| refinement | n 1. refining, penapisan: the ~ of petroleum, penapisan minyak mentah; 2. finess, elegance of manners, language, etc, berpekerti halus: a lady of ~, seorang wanita yg berpekerti halus; 3. adjustment, perbaikan: several minor ~s have been made to the model, beberapa perbaikan kecil telah dibuat pd model itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| culture | 4. social and intellectual refinement, beradab: he is a man of considerable ~, dia beradab orangnya; 5. development of body by education or training, penjagaan: she went to physical ~ classes, dia mengikuti kelas penjagaan badan; an expert in beauty ~, pakar penjagaan kecantikan; 6. rearing, breeding, pemeliharaan, pembiakan: bee ~ is only a hobby with him, pembiakan lebah hanyalah hobi baginya; 7. (biol) kultur: a ~ of typhoid germs, kultur kuman tifoid; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| polish | n 1. a smooth shiny surface, kilat: use table-mats if you don’t want to spoil the table’s ~, gunakan lapik jika kamu tdk mahu merosakkan kilat meja itu; 2. act of polishing, menggilap: he gave his car a good ~, dia menggilap keretanya sehingga berkilat; 3. substance used for polishing, penggilap: floor ~, penggilap lantai; 4. refinement, halus: his writing style lacks ~, gaya tulisannya kurang halus; he’s a friendly fellow but quite without ~, dia seorang yg peramah tetapi kurang halus orangnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |