| pins and needles | n(colloq) semut-semut, kesemutan, kesemut-semutan: after sitting for so long, she had ~ in her feet, selepas duduk begitu lama, kakinya kesemutan; on ~, tak senang duduk: I’ll be on ~ until I hear the results, saya tak akan senang duduk selagi tak mendengar keputusan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spot | 3. small raised area on skin, small sore, bintik: the ants left itching red ~s on his skin, gigitan semut-semut itu meninggalkan bintik-bintik merah yg gatal pd kulitnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ant | n semut: ~s’ nest, sarang semut; white ~, anai-anai; have ~s in o’s pants, (sl) resah gelisah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soldier | 2. (ant), (semut) tentera: ~ ants can carry loads several times their own weight, semut tentera boleh mengangkut beban yg beberapa kali ganda drpd berat badannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fire ant | n semut api. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| struggle | ~ out, keluar dgn susah payah: the ants ~d out of the smoke-filled hole, semut itu dgn susah payah keluar dr lubang yg penuh dgn asap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| demure | adj 1. reserved and shy, pendiam dan malu-malu; 2. deceptively quiet and serious, pijak semut tak mati; 3. decorous, bersopan santun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| worker | 5. (of insects) approp n + pekerja: the ~s collect the nectar, lebah pekerja mengumpulkan madu; a ~ ant, semut pekerja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| demureness | n 1. uality of being reserved, sifat pendiam dan malu-malu; 2. quality of being deceptively quiet and serious, sifat pijak semut tak mati; 3. decorousness, bersopan santun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| horrid | adj 1. (colloq) unpleasant, dahsyat, teruk: this is a ~ place, it’s full of ants and cockroaches, tempat ini teruk, penuh dgn semut dan lipas; (of person, person’s behaviour, etc), [various translations]: she had a ~ stepmother, dia mempunyai ibu tiri yg garang; don’t be ~ to your little sister, jangan berkasar thdp adikmu; 2. frightening, repulsive, sangat menakutkan, dahsyat: the monster had a really ~ face, rupa raksasa itu sangat menakutkan; a ~ dream, mimpi yg dahsyat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |