dust | n 1. finely powdered earth, waste matter, habuk, debu: the ~ on the furniture was about half an inch thick, habuk di atas perabot itu lebih kurang setengah inci tebalnya; a cloud of ~, debu yg berterbangan; 2. (of metal) debu: zinc ~, debu zink; gold ~, emas urai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
dustbowl | n lembangan debu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
cosmic dust | n debu kosmos. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
dust storm | n ribut debu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
dust | ~ off st, menyapu /habuk, debu/ pd sst. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
dust | ~ so. down, membersihkan badan drpd /habuk, debu/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
augment | vi makin bertambah, (menjadi) bertambah (+ approp adj): during the summer the dust problem ~s, dlm musim panas masalah debu bertambah teruk; his confidence ~s with every victory, keyakinannya bertambah setiap kali dia menang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
kick | ~ st up, menyebabkan sst berterbangan: the galloping horses ~ed up a lot of dust, kuda-kuda yg berlari kencang itu menyebabkan debu berterbangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
lay 1 | 8. apply paint on a surface, menyapu: be careful to ~ the paint evenly, berhati-hati semasa menyapu cat supaya rata; 9. cause to settle, mengendapkan: he watered the path to ~ the dust, dia menyiram lorong itu utk mengendapkan debu; 10. allay, mengurangkan: he was able to ~ his sister’s doubts with a very convincing explanation, dia dapat mengurangkan keraguan adiknya dgn memberikan penjelasan yg meyakinkan; 11. also ~ flat, bring down with force, knock down to the ground, merebahkan, menyebabkan [sso, sst] rebah: the hail laid the wheat flat, hujan batu telah merebahkan pokok gandum; he was laid flat by the blow, pukulan itu telah menyebabkan dia rebah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
deposit | 3. put down as security etc, membayar /wang muka, cengkeram, deposit, cagaran/: to ~ ten thousand dollars on a new house, membayar wang muka sebanyak sepuluh ribu ringgit utk rumah baru; 4. leave lying as sediment, precipitate (act.) melonggokkan, memendapkan; (pass.) terlonggok, termendap: the strong winds ~ed dust over a wide area, angin kencang melonggokkan debu di kawasan yg luas; silt ~ed at the mouth of the river, kelodak yg terlonggok di muara sungai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |