bomen

Meaning

1. (transitive) to close/shut with a beam
2. (transitive) to pole (push a craft forward with a pole)
3. (intransitive) to land on a tree (of a pheasant)

Frequency

Hyphenated as

bo‧men

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈboː.mə(n)/

Etymology

From boom + -en. Doublet of beamen.

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boom

(masculine) tree
(masculine) any solid, pole-shaped, usually wooden object
(masculine) any solid, pole-shaped, usually wooden object
(masculine) any solid, pole-shaped, usually wooden object

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Sentences

Bomen worden verwerkt in een groot aantal producten .

Trees are used in a large number of products.

Er kwam bijna geen
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zonlicht door de kruinen van de bomen .

There was almost no sunlight coming through the tops of the trees.

De bomen worden eerst gekapt , worden dan in de zagerij tot planken verzaagt om uiteindelijk gebruikt te worden in meubels .

The trees are first cut down, then sawn into planks in the sawmill and finally used in furniture.

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