| metaphorical | adj 1. of a metaphor, metafora: ~ meaning, makna metafora; “sitting on the fence” is a ~ phrase, “duduk atas pagar” ialah ungkapan metafora; 2. containing or using metaphors, /mengandungi, menggunakan/ meta | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preen | vi 1. trim and dress feathers using beak, menyelisik: the bird sat on the fence ~ing, burung itu bertenggek di atas pagar menyelisik; 2. show pride, self-satisfaction, berasa megah: he positively ~ed with pleasure at such praise, dia betul-betul berasa megah dipuji begitu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perch 1 | vi rest on st high, a. (of bird, hen, etc) bertenggek, bertengger: the doves ~ed on the fence, burung-burung merpati itu bertenggek di atas pagar; b. (of person, statue) bertenggek: the model ~ed on the bonnet of the Ferrari, model itu bertenggek di bonet kereta Ferrari; a pair of marble lions ~ on stone pillars at the gate, sepasang singa marmar bertenggek di atas tiang batu pintu pagar itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| alight 1 | vi 1. dismount, turun: she stumbled as she ~ed from the train, dia tersandung ketika turun dr kereta api; he ~ed at the National Museum, dia turun di Muzium Negara; 2. land lightly, hinggap: a little sparrow ~ed on the fence, seekor burung pipit hinggap di atas pagar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plume | vi(of a bird) preen, menyelisik bulu: the bird sat pluming itself on the gate post, burung itu bertenggek menyelisik bulunya di atas tiang pagar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| look | ~ over st, a. direct o’s eyes over st, /melihat, memandang, menengok/ melepasi sst; (o’s spectacles), /melihat, memandang, menengok/ [sso, sst] dr atas [cermin mata]: I ~ed over the fence, saya melihat melepasi pagar itu; the old man ~ed over the top of his spectacles at the noisy children, orang tua tersebut memandang budak-budak yg membuat bising itu dr atas cermin matanya; b. have a view of st, /menghala, mengarah, menghadap/ ke sst; ~ st over, a. inspect, go over st usu quickly, /menengok-nengok, meninjau-ninjau/ sst: we spent about ten minutes ~ing over the house, lebih kurang 10 minit kami menengok-nengok rumah itu; b. examine st carefully, memeriksa, meneliti: will you ~ over these claims and give me your opinion, bolehkah kamu teliti tuntutan ini dan memberi pandangan kamu tentangnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| turf | n 1. area of short, dense, even grass, rumput: Rebecca strolled over the springy ~ towards the front gate, Rebecca berjalan perlahan-lahan di atas rumput yg gembut ke arah pintu pagar depan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slam | 2. (place with great force) menghempaskan; (hit with great force) menghentam: he ~med the file on the table, dia menghempaskan fail itu ke atas meja; the batsman ~med the ball into the fence, pemukul itu menghentam bola ke pagar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| run | vi 1. move on foot rapidly, berlari: she ran upstairs to get it, dia berlari ke atas utk mendapatkannya; the child ran to meet his father, budak itu berlari utk menemui bapanya; he likes to ~ every evening, dia suka berlari setiap petang; 2. advance by rolling, bergolek: the ball ran to the fence, bola itu bergolek ke pagar; 3. take part in contest, race, berlumba lari: he ran in three events, dia berlumba lari dlm tiga acara; the horse will ~ in the Melbourne Cup, kuda itu akan berlumba lari utk merebut Piala Melbourne; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| puncture | vi (of tyre) pancit; (of balloon etc) bocor: the front tyre ~d just as they reached the gate, tayar depan itu pancit sebaik sahaja mereka sampai di pintu pagar; the balloon landed on a rose bush and ~d, belon itu terjatuh di atas rumpun mawar lalu bocor; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |