| backbone | n 1. spine, tulang belakang; 2. mainstay, tulang belakang: the ~ of an organisation, tulang belakang sesebuah organisasi; 3. fortitude, /ketabahan, kecekalan/ (hati): he doesn’t have the ~ to be a leader, dia tdk mempunyai ketabahan utk menjadi seorang pemimpin; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spine | 2. (of a book) tulang belakang: the title and author’s name are printed on the ~, judul dan nama pengarang dicetak pd tulang belakang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mainstay | n 1.laberang; 2. (fig.) a. (of person) tulang belakang: the president is the ~ of the party, presiden ialah tulang belakang parti itu; b. st one depends on, approp n + utama: tapioca was th | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spinal column | n turus spina, tulang belakang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spine | n 1. backbone, tulang belakang; (tech) spina: he broke his ~ in the accident, tulang belakangnya patah dlm kemalangan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disable | vt incapacitate, (act.) menghilangkan keupayaan; (pass.) kehilangan upaya: the injury to his spine ~d him, kecederaan pd tulang belakang telah menghilangkan keupayaannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| correct | vt 1. make right, rectify, membetulkan: to ~ o’s pronunciation, membetulkan sebutan; to ~ mistaken beliefs, membetulkan anggapan yg salah; to ~ an injustice, membetulkan ketidakadilan; to ~ the curvature of the spine, membetulkan lengkungan tulang belakang; 2. mark errors in, memeriksa: to ~ examination papers, memeriksa kertas peperiksaan; 3. reprove, menegur; (when the error is not specified) menegur + approp n: the boss ~ed him for his carelessness, bos menegurnya krn kecuaiannya; she ~ed him after the guests had left, dia menegur kesilapan lelaki itu selepas tetamu pulang; I stand ~ed, saya menerima teguran itu; 4. (archaic) punish, menghukum; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| condemn | b. (of building) mengisytiharkan tdk selamat utk didiami; (of food) mengisytiharkan tdk sesuai dimakan: the meat has been ~ed, daging itu diisytiharkan tdk sesuai dimakan; 5. force into a particular state or activity, (act.) menyebabkan [sso] terpaksa; (pass.) terpaksa: a spinal injury ~ed him to his bed, kecederaan tulang belakang menyebabkan dia terpaksa terlantar di katil; an old woman, ~ed to a life of loneliness, perempuan tua yg terpaksa hidup keseorangan.] | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bone | n 1. part of skeleton, tulang: this fish has a lot of ~s, ikan ini banyak tulangnya; 2. (pl) mortal remains, mayat: his ~s were laid to rest, mayatnya dikebumikan; 3. (pl) skeleton, rangka: at the back of the cave he found the ~s of an elephant, dia menjumpai rangka gajah di belakang gua itu; the ~s of the lost ship have been found, rangka kapal yg hilang itu telah dijumpai; 4. (pl) body, badan, tubuh: my poor ~s cannot take anymore of this waiting, kasihan badanku ini, tdk tahan menunggu lebih lama lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gnaw | vt 1. bite continuously, menggerogot; (finger-nails) menggigit-gigit: the puppy ~ed the bone, anak anjing itu menggerogot tulang; 2. bite (way) through st, menebuk; (of ant beetle etc) membuat: a squirrel ~ed a hole in the coconut, tupai menebuk lubang pd buah kelapa itu; white ants have ~ed their way through the back of the cupboard, anai-anai membuat jalan menerusi belakang gerobok; 3. cause distress, anxiety to, menyeksa: sorrow ~ed his heart, kesedihan menyeksa jiwanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |