Kernwoorden

Een overzicht van de kernwoorden over het verkeer. Hier kunt u gemakkelijk kernwoorden en definities opzoeken die u nog niet kent.

Abacus

Abacus emoji is a wooden square with beads in the center across poles. Okay, so what exactly is an abacus? Before the written number system was invented and far before the first calculator, it was used to count and track numbers. You would slide the beads on their rods to count, each line representing a different numerical place. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Accordion

Accordion emoji is an image of what you can consider to be a squeezable piano. Accordians are used in a variety of music, such as polka and bandas, so you can use this emoji when talking about accordian centered music. Since accordians are loud and full of air, you can use this emoji when talking about someone who is both loud and full of hot air. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Adhesive Bandage

Adhesive Bandage emoji is an image of a bandage. This emoji can be used to show that you have gotten yourself hurt and are in need of some medical care. But, you can also imagine that this emoji can be sent out to people who are ranting and raving about being harmed or insulted in a petty way of telling them to calm down and get over it. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Alembic

Alembic emoji is a rounded beaker with a drip nozzle placed on a stand over an open flame. 🧑‍🔬 Scientists are smart enough to use their words when texting to describe something, so if they need someone to bring them an Alembic they will ask for it, not use an emoji. They still could if they wanted to though. For people who aren’t scientists, this emoji can be used to represent a bong since it heats up from the bottom and boils into vapor. Pair it with the 🌬 Wind Face emoji if you are going to bong route, or with a 🧪 Test Tube emoji if you are sticking to the realm of science experiments. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Axe

Axe emoji is an image of a chopping Axe. This type of Axe is typically used for chopping down trees or 🪵 Wood, so it can be used in that context within texting. But it can also be used when telling someone that you are so mad that you better not be close to anything that can be considered a weapon. Send this emoji with the 🌲 Evergreen Tree emoji to ask someone to go chop some trees down or that you are going to be busy doing some lumber work. You can also send it with the 🔥 Fire emoji to show your anger and what you plan on doing with an Axe if you get your hands on one. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Backpack

The Backpack emoji is a picture of an item people use for carrying different things. Just like all other item emojis, this one is often used in its direct meaning — i.e., as an illustration of a Backpack someone bought, and so on. Also, it may appear in any school-related posts as one of the symbols of school education. And at last, it may mean that someone is getting ready for a journey; in this sense, it may be followed by emojis related to a country where someone travels like, for example, 🐨 Koala emoji in case of a trip to 🇦🇺 Australia. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes emoji is an image of pink ballet shoes. You will most likely see this emoji being used amongst dancers whether they dance ballet or not. Or, if you aren’t a 🗂 Professional dancer, you can use this emoji to show you tip-toeing around a tricky situation that could raise trouble if the wrong move is made. Send this emoji with the 🕺 Dancing emoji to let others know that you have a recital coming up. Or send the moji with the ⚠️ Warning emoji to tell others to be careful around a tough situation. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Ballot Box With Ballot

Ballot Box With Ballot emoji is the picture of a ballot box and a sheet of paper with a cross or check mark. The emoji may be used in any context related to making decisions. For example, it may be used with ✏️ Pencil emoji to symbolize elections (including even presidential ones). It may also mean supporting some idea or project or agreeing with some speech or statement. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Banjo

Banjo emoji is an image of the musical instrument, a Banjo. Banjos are most often used in country music due to their unique sound. Therefore, you will probably see this emoji used amongst country music lovers. This emoji can also be used when talking about music, like comparing the sounds of different stringed instruments. For example, use the emoji with the 🎸 Guitar emoji when comparing the different uses of musical instruments. Also, when talking happily about country music being your favorite type of music, send it with the 🤠 Cowboy Hat Face emoji. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Bar Chart

Bar Chart emoji is a picture of a graph of a type different than shown by 📉 Chart Decreasing emoji, showing three or four bars. Such charts are commonly seen in presentations on different subjects and as an illustration of different speeches and reports; they can also analyze data. The meanings in which the emoji is used are related to all these to this or that extent. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Basket

Basket emoji is a wooven oval Basket. Baskets comes in all shapes, sizes, and materials, but their function remains the same. You use baskets to carry and store items easier. You can put almost anything in a Basket, as long as it fits. Use this emoji with a 🍎 Red Apple emoji to represent a fruit Basket. Or use it with a 👕 T-Shirt emoji to represent the dirty clothes hamper. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Bathtub

Bathtub emoji is the picture of a piece of bathroom equipment meant for filling it with 💦 Water and washing oneself inside of it. It is often complemented by the thing represented by 🚿 Shower emoji for more convenience. Unsurprisingly, it is used in its direct meaning most often — to symbolize the Bathtub itself in any context or the need to get clean or relax at the end of the day. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Battery

Battery emoji is the picture of a thing which stores energy and helps to power portable devices (unlike 🔌 Electric Plug emoji, which is meant for stationary devices only). It is used both in its direct and symbolic meanings. In the second sense, it may mean being full of energy or, on the other hand, exhausted and needing something to cheer up (like coffee). (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Bed

The 🛏️ Bed emoji depicts a piece of furniture commonly used for 😴 Sleeping, covered with a red, blue, or green blanket depending on the emoji provider. It can be used in conjunction with the 🛋️ Couch and Lamp emoji to represent interiors and 🏘️ Houses. Additionally, it can symbolize the need to go to bed. If someone sends you the bed emoji, it could mean that they are tired or sleepy, or that they are going to stay at a 🏨 Hotel or go to bed. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Bell

Bell emoji is used to remind others to keep their phone’s volume up if they are expecting an important call or that it is okay to have your phone’s volume on before going somewhere. It can also be sent to someone to let them know that you have arrived at their home and are either waiting for them to come out or let them in. Pair it with a 📱 Mobile Phone emoji to remind to keep the cellphones volume up, or pair it with a 🏘 Houses emoji instead of ringing the front door’s Bell physically to let others know you have arrived. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Bell With Slash

Bell With Slash emoji is most often seen to warn that electronics must be put on silent or turned off before entering a quiet zone, like a library. It can also be sent to others saying that their phone will have to be turned off so as not to expect immediate answers to calls or texts. Use it with a 🏥 Hospital emoji to show that you are going somewhere that needs you to be quiet or the 📱 Mobile Phone emoji to show or remind that cellphones must be on silent. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Bikini

Bikini emoji is the picture of the 👩 Women’s swimming suit, consisting of two parts. This type of swimwear is associated rather with 🏖 Beaches, vacations, and bathing in the sea than with 🏊 Swimming sports or anything else, so no wonder that it is most commonly used exactly in these meanings. In such a context, it may be often followed by other vacation- and 🌻 Summer-related emojis like 🕶 Sunglasses emoji. Also, it may be used in the context of fashion and beauty, as well as in the context of shopping and it often appears together with other similar emojis. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Billed Cap

The 🧢 Billed Cap emoji is a common and simple hat used to protect your 👀 Eyes from the ☀️ Sun. You’d most likely see this hat in parks, sporting events, or fairs, especially on sunny days. When you go to a ⚾ Baseball game of course you’d have to go with a Billed Cap. Send this emoji with a Baseball emoji to your friends to remind them of the proper uniform to wear at a ball game. For those sunny park adventures, send this emoji with a Sun emoji to remind them about proper sun care. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Blue Book

Blue Book emoji is the picture of a simple 📕 Closed Book with blue (unlike in the case of 📗 Green Book emoji) cover, which states “Vol.3”, “Blue Book”, or simply “Book”, depending on the platform. Just like all the other book emoji, this one is primarily used in its direct meaning in the context of reading 📚 Books, the literature of different sorts, and education. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Bookmark

Bookmark emoji is the picture of a traditional paper or cardboard Bookmark tab (not of the sticky type represented by 📑 Bookmark Tabs emoji). Depending on the platform, it may be of different colors and designs, for example, LG’s version is decorated with the brand logo. As for meanings, it is mostly used in the context of reading 📚 Books or marking something. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Bookmark Tabs

Bookmark Tabs emoji is the picture of the sticky 🔖 Bookmark tabs (of a completely different type than those shown by bookmark emoji) on one or several sheets of paper. This emoji mostly appears in the meanings related to 🧑‍💼 Office work and studying — in the first case, it may mean documents, and in the second — important pieces of ℹ️ Information on some scientific papers. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Books

Books emoji is the picture of three (or four in the case of Microsoft’s version) Books of different colors, which either lay near or are stacked. The emoji may be used alone or together with other text-related emoji like, for example, 📄 Page Facing Up emoji to symbolize any interactions with texts and literature of all kinds — from work and studying to spending free time. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Boomerang

Boomerang emoji is an image of the Australian throwing tool. This tool is native to Australia and is typically used for hunting, so it can be used when talking about Australia or planning a trip to Australia. Boomerangs are known for going back to who threw it, so you can use this emoji to warn someone that their actions may come back to hurt them if they are not careful. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Bow And Arrow

The 🏹 Bow And Arrow emoji signifies an arrow being pulled back on a bow, ready to be launched. It is commonly associated with archery, where players shoot a needle into a target. However, it can also be used to represent ❤️ Love in a cute way. During 💖 Valentine's Day, this emoji can be paired with the ❤️ Red Heart emoji or other heart emojis, along with the 🎯 Direct Hit emoji to symbolize being struck by Cupid's arrow. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Briefcase

Briefcase emoji is a picture of the type attribute of the businessmen (primarily, older ones) or the 🧑‍💼 Office Workers. It may be used alone to symbolize anything related to work. For example, it may serve as a symbol of work-related messages and posts; it may mean one’s business achievements or career advancement. Also, it may be used together with any other business- or work-related emojis to symbolize different things. For example, with 👨 Man in 🕴 Business Suit Levitating emoji may symbolize success and prosperity. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Briefs

Swim Brief emoji is an image of a man’s swim suit. But because of how the image looks over various phones, it can also be used to show a pair of 👱 Men’s underwear. Due to its versatility, you can use this emoji when talking about going swimming whether in the ocean or at a pool. If your emoji loks like underwear, you can use the emoji to talk about needing some new pairs of underwear. Send the emojis with a 🌊 Water Wave emoji to show that it is time for some swimming 😄 Fun. But when talking about doing some shopping, send this emoji with the 🏬 Department Store emoji to say to someone if they can be so kind as to bring you some new underwear. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Broom

Broom emoji is a straw Broom tilted at an angle. Cleaning isn’t the most 😄 Fun activity to do, but it has to be done if you want a clean 🏠 House. But after you clean, you can be proud of how clean your house looks. You can send the Broom emoji with a ✨ Sparkles emoji to show how proud you are in your clean home. The Broom can also be used to represent 🎃 Halloween. Send it with a 🐈 Cat emoji representing the witches flying on a Broom. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Bubbles

The 🫧 Bubbles emoji look like three different-sized bubbles floating in the air. The meaning of the symbol, included in Unicode 14.0 in 2021, is associated with soap, foam, purity, gas, oxygen and childhood. In the non-literal sense, it can express clarity, transparency, and ephemerality. Use the “Bubbles” emoji when you have to demonstrate bubbles: soapy ones, from 🛀 Bath foam, from breathing under water, from the carbon dioxide gas in a 🥤 Drink or from boiling liquids. And figuratively speaking, the emoji can also symbolize the state of the real 🏘 Estate or 💸 Finance markets. Likewise, the emoji is suitable for topics related to childhood, carelessness, happiness and romance. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Bucket

Bucket emoji is an image of a simple bucket. Buckets make it easy to carry things from one place to another be it liquid or solid, so you could use this emoji if you need some help transporting objects via a bucket or other carrying device. It can also be used to express that someone is as shallow and empty headed as a bucket, which is not an ideal comparison to make. Send it with the 🌊 Water Wave emoji to show you need help transporting water. Or send it with the 🪞 Mirror emoji as a string of emojis representing the shallowness someone is capable of being. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Calendar

Сalendar emoji is a picture of a Calendar of the type, typically hanging on walls. It is different in design and the date on it in other platforms (somehow, the date is 🌞 July 17 in most cases,  Apple's and Google's versions in particular. As for the look and meaning, it is very close to 📆 Tear-Off Calendar emoji; it may be used in every context related to the date. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Camera

Camera emoji is the picture of a bit old-fashioned Camera of point-and-shoot type (except for emojidex’s version showing a quite modern one). It used film or produced the digital photos of quite a bad quality, depending on the type. It is the same device as in 📸 Camera With Flash emoji — but it’s off. It is used in the context of photography in general and remembering something. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Camera With Flash

The 📸 Camera With Flash emoji depicts an old-fashioned film camera (used before smartphones) or a more modern version (as seen in emojidex's version). It shows the moment of taking a photo with flash, which is the only detail that sets it apart from the regular 📷 Camera emoji. This emoji is also used as a response to indicate the revealing of a secret or a lie. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Candle

Candle emoji is the picture of a simple white Candle, which is associated more with an old-🏫 School light source than with the colorful candles, found on the festive dessert represented by 🎂 Birthday Cake emoji or in 🎁 Christmas decorations — all because of its modest look. Still, the emoji is often used not only in this meaning but also in the contexts associated with romance. In addition, this emoji is used when someone mourns for their close person. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Card File Box

Card File Box emoji is the picture of one of the items that are used in the offices for the 🍶 Sake of order and organization of numerous documents and papers that must be stored (in this sense, it is much like 🗂 Card Index Dividers emoji and others). So no wonder that its primary meaning is related exactly to office spaces, paperwork, and interacting with various documents. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Card Index

Card Index emoji is a picture of a certain type of organizer with many little cards (unlike in the case of 🗂 Card Index Dividers emoji) inside it. These are probably business cards, so no wonder they are used mainly in business, networking, and contacts. However, it may also mean office work in general and keeping everything organized conveniently. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Card Index Dividers

Card Index Dividers emoji is the picture of the dividers, which are typically inserted in folders with documents to find the necessary one as quickly as possible. It is not the same thing as the one represented by 📇 Card Index emoji, despite the similar name. The emoji is used in relation to office work, accounting, and keeping the papers organized for convenience. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Carpentry Saw

Carpentry Saw emoji is an image of a standard hand saw. These saws require no electricity, and are favorites to use when talking about building some furniture or doing some handy work around the 🏠 House. Since it is a saw, you can use this emoji to tell someone that you are cutting ties with them with no hopes of fixing things again. Send it with the 🛠 Hammer And Wrench emoji to tell someone you will be busy doing repairs around the home. Or send it with the 🙅 Person Gesturing NO emoji to tell someone you are done with them and are cutting them off from you completly. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Chair

Chair emoji is an image of a wooden Chair. When you have been on your feet all day all you want to do is sit down, and you can use this emoji to represent that. It can also be used to tell someone who is having a rough day that they need to sit down and calm down before doing anything else. Send it with the 🧘 Person In Lotus Position emoji to show that nothing would make you happier than being able to sit. You can even send it with the 😌 Relieved Face emoji to let your friend know that they have to calm down. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Chart Decreasing

Chart Decreasing emoji is the picture of the graph, opposite to 📈 Chart Increasing emoji — it is the blue or red line, which shows the decreasing trend. It may symbolize any decreases in economics, for example. In this sense, it may be used in the context of business, trading, some financial reports, presentations, public speeches, and all things of this sort. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)

Chart Increasing

Chart Increasing emoji is the picture of a red or green rising graph — the opposite to 📉 Chart Decreasing emoji. It may be used in any context, where the charts may be used in real life like, for example, business-related presentations, reports, and speeches, financial news, economic news, and so on. It may also be used as a symbol that something gets better. (Source: Emojis.wiki, Fair use)