| looseness | n 1. quality or state of being loose, a. lack of tightness, kelonggaran, longgar: he could feel a ~ in the steering, dia dapat merasakan bahawa stering itu longgar; b. (of organization, administration) tdk adanya kawalan rapi: the ~ of the organization’s structure has both advantages and disadvantages, tdk adanya kawalan rapi dlm struktur organisasi itu ada kebaikannya dan keburukannya; 2. lack of precision, ketidaktepatan, tdk tepat: he criticized the ~ of their arguments, dia mengkritik hujah mereka yg tdk tepat; ~ of expression, ketidaktepatan ungkapan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| advent | n 1. coming, penciptaan, adanya; (of season) kemunculan, munculnya, kedatangan: the ~ of the aeroplane has revolutionized travel, kemunculan kapal terbang mengubah corak perjalanan sama sekali; the ~ of summer, kedatangan musim panas; 2. the A~, coming of Christ, kedatangan Nabi Isa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hell | n 1. (relig) neraka: we believe in heaven and ~, kami percaya adanya syurga dan neraka; 2. place or state of suffering, spt dlm neraka: she made his life ~, perempuan itu membuat hidup suaminya spt dlm neraka; ~ on earth, neraka dunia; 3. (to express anger, annoyance) sial, celaka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arrogate | vt 1. appropriate, assume without right, mengambil: the courts will not allow any person or department to ~ their rights, mahkamah tdk akan membenarkan sesiapa pun atau jabatan mana pun mengambil hak mereka; ~ st to os, memberikan (sst) kpd diri sso sendiri, mengambil: he ~d to himself the right to change the law, dia memberikan hak kpd dirinya sendiri utk mengubah undang-undang; 2. attribute unjustly (to another) menganggap adanya [sst]: don’t ~ evil motives to me, janganlah menganggap adanya niat jahat pd diri saya; ~ wrong intentions to so., menyalah anggap tujuan sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| helm | n 1. kemudi; 2. (fig.), /pucuk, teraju/ pimpinan: with someone capable at the ~ , the country will become politically and economically strong, dgn adanya seorang yg berkebolehan dlm pucuk pimpinan, negara akan menjadi kuat dr segi politik dan ekonomi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| migration | n<./i> 1. movement of people to another place, penghijrahan, migrasi: the presence of the Polynesian race in many parts of the Pacific is due to ~, adanya bangsa Polynesia di kebanyakan bahagian di Pasifik adalah disebabkan penghij | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| detect | vt 1. discover, perceive, mengesan: to ~ a note of anger in his voice, mengesan nada kemarahan pd suaranya; to ~ the presence of poisonous gases, mengesan adanya gas-gas beracun; the cause of the illness has been ~ed, punca penyakit itu telah dapat dikesan; 2. bring to light, reveal, menjumpai, mendapati: the burglars were ~ed in the act of breaking in, pencuri-pencuri itu dijumpai semasa sedang memecah masuk ke dlm rumah itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| possibility | n 1. state or condition of being possible, kemungkinan: a hundred years ago, few people believed in the ~ of space travel, beberapa ratus tahun dahulu, sedikit sahaja orang yg percaya adanya kemungkinan pengembaraan di angkasa lepas; you should guard against the ~ of fire, kamu harus berhati-hati ttg kemungkinan berlakunya kebakaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| loophole | n 1. means of avoiding penalty, responsibility in rule or law, jalan keluar: some people can evade tax due to ~s in the law, sesetengah orang dapat mengelakkan cukai krn adanya jalan keluar dlm undang-undang; 2. slit in masonry wall, lubang: the old fort had narrow ~s through which the soldiers fired, tembok lama itu mempunyai lubang-lubang yg membolehkan askar-askar menembak menerusinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arrogation | n 1. act of appropriating, assuming without right, pengambilan, mengambil: an ~ of a role that belongs to the courts, pengambilan suatu peranan yg sebenarnya hak mahkamah; 2. act of attributing unjustly (to another) anggapan /adanya, kononnya ada/ [sst]. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |