorn |
| minachting {f} | :: contempt |
| minaret {f} {m} | :: minaret |
| minbar {m} [Islam] | :: minbar, pulpit in a mosque |
| minder {determiner} | :: comparative of weinig; less, fewer |
| minder {adv} | :: comparative of weinig; less |
| minder {adj} | :: worse, not as good |
| minder {adj} | :: less fortunate |
| minderbroeder {m} | :: friar minor, Franciscan |
| minderen {vti} | :: to cut back [+ met (object) = on], to reduce [+ met (object)] |
| minderen {vi} | :: to decrease |
| minderheid {f} | :: minority |
| minderheidskabinet {n} [politics] | :: minority cabinet |
| minderheidsregering {n} [politics] | :: minority government |
| minderjarig {adj} | :: underage |
| minderjarige {mf} | :: minor, underage person |
| mindervalide {adj} | :: disabled, handicapped |
| minderwaardig {adj} | :: inferior; low in quality |
| minderwaardig {adj} | :: third-rate |
| minderwaardigheid {f} [uncountable] | :: inferiority |
| minderwaardigheidscomplex {n} [psychology] | :: inferiority complex |
| minderwaardigheidsgevoel {n} | :: sense of inferiority, feeling of inferiority |
| mineraal {adj} | :: mineral |
| mineraal {n} | :: mineral |
| mineraalarm {adj} | :: containing few to no minerals |
| mineraalwater {n} [uncountable] | :: mineral water (especially bottled) |
| mineraalwater {n} [countable] | :: a glass of mineral water |
| mineraloge {f} | :: (female) mineralogist |
| mineralogie {f} | :: mineralogy |
| mineraloog {m} | :: mineralogist |
| mineren {vti} | :: to sap, to mine (to undermine the enemy with tunnelling and explosives) |
| mineren {vti} [entomology] | :: to dig shafts in plant organs [of larvae] |
| mineur {m} | :: sapper, one who undermines enemy lines and fortifications |
| mineur {m} | :: military engineer |
| mineur {m} {n} [music] | :: minor scale |
| mineur {adj} | :: minor [mostly limited to technical jargon] |
| mineur {adj} | :: down, depressed, sad |
| mingodin {f} [archaic] | :: goddess of love |
| miniatuur {f} | :: miniature (manuscript illustration) |
| miniem {adj} | :: tiny, insignificant |
| miniem {noun} [sports] | :: Someone who competes in the category for players of age around 12 |
| minimaal {adj} | :: minimal |
| minimaliseren {v} | :: to minimize |
| minimalistisch {adj} | :: minimalist |
| minimum {n} | :: minimum |
| minimumloon {n} | :: minimum wage |
| ministaat {m} | :: ministate, microstate |
| minister {m} | :: A minister, a person who is commissioned by the government for public service |
| ministeriaal {m} [historical] | :: ministerial (unfree noble) |
| ministeriaal {adj} [historical] | :: Pertaining to the ministerials |
| ministeriaal {adj} [obsolete] | :: official, pertaining to office |
| ministeriabel {adj} [politics] | :: fit for becoming a minister or occupying an other office in government |
| ministerialiteit {f} | :: the ministerial estate or caste |
| ministerie {n} | :: ministry (government department under the authority of a minister) |
| ministerie {n} [archaic] | :: service, ministry |
| ministersploeg {f} | :: parliamentary cabinet |
| minister van Buitenlandse Zaken {m} | :: foreign minister |
| minivarken {n} | :: minipig |
| minizuil {f} [society, chiefly historical, Netherlands] | :: A small pillar (institutional subgrouping), now usually associated with either orthodox Reformed Protestantism or esotericism |
| minizuiltje {noun} | :: diminutive of minizuil |
| minkukel {mf} [colloquial] | :: An unintelligent simpleton, blockhead, dolt |
| minnaar {m} | :: lover |
| minnares {f} | :: mistress, lover |
| minnebrief {m} | :: A love letter |
| minnebriefje {noun} | :: diminutive of minnebrief |
| minnegod {m} [archaic] | :: cupid |
| minnehoen {n} [historical] | :: A chicken or other fowl eaten by newlyweds on the morning after the wedding night |
| minnemoeder {f} [obsolete] | :: wetnurse |
| minnen {vt} | :: to love |
| minnen {vt} | :: to neck, cuddle |
| minnen {vt} | :: to have an affinity for |
| min of meer {adv} | :: more or less, approximately |
| Minoïsch {adj} | :: Minoan |
| minpunt {n} | :: Disadvantage, downside, negative characteristic |
| Minsk {prop} {n} | :: Minsk (capital of Belarus) |
| minstens {adv} | :: at least |
| minuscuul {adj} | :: minute (very small) |
| minuut {f} | :: minute (unit of time) |
| minzaam {adj} | :: affable, approachable |
| minzaamheid {f} | :: affability, gentleness, niceness |
| minziek {adj} [dated] | :: in love |
| miraculeus {adj} | :: miraculous |
| mirakel {n} | :: miracle |
| Miranda {prop} {f} | :: Miranda |
| Miriam {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Mirjam {prop} {f} [biblical character] | :: Miriam |
| Mirjam {prop} {f} | :: given name, also spelled Miriam |
| mis- {prefix} | :: mis- |
| mis {f} | :: mass (service in a Catholic church) |
| mis {adj} | :: wrong |
| mis {adj} | :: missed, not a hit |
| misandrie {f} | :: misandry |
| misantroop {m} | :: misanthrope |
| misantroop {adj} | :: misanthropic |
| misbaar {n} | :: clamor, theatrical misconduct |
| misbaksel {n} [literally] | :: A failed baking product |
| misbaksel {n} [figuratively] | :: A failure, any faulty product |
| misbaksel {n} [figuratively] | :: An ugly one, a mongrel |
| misbruik {n} | :: abuse |
| misbruiken {v} | :: to misuse, to abuse (one's power) |
| misbruiken {v} | :: to mistreat, to abuse |
| misbruiker {m} | :: abuser |
| misbruikster {f} | :: abuser (femimine form of misbruiker) |
| misdaad {f} | :: crime |
| misdaadbestrijding {f} | :: crime prevention |
| misdaad tegen de menselijkheid {f} [Netherlands] | :: crime against humanity |
| misdaad tegen de mensheid {f} [Belgium] | :: crime against humanity |
| misdaadwereld {f} | :: that part of society that is engaged in crime or vice; underworld |
| misdader {m} [obsolete term] | :: alternative form of misdadiger |
| misdadig {adj} | :: criminal |
| misdadiger {m} | :: criminal |
| misdienaar {m} [Roman Catholicism] | :: acolyte, altar boy or altar girl |
| misdienette {f} | :: a female acolyte |
| misdoen {v} | :: to misdo, to do wrong |
| misdragen {vr} | :: to misbehave |
| misdrijf {n} [legal] | :: crime, felony |
| misgaan {v} | :: to go wrong, fail |
| misgrijpen {vi} | :: to grab wrong, to miss while grabbing |
| misgrijpen {vr} | :: fail to grab |
| mishagen {vt} | :: to displease |
| mishandelen {vt} | :: to abuse, to mistreat, to maltreat, to hurt |
| mishandeling {f} | :: physical abuse, mistreatment |
| mishouden {vt} [obsolete] | :: to abuse |
| mishouden {vri} [obsolete] | :: to misbehave |
| mishouden {vt} [dialectal, mostly in the Alblasserwaard, Krimpenerwaard and Dordrecht regions] | :: to avoid |
| misje {noun} | :: diminutive of mis |
| misjpoge {f} [Judaism, Jewish culture] | :: family |
| miskennen {vt} | :: to fail to acknowledge |
| miskenning {f} | :: misunderstanding |
| miskenning {f} | :: mistreatment |
| miskraam {f} | :: miscarriage, spontaneous abortion |
| miskraam {f} | :: miscarriage (miscarried fruit) |
| misleiden {v} | :: to mislead |
| misleiding {f} | :: Deception |
| mislopen {v} | :: to miss; to go wrong |
| mislukkeling {f} | :: failure, loser |
| mislukken {v} | :: to fail |
| mislukking {f} | :: failure |
| mislukt {adj} | :: failed |
| mismaken {vt} | :: to deform, to defeature |
| mismaken {vt} | :: to mismake, to fail to make |
| mismeesteren {v} [Belgium] | :: to mess up completely |
| mismoedig {adj} | :: downcast, despondent |
| mismoedig {adj} [archaic] | :: desperate, plagued by despair |
| misogyn {adj} | :: misogynistic, misogynist, misogynic, misogynous |
| misogyn {m} | :: misogynist |
| misogynie {f} | :: misogyny |
| mispel {f} | :: medlar tree, of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus |
| mispel {f} | :: medlar (fruit) |
| misprijzen {v} | :: to disapprove of, reproach |
| mispunt {n} [billiards, obsolete] | :: foul, miss |
| mispunt {n} [by extension] | :: jerk, prick, nasty |
| misrekening {f} | :: miscalculation |
| misrekening {f} | :: disappointment |
| miss {f} | :: A winner of a beauty contest |
| miss {f} | :: A beauty |
| miss {f} | :: A girl with a high self-esteem |
| misschien {adv} | :: perhaps, maybe |
| misselijk {adj} | :: nauseous, nauseated, having the urge to vomit |
| misselijkheid {f} | :: nausea |
| misselijkheid {f} | :: vileness |
| missen {vt} | :: to miss, to go without |
| missen {vt} | :: to spare, to afford (going without) |
| missen {vt} | :: to miss someone |
| missie {f} | :: mission, task |
| missie {f} [Roman Catholicism] | :: mission (proselytisation) |
| misstand {m} | :: A wrongful state, action or circumstance; wrongdoing, misuse, injustice, abuse |
| mist {m} | :: fog, mist |
| misten {v} | :: to fog, become covered with mist |
| mistgordijn {n} | :: fog |
| mistgordijn {n} | :: smokescreen |
| mistig {adj} [weather] | :: misty |
| mistig {adj} [figuratively] | :: vague, unclear |
| mistigheid {f} | :: mistiness |
| mistigheid {f} | :: vagueness |
| mistroostig {adj} | :: despondent, miserable |
| misvatten {v} | :: to misunderstand, misapprehend |
| misverstaan {v} | :: to misunderstand (language, words; hear incorrectly) |
| misverstaan {v} | :: to misunderstand, misapprehend (an idea) |
| misverstand {n} | :: misunderstanding |
| misvormen {vt} | :: to deform, to defeature |
| mitaine {f} | :: fingerless glove |
| mitella {f} | :: sling (hanging bandage) |
| mitose {f} | :: mitosis (division of a cell nucleus) |
| mitrailleur {m} | :: machine-gun |
| mitrailleursnest {n} | :: A machine-gun post |
| mits {conj} [formal] | :: provided that, as long as |
| mitsdien {adv} | :: therefore, consequently |
| mitsgaders {prep} [archaic] | :: besides, together with, as well as |
| mitsgaders {adv} [archaic] | :: besides, furthermore |
| m.i.v. {prep} | :: met ingang van: (lit) going in ...: meaning 'starting ...' |
| mix {m} | :: mix, mixture |
| mix {m} | :: hybrid |
| mixen {v} | :: mix |
| mixer {m} | :: A mixer (device, esp. kitchen appliance, for mixing) |
| mixer {m} | :: A music mixer |
| mixertje {noun} | :: diminutive of mixer |
| MKZ-epidemie {f} | :: epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease |
| m.n. {adv} | :: abbreviation of met name |
| mnd. {prop} | :: abbreviation of Middelnederduits |
| Moab {prop} {n} [historical] | :: Moab (people and land in modern-day Jordan) |
| Moabiet {m} [historical] | :: A Moabite |
| Moabitisch {adj} [historical] | :: Moabite, Moabitic |
| mobiel {adj} | :: mobile |
| mobiel {m} | :: A mobile phone, cellphone, mobile |
| mobiel {m} | :: A mobile (kinetic arrangement) |
| mobiele telefoon {m} | :: mobile phone, cell phone |
| mobieltje {noun} | :: mobile phone |
| mobilisatie {f} | :: mobilisation (UK), mobilization (US) |
| mobiliseren {vt} | :: to mobilize |
| mobiliteit {f} | :: mobility |
| mobiliteit {f} [Belgium] | :: (general state of) transport (in an area) |
| mochelen {noun} [card game, Belgium] | :: solitaire |
| mochelen {v} | :: play solitaire |
| mocro {m} [slang] | :: (usually Belgian or Dutch) Moroccan |
| mocro {adj} [slang, often in compounds] | :: Moroccan |
| modaal {adj} | :: modal |
| modder {m} | :: mud |
| modderbank {f} | :: A mud bank (raised deposit of mud, especially in or near water) |
| modderfiguur {n} | :: A silly, ridiculous character, mainly used in een modderfiguur slaan |
| modderfiguur {n} [rare] | :: A shape or symbol made in mud |
| modderfiguur {n} [rare] | :: A muddy creature |
| moddergevecht {n} [literally] | :: A mud fight, where opponents wrestle in mud or other dirt |
| moddergevecht {n} [figuratively] | :: A dirty duel, involving verbal mudslinging |
| modderlawine {f} | :: mudslide |
| modderpad {n} | :: mud path |
| modderstroom {m} | :: mudflow, mudslide |
| moddervet {adj} | :: very fat, extremely obese |
| moddervet {adj} | :: extremely fat (containing a lot of lipids) |
| moddervet {adj} | :: very cool, awesome |
| mode {f} | :: fashion, trend |
| mode {f} [obsolete] | :: custom, tradition, manner |
| modegek {m} | :: A fashion freak, someone who obsesses about fashion 'like mad' |
| modegril {f} | :: A freak of fashion, something intrinsically weird that lasts only the season when fashion dictates it |
| modehuis {n} | :: A fashion boutique |
| modehuis {n} | :: A fashion brand, a business that designs or produces fashionable clothing and miscellanea |
| model {n} | :: model (type, design) |
| model {n} | :: model (someone or something serving as an artistic subject) |
| model {n} | :: model (simplified representation) |
| model {n} | :: model (miniature) |
| model {n} | :: model (prototype) |
| model {n} | :: shape, the proper arrangement of something |
| modelmigrant {m} | :: model migrant (a migrant who is considered exemplary), typically used of immigrants rather than emigrants |
| modeltrein {m} | :: A model train |
| modeltrein {m} [by extension] | :: A model railway |
| modeltreintje {noun} | :: diminutive of modeltrein |
| modem {m} {n} | :: modem |
| moderaat {adj} | :: moderate |
| moderaat {adj} [historical, politics] | :: politically conservative, moderate [viewed as being in between liberals and reactionaries in the nineteenth century] |
| moderaat {m} [historical] | :: A political conservative, a moderate |
| modern {adj} | :: modern |
| modern {adj} [historical, Protestantism] | :: modernist |
| moderniseren {v} | :: to modernize (US), modernise (UK) |
| modernisering {f} | :: modernisation (UK), modernization (US) |
| modernisme {n} [ideology, culture, religion, art, science] | :: modernism |
| modernist {m} | :: A modernist (adherent of modernism) |
| modernistisch {adj} [art, philosophy, in relation to Christianity chiefly Roman Catholic] | :: modernist |
| moderniteit {f} | :: modernity |
| modeshow {m} | :: A fashion show |
| modeshowtje {noun} | :: diminutive of modeshow |
| modieus {adj} | :: genteel (stylish, elegant) |
| modieus {adj} | :: fashionable (characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style) |
| modificeren {v} | :: to modify |
| modiste {f} [dated] | :: A fashion saleswoman, a female modiste |
| modulatie {f} | :: modulation |
| moduleren {v} | :: to modulate |
| moe {adj} | :: tired, weary |
| moe {f} [colloquial, dialectal] | :: mother |
| moed {m} | :: courage, bravery, daring |
| moed {m} [obsolete] | :: mood; internal nature, mental disposition |
| moede {adj} [formal] | :: alternative form of moe |
| moedeloos {adj} | :: despondent, discouraged (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage) |
| moedeloosheid {f} | :: spiritlessness, despondence |
| moeder {f} | :: mother, female parent |
| moeder {f} [archaic] | :: womb |
| moederbord {n} [computer hardware] | :: motherboard |
| Moederdag {m} | :: Mother's Day, a day (in May) in informal celebration of mothers and motherhood |
| moederfiets {f} | :: A bicycle with a larger distance between the handlebar and the saddle, an extra low top tube and a strong rack to allow convenient use of child seats |
| moedergodin {f} | :: mother goddess |
| moederhuis {n} | :: motherhouse, from which other monastic 'houses' are founded and/or governed |
| moederhuis {n} [colloquial, Belgium] | :: maternity, a specialized hospital ward for childbirth and neonatal care |
| moederkoek {m} | :: placenta |
| moederland {n} | :: motherland |
| moederlijk {adj} | :: maternal |
| moederloog {f} [dated, chemistry] | :: mother liquor |
| moedermelk {f} | :: breast milk |
| moedermoord {m} | :: matricide, parricide of one's own mother |
| moedermoord {m} [figuratively] | :: defamation of a motherlike authority figure (a person or an organization such as a hospital) |
| moedernaakt {adj} | :: stark naked, starkers |
| moedernegotie {f} [historical] | :: the Dutch trade with the Baltic regions, especially during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries |
| moederschap {n} | :: motherhood |
| moederschapsrust {f} {m} [Belgium] | :: maternity leave |
| moederschip {n} | :: mothership (ship functioning as a base for other vessels) |
| moedersterfte {f} | :: maternal mortality [in childbirth] |
| moedertaal {f} | :: mother tongue |
| moedertaal {f} | :: ancestral language (language that is the ancestor of another language) |
| moedertaalspreekster {f} | :: feminine noun of moedertaalspreker |
| moedertaalspreker {m} | :: native speaker |
| moedervlek {f} | :: mole, naevus, beauty spot |
| moederziel alleen {adj} | :: all alone |
| moedig {adj} | :: brave |
| moedjahedien {noun} | :: mujahideen (Muslim holy warriors) |
| moed putten uit {v} | :: To derive courage from something |
| moedwil {m} | :: evil intent, malevolence |
| moef {m} [Belgium, pejorative] | :: alternative form of mof |
| moeflon {m} | :: mouflon |
| moefti {m} [Islam] | :: A mufti |
| moegewrocht {adj} [poetic] | :: tired or weary due to having worked hard |
| moei {f} [dated, colloquial, now, chiefly dialectal] | :: aunt |
| moeial {mf} | :: busybody |
| moeien {vt} | :: to annoy, to bother |
| moeien {vt} | :: to involve |
| moeien {vr} | :: to involve oneself |
| moeilijk {adj} | :: hard, difficult |
| moeilijkheid {f} | :: difficulty |
| moeite {f} | :: effort |
| moeite {f} | :: difficulty |
| moeiteloos {adj} | :: effortless |
| moeiteloos {adv} | :: effortlessly |
| moeizaam {adj} | :: laborious |
| moeizaam {adv} | :: with difficulty |
| moelje {f} [archaic] | :: breakwater, mole |
| moer {f} [rare, archaic] | :: mother |
| moer {f} | :: a queen bee |
| moer {f} | :: a female hare |
| moer {f} | :: a female rabbit |
| moer {f} | :: a female ferret |
| moer {f} | :: a type of fastener with a threaded hole; a nut |
| moer {f} [colloquial] | :: something small and insignificant (in the phrase geen moer) |
| moer {f} | :: sediment formed in various alcoholic drinks and vinegar; compare French: mère de vinaigre |
| moer {n} | :: morass, marsh, peat |
| moer {?} | :: alternative form of muur chickweed |
| moeras {n} | :: swamp, morass |
| moerasboot {m} | :: airboat |
| moerashert {n} | :: marsh deer, Blastocerus dichotomus |
| moerashert {n} | :: Used of various other deer living in swamps |
| moeraskat {f} | :: jungle cat, Felis chaus |
| moerasschildpad {f} | :: terrapin (North American turtle species) |
| moerassig {adj} | :: morassy, swampy, marshy, boggy |
| moerbei {c} | :: mulberry (the berry) |
| moerbei {c} | :: the mulberry tree, which bears this fruit |
| moerdijk {m} | :: a dyke built around a peat or salt excavation site |
| Moerdijk {prop} {m} | :: Moerdijk (village/and/municipality) |
| Moerdijk {prop} {m} [colloquial, by extension] | :: part of the Hollands Diep at the village Moerdijk |
| moeren {vt} | :: to excavate a peat |
| moerhoen {n} | :: black grouse, blackgame, Lyrurus tetrix (syn. Tetrao tetrix) |
| moerstaal {f} | :: native language |
| moervos {m} | :: vixen, female fox |
| moes {f} {n} | :: mush, pulp (of food) |
| moes {f} [colloquial, often in the diminutive] | :: mom, mother |
| moeskoppen {vt} [obsolete, especially in relation to the countryside] | :: to plunder, to maraud |
| moesson {m} | :: monsoon |
| moestuin {m} | :: vegetable garden, kitchen garden |
| moeten {vi} | :: to be necessary, to be required |
| moeten {v} [auxiliary] | :: to have to, must |
| moeten {v} [auxiliary] | :: should, be meant to, be supposed to |
| moeten {vi} | :: to have to go, to need to go, must go |
| moeten {vi} [colloquial] | :: to need to go to the toilet |
| moet er nog zand zijn {phrase} [Belgium, exclamation] | :: Can you top that? |
| moet er nog zand zijn {phrase} | :: What a dumb/self-explanatory/superfluous remark! |
| moet er nog zand zijn {phrase} [more neutral] | :: Is that enough or do you want some more? |
| moetje {noun} | :: a must (necessity) |
| moetje {noun} [especially] | :: something that is necessary but not desired |
| moetje {noun} | :: a shotgun wedding (marriage contracted to legitimise a premarital pregnancy) |
| Moezel {prop} {f} | :: the Moselle river |
| mof {f} | :: muff |
| mof {f} [plumbing] | :: Piece to protect pipes where they are poorly connected |
| mof {m} [pejorative] | :: German, Kraut |
| mof {m} [obsolete] | :: foreigner, immigrant |
| moffenhoer {f} [historical, pejorative] | :: A woman who had a romantic relation with a German soldier during World War II, who were subject to vigilantism, in particular forced head shaving, after the war |
| moffenmeid {f} [historical, pejorative] | :: A woman who had a romantic relation with a German soldier during World War II, who were subject to vigilantism, in particular forced head shaving, after the war |
| moffenzeef {f} [historical, somewhat, derogatory] | :: a directional loop antenna designed to block out Nazi jamming signals while receiving radio stations from the Allies |
| mogelijk {adj} | :: possible |
| mogelijk {adj} [zo ... mogelijk] | :: as ... as possible |
| mogelijk {adv} | :: possibly |
| mogelijkheid {f} | :: possibility |
| mogen {vi} | :: to be allowed |
| mogen {v} [auxiliary] | :: may, can, be allowed to |
| mogen {vi} | :: may go, can go, to be allowed to go |
| mogen {vt} | :: may have, can have |
| mogen {vt} | :: to like (of food or of a person) |
| mogendheid {f} [countable] | :: power, powerhouse (polity that is regionally or internationally powerful in a given field) |
| mogendheid {f} [uncountable, obsolete] | :: power, might |
| mogge {interj} | :: deliberate misspelling of morgen |
| mogguh {interj} | :: deliberate misspelling of morgen |
| Mohammed {prop} {m} | :: Muhammad (prophet of Islam) |
| mohammedaan {m} | :: Mohammedan [exonym, frequently disfavoured by Muslims] |
| Mohawk {prop} | :: The Mohawk people |
| Mohawk {prop} | :: The Mohawk language |
| moheel {m} [Judaism] | :: mohel |
| mok {f} {m} | :: mug, large cup with handle |
| moker {m} | :: lump hammer |
| mokerslag {m} | :: a blow from a sledgehammer |
| mokerslag {m} [figuratively] | :: crushing blow, winning hit |
| mokka {f} | :: mocha (type of coffee) |
| mokka {f} | :: mocha (flavour) |
| mokka {f} | :: mocha (colour) |
| mokkel {n} {f} [colloquial, Netherlands] | :: broad, babe |
| mokkel {n} {f} [pejorative, offensive, Netherlands] | :: slut |
| mokkel {n} {f} [colloquial, Netherlands] | :: chubby woman or girl |
| mokkel {n} {f} [obsolete] | :: kiss |
| mokken {v} | :: to sulk |
| mokken {v} | :: to dook (ferret sound) |
| Mokum {prop} {n} [colloquial] | :: The city of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Mokveld {prop} | :: A family surname |
| mol {m} | :: A mole, any insectivore of the family Talpidae |
| mol {m} | :: A European mole, Talpa europaea |
| mol {m} | :: A mole, an infiltrator, an infiltrant |
| mol {f} [music] | :: flat (musical note) |
| mol {c} [chemistry] | :: A mole (unit of chemical quantity) |
| Mol {prop} | :: surname |
| Moldavië {prop} {n} | :: Moldova |
| moleculair {adj} | :: molecular |
| molecule {n} {f} {m} | :: alternative form of molecuul |
| molecuul {n} {f} {m} | :: A molecule, group of atoms held together by chemical bonds, the smallest natural unit of any given substance |
| molen {m} | :: mill |
| molenaar {m} | :: miller |
| Molenaar {prop} | :: surname |
| molengang {m} | :: An array of polder windmills, usually placed in a row, that operate in concert |
| molensteen {m} | :: millstone |
| molentocht {mf} | :: A small waterway that connects all the other waterways in a polder to a windmill that can drain surplus water |
| molenvliegtuig {n} | :: autogiro |
| mollen {vt} [slang] | :: to wreck, to destroy |
| molm {m} {n} | :: mould |
| molm {m} {n} | :: powdery product left behind by rotten wood |
| molotovcocktail {m} | :: Molotov cocktail |
| molshoop {m} | :: A molehill |
| molton {n} | :: A thick woolen or cotton twilled fabric |
| molton {m} {n} | :: A cloth of this fabric placed on top of matrasses to absorb moisture |
| Molukken {prop} {p} | :: Moluccas |
| Molukker {m} | :: A Moluccan person |
| Moluks {adj} | :: Moluccan; of, from or pertaining to the Moluccas or Moluccan people |
| moluur {f} [Belgium] | :: decorative moulding that connects ceiling with wall |
| molybdeen {n} | :: The metallic element molybdenum, atomic number 42 |
| mom {f} {m} {n} | :: mask |
| mom {f} {m} {n} | :: a specific kind of beer |
| mombakkes {n} {m} | :: mask |
| momboor {m} [archaic] | :: guardian, custodian |
| moment {n} | :: moment (very brief period of time) |
| moment {n} [physics] | :: moment of force, moment |
| momenteel {adv} | :: at the moment, currently |
| momentsleutel {m} | :: torque wrench |
| mompelen {v} | :: to mumble |
| monachaal {adj} | :: monachal, monastic |
| Monaco {prop} {n} | :: Monaco (city-state) |
| monarch {m} | :: monarch |
| monarchaal {adj} | :: monarchic, monarchal |
| monarchie {f} | :: monarchy |
| monarchisch {adj} | :: monarchic |
| monarchisme {n} | :: monarchism |
| monarchist {m} | :: monarchist |
| monarchistisch {adj} | :: monarchist |
| monarchvlinder {m} | :: monarch (butterfly) |
| mon chou {m} | :: a sort of soft French cheese |
| mond {m} | :: mouth |
| mond {f} [obsolete] | :: hand |
| mondaard {m} [dated] | :: dialect |
| monddood {noun} | :: silenced, (made) unable to communicate one's thoughts |
| mondelijk {adv} | :: orally, by means of spoken language |
| mondelijk {adj} | :: oral, pertaining to spoken language |
| mondeling {adj} | :: oral |
| mondharmonica {f} [musical instruments] | :: harmonica |
| mondholte {f} | :: oral cavity |
| mondiaal {adj} | :: global, worldwide |
| mondiale zonsverduistering {f} | :: global dimming |
| mondialiseren {v} | :: to globalize |
| mondialisering {f} | :: globalisation (UK), globalization (US) |
| mondig {adj} | :: adult |
| mondig {adj} | :: assertive |
| monding {f} | :: mouth (of a river or other such current of water) |
| mondjesmaat {adv} | :: in a barely sufficient quantity |
| mondkap {f} [chiefly diminutive] | :: A protective covering for the mouth and usually also the nose, such as a medical mask |
| mondkapje {noun} | :: diminutive of mondkap |
| mond-op-mondbeademing {f} | :: mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth ventilation |
| mond-op-neusbeademing {f} | :: mouth-to-nose resuscitation, mouth-to-nose ventilation |
| mondorgel {n} | :: harmonica, mouth organ |
| mondstuk {n} | :: A mouthpiece [of e.g. a medical or musical instrument] |
| mondstukje {noun} | :: diminutive of mondstuk |
| mondvol {m} | :: mouthful |
| mondvol {m} | :: morsel; bite |
| mondvoorraad {f} | :: food provisions, in particular when travelling |
| mong {m} [slang] | :: mong, shortened version of mongool |
| Mongolië {prop} {n} | :: Mongolia |
| mongool {m} [vulgar, offensive] | :: A person with Down's syndrome, a mentally retarded person |
| mongool {m} [vulgar, offensive] | :: imbecile, retard |
| Mongool {m} | :: a Mongol, someone from Mongolia |
| Mongools {adj} | :: Mongolian |
| Mongools {adj} | :: Mongolic |
| Mongools {prop} {n} | :: the Mongolian language |
| mongooltje {noun} | :: diminutive of mongool |
| Monica {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Moniek {prop} {f} | :: alternative spelling of Monique |
| Monika {prop} {f} | :: uncommon spelling of Monica |
| Monique {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| monitor {m} | :: screen, display |
| monitor {m} [audio] | :: speaker boxes for monitoring sound, on stage directed at musicians or aimed at a sound engineer in a studio |
| monitor {m} [historical] | :: monitor (low-lying ironclad) |
| monitor {m} [historical] | :: monitor (small coastal warship specialised in shore bombardment) |
| monnik {m} | :: monk |
| monniksgier {m} [zoology] | :: cinereous vulture, a carrion-eating bird |
| monnikskap {f} [literally] | :: A monk's hood, notably part of his habit |
| monnikskap {f} [botany] | :: The herbs known as monkshood, of genus Aconitum; notably the very toxic species Aconitum napellus and its ornamental cultivars |
| monniksmolen {m} | :: a small octagonal windmill |
| mono- {prefix} | :: mono- |
| monobrauw {f} | :: A unibrow |
| monochroom {adj} | :: monochrome |
| monocle {m} | :: monocle |
| monocultuur {f} | :: monoculture |
| monocultuur {f} [agriculture] | :: single-crop cultivation |
| monocultuur {f} [society, sociology] | :: rather homogeneous, undiverse culture |
| monofyletisch {adj} [taxonomy] | :: monophyletic |
| monogaam {adj} | :: monogamous |
| monogamie {f} | :: monogamy, marriage with only one partner at a time |
| monogamie {f} [zoology] | :: monogamy, the practice of having only one partner at a time |
| monoplaan {f} | :: alternative form of monoplan |
| monoplan {f} | :: monoplane |
| monopolie {n} [economics, also, figurative] | :: A monopoly |
| monopool {f} [physics] | :: monopole |
| monopoolterm {m} [physics] | :: monopole term |
| monorail {m} | :: monorail |
| monotheïsme {n} | :: monotheism |
| monotheïstisch {adj} | :: monotheistic |
| monotoon {adj} | :: monotonous |
| monotreem {adj} | :: monotreme |
| monotreem {m} | :: monotreme, any member of the order Monotremata |
| monovolume {m} [Belgium] | :: MPV, people carrier |
| monoxide {n} [chemistry] | :: monoxide |
| Monroeleer {prop} {f} | :: Monroe Doctrine |
| monseigneur {m} | :: Monsignor |
| monster {n} | :: A monster, terrifying and dangerous creature |
| monster {n} | :: An extremely antisocial person, especially a criminal |
| monster {n} | :: sample; small, representative quantity of a substance or material, as used for analysis or selection |
| Monster {prop} {n} | :: Monster (village) |
| monsteren {vt} | :: to inspect, to sample |
| monsteren {vt} [nautical] | :: to enroll, to be recruited |
| monsteren {vt} | :: to muster (troops for inspection) |
| monsterfles {f} | :: sample bottle, as used for promotion or demonstration |
| monsterlijk {adj} | :: monstrous |
| monsterverbond {n} | :: A an alliance or other form of cooperation between opponents to take on a common enemy, an unholy alliance |
| montage {f} | :: An assembly |
| montage {f} | :: A montage of images, especially cinema editing |
| Montenegrijns {adj} | :: Montenegrin, of Montenegro (or its language) |
| Montenegrijns {prop} {n} | :: Montenegrin (language) |
| Montenegro {prop} {n} | :: Montenegro |
| monteren {vt} | :: to assemble |
| monteur {m} | :: mechanic |
| Montferland {prop} | :: Montferland (municipality) |
| Montfort {prop} {n} | :: Montfort (town) |
| montuur {n} | :: A setting, bezel, frame etc. onto/into which an object is mounted |
| montuurtje {noun} | :: diminutive of montuur |
| monument {n} | :: monument |
| monumentaal {adj} | :: monumental |
| mooi {adj} | :: beautiful, pretty, handsome |
| mooi {adj} | :: nice, good |
| Mook en Middelaar {prop} {n} | :: Mook en Middelaar (municipality) |
| Moonen {prop} | :: surname |
| moonwalk {m} [dance] | :: moonwalk |
| moor {m} | :: Something black, notably a black horse |
| moor {m} | :: A whistling kettle, used to boil water in, as for tea or coffee |
| Moor {m} [historical] | :: A Moor (member of a Berber people from western North Africa, ruling parts of Spain during the Middle Ages) |
| Moor {m} [archaic, potentially offensive] | :: A black person, a negro |
| moord {m} | :: murder |
| moordaanslag {m} | :: An assassination attempt |
| moordcijfer {n} | :: murder rate |
| moorddroom {m} | :: a dream about murder, usually with the dreamer as the murderer |
| moorden {vi} | :: to murder, to kill |
| moordenaar {m} | :: murderer |
| moordenares {f} | :: murderess |
| moordkuil {m} | :: A gruesome place, esp. a robbers' den |
| moordkuil {m} [obsolete] | :: A casemate |
| moordlust {m} | :: bloodlust, a desire to murder |
| moorkop {m} [potentially offensive] | :: A large profiterole filled with cream, glazed with chocolate and topped with whipped cream |
| moorkop {m} [dated] | :: A black-headed horse |
| moot {m} | :: A thick slice or a cut, especially of fish |
| moot {m} [by extension] | :: A chunk of any whole; a part |
| mop {m} | :: a joke, jest |
| mop {m} [obsolete] | :: a brick |
| mop {m} | :: a mop (an implement for washing floors, etc.) |
| moppen {v} | :: to mop |
| moppentapper {m} | :: joker, person who tells or likes to tell jokes |
| mopperen {v} | :: to grumble |
| mops {m} | :: pug, small dog with a snub snout |
| mopshond {m} | :: pug, small dog with a snub snout |
| moraal {f} | :: moral, morals |
| moraal {f} [sports, military] | :: morale, motivation |
| moraal {adj} | :: obsolete form of moreel |
| moraalridder {m} | :: moral crusader |
| moraalwetenschap {f} | :: ethics |
| moralisch {adj} [obsolete] | :: moral |
| moraliseren {vi} | :: to moralise, to moralize |
| moraliteit {f} | :: morality |
| moraliteit {f} [archaic] | :: morality play |
| morbide {adj} | :: morbid |
| morbiditeit {f} | :: morbidity |
| mordicus {adv} | :: fiercely, persistently, intransigently |
| more {mf} | :: The unit of length (short or long) in poetic metre |
| moreel {adj} | :: moral |
| moreel {f} {n} | :: obsolete form of moraal |
| morene {f} | :: moraine, deposit of rocks formed by a glacier |
| morene {f} | :: glacially formed landscape |
| mores {p} [college] | :: customs, rules |
| Moresnet {prop} {n} | :: A village in Liège, Belgium |
| Moresnet {prop} {n} | :: short for Neutraal Moresnet |
| morfeem {n} [linguistic morphology] | :: A morpheme |
| -morfisme {suffix} | :: -morphism |
| morfologie {f} [linguistics] | :: morphology , [geology], [biology] |
| morgen {adv} | :: tomorrow |
| morgen {m} | :: morning |
| morgen {interj} | :: clipping of goedemorgen |
| morgendauw {m} | :: morning dew |
| morgengave {f} | :: morning gift (the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night) |
| morgenrood {n} | :: red sky at morning |
| morgenster {f} [military] | :: morningstar |
| morgenster {f} [astronomy] | :: morning star; the planet Venus as seen in the eastern sky in the morning |
| morgenstond {f} [archaic or poetic] | :: the break of day |
| moriaan {m} [archaic] | :: negro, nigger |
| moriaan {m} [archaic] | :: Arab, Moor |
| mormel {n} | :: mongrel, mutt, cur, inferior, ugly dog |
| mormel {n} [by extension] | :: unattractive creature |
| mormoon {m} | :: Mormon (adherent of Mormonism) |
| mormoons {adj} | :: Mormon (adherent of Mormonism) |
| morrelen {v} | :: to fiddle |
| morren {v} | :: to grumble |
| morsdood {adj} | :: stone dead; utterly dead |
| morsen {vt} | :: To spill, drop something, especially mindlessly and/or so that it spreads out |
| morsen {vi} | :: To be dirty or be occupied with soil, make a mess |
| morsen {vt} [obsolete] | :: To conceal, hide something |
| morsen {vi} [obsolete] | :: To sketch, make a test draw |
| morshandel {m} [historical] | :: illicit trade, especially in the territories of the monopolistic Dutch East India Company and Dutch West India Company |
| morsig {adj} | :: dirty, unclean, untidy |
| morsig {adj} | :: immoral, obscene |
| mortaliteit {f} [literally] | :: mortality, condition of being susceptible to death |
| mortaliteit {f} | :: (commonly) statistical mortality number(s), death rate |
| mortier {m} | :: mortar (cannon with near-vertical orientation) |
| mortier {m} | :: mortar (bowl for grinding and crushing) |
| mortier {m} [slang] | :: fireworks shell |
| mortierbom {f} | :: fireworks shell |
| mortierbom {f} | :: mortar shell |
| Mortsel {prop} {n} | :: Mortsel (city) |
| mortuarium {n} | :: A mortuary, a morgue |
| mos {n} | :: moss (small seedless plant(s) growing on surfaces) |
| mos {n} | :: lichen (symbiotic association(s) of algae and fungi) |
| mos {n} [obsolete, rare] | :: swamp, marsh |
| mosdiertje {noun} | :: bryozoan |
| moskee {f} | :: mosque |
| moskeeganger {m} | :: mosque-goer |
| mosket {m} | :: musket, male sparrow hawk |
| Moskou {prop} {n} | :: Moskou (federal city/capital) |
| Moskovië {prop} {n} | :: Muscovy |
| Moskoviër {m} | :: A Muscovian (person) |
| Moskovisch {adj} | :: Muscovian |
| Moskovische {f} | :: A female Muscovian person |
| moslim {m} | :: Muslim; a Muslim person, adherent to Islam |
| mossel {f} | :: mussel, bivalve of the family Mytilidae, especially Mytilus edulis |
| mosselhangcultuur {f} | :: The breeding of mussels in long nets suspended from surface lines, platforms or buoys |
| mossel noch vis {phrase} [Belgium] | :: neither fish nor fowl |
| most {m} | :: must (unfermented or partially fermented mashed grapes or rarely other fruits, an early stage in the production of wine) |
| mosterd {m} | :: mustard |
| mosterdgas {n} [chiefly uncountable] | :: mustard gas |
| mosterdgeel {adj} [color] | :: mustard |
| mosterd na de maaltijd {m} [idiomatic] | :: a solution to a problem that has already occurred, closing the stable door after the horse has bolted |
| mot {f} | :: nocturnal butterfly-like insect: moth (nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera) |
| mot {f} | :: a slap, a blow, a hit (physical aggression with hands or fists) |
| mot {f} [by extension] | :: a quarrel, tiff |
| mot {f} | :: a female pig; a sow |
| mot {f} [by extension] | :: a lewd woman |
| mot {f} | :: light rain; drizzle |
| motet {n} [music] | :: motet |
| motie {f} | :: motion, vote, proposal |
| motief {n} | :: A motive |
| motief {n} [art, music] | :: A motif, a pattern |
| motivatie {f} | :: motivation |
| motiveren {v} | :: to motivate |
| motor {m} | :: engine (mechanical device) |
| motor {m} | :: motorbike |
| motorbende {f} | :: A biker gang |
| motorboot {m} | :: motorboat |
| motorboten {v} [colloquial] | :: to motorboat |
| motorcoureur {m} | :: motorcycle racer |
| motorcrosser {m} | :: motocross racer |
| motordief {m} | :: motorbike thief |
| motorengel {f} | :: A girl or woman sitting as a passenger at the back on the twin seat of a motorcycle |
| motorengeltje {noun} | :: diminutive of motorengel |
| motorfiets {f} | :: motorcycle, motorbike, open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels |
| motoriek {f} | :: motor skill |
| motoriseren {vt} | :: to motorise |
| motorkap {f} | :: bonnet, hood [of a motorised road vehicle] |
| motormuis {f} {m} [Netherlands] | :: A police officer on a motorcycle |
| motormuis {f} {m} | :: A biker |
| motorolie {f} | :: motor oil |
| motorreis {f} {m} | :: motorcycle trip |
| motorrijder {m} | :: motorbiker, motorcyclist |
| motorrijtuig {n} | :: motorised vehicle |
| motorrijwiel {n} [archaic, formal] | :: motorbike |
| motorschip {n} | :: A motorised ship |
| motorvoertuig {n} | :: motorised vehicle |
| motregen {m} | :: drizzle (light rain) |
| motregenen {v} | :: to drizzle, rain lightly |
| motte {f} | :: a raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch; a motte |
| motten {vi} | :: to fight, to row |
| mottenbal {m} | :: A mothball, bug-repelling ball |
| mottenbal {m} [figuratively, in the plural] | :: Long-term storage; unsavory state (of conservation) |
| mottig {adj} [archaic] | :: murky due to drizzle |
| mottig {adj} [Brabant] | :: ugly |
| mottig {adj} [Brabant] | :: nauseatic |
| motto {n} | :: motto |
| motto {n} [heraldry] | :: motto |
| motu proprio {adv} | :: motu proprio |
| moude {f} | :: mold, loose earth |
| mouillering {f} [linguistics] | :: softening, including |
| mouillering {f} | :: lenition |
| mouillering {f} | :: palatalisation |
| mousserende wijn {m} [Netherlands] | :: sparkling wine |
| mout {m} | :: malt |
| mouten {v} | :: to malt, to convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain |
| mouter {m} | :: A maltster, a person who malts grain |
| moutsuiker {m} | :: maltose |
| mouw {f} | :: sleeve |
| mouwvegen {v} | :: to flatter, to sweet-talk |
| mouwveger {m} | :: flatterer, sweet-talker |
| mozaïek {n} | :: mosaic (inlaid artwork) |
| mozaïsch {adj} | :: Mosaic |
| Mozambique {prop} {n} | :: Mozambique (country) |
| Mozes {prop} {m} | :: Moses |
| mr. {m} | :: abbreviation of meester |
| Ms. {noun} | :: majesteits - Majesty |
| mud {n} | :: An old measure of volume, varying in content over time and regions; nowadays usually 1 hectoliter |
| mud {n} | :: A wooden container having such content; again used as measure for bulk wares sold in it, such as cereals |
| mud {n} | :: A land measure, presumably supposedly the area sown which that much seed |
| mud {n} | :: A small measure for liquids, about 1 deciliter |
| mudjevol {adj} [colloquial] | :: completely full |
| mudvol {adj} | :: completely full |
| muesli {m} | :: A breakfast and snack granola food |
| muesli {m} | :: mixed food for herbivores |
| muf {adj} | :: stale, musty (having lost its freshness) |
| mug {f} | :: A mosquito, a gnat, any fly of the suborder Nematocera except sometimes the larger tropical species (which are commonly called muskiet) |
| mug {f} [figuratively] | :: A bug, an insignificant individual |
| muggenbult {m} | :: A mosquito bite (inflamed bump by a mosquito biting) |
| muggenziften {v} | :: to nitpick, to be fastidious |
| muggenzifter {m} [derogatory] | :: nitpicker |
| muggenzifterij {f} [derogatory] | :: nitpickery |
| muggezifter {m} | :: superseded spelling of muggenzifter |
| mui {f} | :: break or neck in a sandbar |
| mui {f} [by extension] | :: riptide (a strong flow of water) |
| muide {f} | :: mouth of a river |
| muil {m} | :: An animal's mouth and muzzle or snout |
| muil {m} [pejorative] | :: A person's face |
| muil {m} | :: (notably in muilen trekken) A funny, angry ... face one makes, facial expression |
| muil {m} | :: (usually as plural diminutive muiltjes) A flat type of footwear |
| muil {m} | :: A mule, an equine crossbreed between a stallion (horse) and a she-ass (donkey) |
| muildier {n} | :: mule (the sterile hybrid offspring of a male donkey or ass (he-ass, jackass, jack) and a female horse (mare)) |
| muildierhert {n} | :: mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus |
| muilen {v} [colloquial, Belgium] | :: To kiss |
| muilezel {m} | :: hinny (the sterile hybrid offspring of a male horse (stallion) and a female donkey or ass (jennyass, jenny)) |
| muilezeltje {noun} | :: diminutive of muilezel |
| muilkorf {c} | :: muzzle (to prevent an animal from biting) |
| muilkorven {v} | :: to muzzle |
| muilkorven {v} [figurative] | :: to silence (an opinion) |
| muilpeer {f} | :: A slap in the face, usually a painfully hard blow |
| muilperen {vt} | :: To box someone's ear(s), administer at least one cuff on the ear |
| muis {mf} | :: mouse |
| muis {mf} [computing] | :: mouse |
| muis {mf} | :: ball of the thumb |
| Muis {prop} | :: surname |
| muisaanwijzer {m} [computing] | :: mouse cursor |
| muisarm {m} [colloquial, uncountable] | :: repetitive strain injury, particularly from use of a computer mouse |
| muisarm {m} [colloquial, countable] | :: an instance of RSI in the arm |
| muishond {m} [Flemish, Brabant, South Africa] | :: weasel |
| muishond {m} [obsolete] | :: cat |
| muisje {noun} [in the plural] | :: sprinkles of aniseed covered with sugar |
| muisknop {m} | :: mouse button, a computer input device |
| muismat {f} [computing] | :: mouse mat |
| muisstil {adj} | :: quiet as a mouse (completely silent, noiseless) |
| muistroom {m} | :: riptide |
| muiten {v} | :: to mutiny |
| muiter {m} | :: mutineer |
| muiterij {f} | :: mutiny |
| muizenval {m} | :: mouse trap (conctraption for capturing or killing mice) |
| muizeval {m} | :: superseded spelling of muizenval |
| mulat {m} [pejorative, dated] | :: mulatto |
| mulattin {f} [pejorative, dated] | :: female mulatto |
| mulder {m} [now, dialectal] | :: A miller |
| Mulder {prop} | :: surname |
| muleta {f} {m} [bullfighting] | :: muleta (red flag used by toreadors) |
| multi- {prefix} | :: multi- |
| multiculti {adj} [colloquial, ironic, often, derogatory, often in compounds] | :: clipping of multicultureel |
| multiculti {adv} [colloquial, ironic, sometimes, derogatory] | :: multiculturally |
| multiculturalisme {n} | :: multiculturalism |
| multicultureel {adj} | :: multicultural |
| multicultureel {adv} | :: multiculturally |
| multilateraal {adj} | :: multilateral |
| multimiljonair {m} | :: multimillionaire |
| multinational {m} | :: a multinational company |
| multipool {f} [physics] | :: multipole |
| multipoolexpansie {f} [physics] | :: multipole expansion |
| mummie {f} | :: A mummy (extensively preserved corpse) |
| mummificatie {f} | :: mummification |
| mummificeren {vt} | :: To mummify |
| mummificering {f} | :: mummification |
| mungboon {f} {m} | :: mung bean |
| municipaliteit {f} [historical, otherwise obsolete] | :: municipality [mainly in reference to the period of French rule] |
| munificent {adj} | :: generous |
| munitie {f} | :: ammunition, munition |
| munitie {f} [figuratively] | :: sharp remarks with which to assault someone |
| munitieschip {n} | :: munition ship |
| munt {f} | :: coin |
| munt {f} | :: currency |
| munt {f} | :: tails (side of a coin) |
| munt {f} | :: mint (institution) |
| munt {f} | :: mint (plant), of genus Mentha |
| munt {f} [mainly, diminutive] | :: confection flavored with mint |
| munteenheid {f} | :: monetary unit, unit of currency |
| munten {vt} | :: to mint, to coin |
| munten {vt} | :: to aim at, target |
| muntgeld {n} | :: coinage, coins, coin money, hard cash |
| muntjak {m} | :: muntjac, deer of the genus Muntiacus |
| muntkunde {f} | :: numismatics (discipline), collection and study of coins |
| muntslag {m} [literally] | :: A mintage or coinage, physical production of coins |
| muntslag {m} | :: The issuing of money (including bills) as legal tender; the right to do so |
| muntslag {m} [obsolete] | :: The produced coins; their efigee |
| muntsoort {f} | :: currency type, valuta |
| muntstuk {n} | :: A coin, metallic piece of cash |
| muntthee {f} | :: mint tea |
| muntunie {f} | :: currency union, monetary union |
| muon {n} [physics] | :: muon |
| muonneutrino {n} | :: muon neutrino |
| Murks {prop} {n} | :: A lect distinguished by unusual intonation and pronunciation and deliberate grammatical errors, used by youths to imitate and mock non-native speakers who are mostly from Turkey and Morocco |
| murw {adj} | :: weak, soft |
| mus {f} | :: sparrow, bird of the family Passeridae, especially of the genus Passer and a few smaller genera |
| museum {n} | :: museum |
| musiceren {v} | :: to make music (produce musical sounds using a musical instrument) |
| musicoloog {m} | :: musicologist |
| musicus {m} | :: musician (a person who plays or sings music) |
| musket {n} | :: musket |
| musket {n} | :: obsolete spelling of mosket |
| musket {n} | :: hundreds and thousands, nonpareils, tiny sprinkles |
| muskiet {m} | :: tropical mosquitoes that feed on nectars (compare mug) |
| muskiet {m} | :: any species of mosquito (not scientifically correct, but generally accepted) |
| muskietennet {n} | :: mosquito net |
| muskus {f} | :: musk |
| muskuseend {f} | :: Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata |
| muskushert {n} | :: A musk deer, a deer of the genus Moschus; but formerly also used of the mouse deer |
| muskuskat {m} [historical, obsolete] | :: raccoon |
| muskuskat {m} [historical, obsolete] | :: civet |
| muskusos {m} | :: musk ox |
| muskusrat {f} | :: A muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus |
| must {m} | :: a must (necessity, prerequisite) |
| mutageen {adj} | :: mutagenic |
| mutageen {n} | :: mutagen |
| mutant {m} | :: mutant |
| mutatie {f} | :: mutation |
| muteren {v} | :: to mutate |
| muts {f} | :: tuque (knitted winter cap), a type of brimless hat; a similar soft (nearly) brimless hat |
| muts {f} [colloquial] | :: vagina |
| muts {f} [pejorative] | :: annoying or stupid woman |
| muts {f} [colloquial] | :: clumsy woman, a female dork |
| mutsaard {m} | :: faggot (bundle of branches, sticks or twigs, especially firewood) |
| mutsaard {m} [dated] | :: pyre used for burning at the stake |
| muur {m} | :: A wall |
| muur {m} | :: A type of fast-food vending machine with compartments arranged similar to a wall that contain snacks [chiefly in the phrase "uit de muur trekken"] |
| muur {m} | :: chickweed |
| muuranker {n} | :: cramp iron, anchor plate, brace (metal plate connected to a wall) |
| muurbloem {f} | :: wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri) |
| muurbloem {f} [figuratively] | :: A woman or a girl that isn't asked for a dance (and therefore only stands against the wall) (usually in the diminutive) |
| muurdam {m} | :: (external) pier (piece of wall between two frames or openings, such as windows or doors) |
| muurschildering {f} | :: mural |
| muurvarken {n} [Southern Dutch] | :: pillbug, isopod |
| muurvast {adj} | :: extremely firm and strong |
| m.u.v. {prep} | :: initialism of met uitzondering van |
| muz. {noun} | :: abbreviation of muziek |
| muziek {f} | :: music |
| muziekdoos {f} | :: musical box |
| muziekinstrument {n} | :: A musical instrument, a music-producing device |
| muziekje {noun} | :: tune |
| muziekkorps {n} | :: A band of musicians, especially in the military and brass band traditions |
| muziekleraar {m} | :: A music teacher |
| muziekzender {m} | :: music channel (radio or television channel that (exclusively or mostly) broadcasts music) |
| muzikaal {adj} | :: musical |
| muzikaal {adj} | :: musically gifted |
| muzikant {m} | :: musician (a person who plays or sings music) |
| mv. {noun} | :: abbreviation of meervoud |
| mvg {interj} [internet slang] | :: acronym of met vriendelijke groet |
| mwa {interj} [colloquial] | :: An expression of indifference: meh |
| mwa {adj} [colloquial, predicative] | :: mediocre |
| mwah {interj} | :: meh |
| Myceens {adj} | :: Mycenaean |
| mycologie {f} | :: mycology |
| myelogram {n} | :: bone marrow smear |
| myelum {n} | :: spinal cord |
| myelum {n} | :: myeloma |
| mynheer {m} | :: obsolete spelling of mijnheer |
| Mynheer {prop} | :: surname |
| myoom {n} | :: A myoma |
| myriade {f} | :: myriad |
| myriameter {m} [dated] | :: A myriametre (10 km) |
| myriare {f} [dated] | :: A myriare (10,000 ares) |
| mystagoog {m} | :: mystagogue |
| mysterie {n} | :: mystery |
| mysteryguest {m} | :: mystery guest |
| mysteryshopper {m} | :: mystery shopper |
| mystiek {adj} | :: mystic, mystical |
| mystiek {adj} [archaic] | :: mysterious, secretive, unclear, hidden, mystical |
| mystiek {f} | :: mysticism |
| mystificatie {f} [literature] | :: mystification (deception about the provenance of a certain piece of literature) |
| mythe {f} {m} | :: myth |
| mythisch {adj} | :: mythical, mythic |
| mythologie {f} | :: mythology (collection and study of myths) |
| myxomatose {f} | :: myxomatosis (contagious viral disease affecting rabbits) |