the act of ridiculing someone or something in a hurtful manner
spot
a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding
nest
the money, estate, or goods brought by a bride or her family to her husband or his family on their marriage
bruidsschat
the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will
intestatie
the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building
diefstal
a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person
autarkie
the lack of interest, concern, emotions for things
apathie
the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic
eigenaardigheid
a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization
oligarchie
a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity
borg
a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices
functionaris
the act of being artfully dishonest to deceive people or achieve something
bedrog
the number of times an event recurs in a unit of time
frequentie
(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation
prosodie
a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold
zuivelfabriek
a place used for storing grains or farm food
graanopslag
a raised narrow mass of land that sticks out into the sea
promontorium