| height | n 1. measurement from bottom to top, tinggi(nya): the ~ of the hill is 700 metres, tinggi bukit itu ialah 700 meter; she is 1.5 metres in ~, tinggi perempuan itu ialah 1.5 meter; she is of medium ~, dia sederhana tingginya; to the ~ of, setinggi: after a heavy rainfall, the water in the drain rose to the ~ of several inches, selepas hujan lebat, air dlm parit itu naik setinggi beberapa inci; 2. being tall, tinggi: she’d be able to reach the top of the shelf because of her ~, dia boleh mencapai bahagian atas rak krn dia tinggi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| effective | adj 1. having an effect, efficient, berkesan, efektif; (so as to be impressive) mengesankan: ~ measures to reduce inflation, langkah-langkah yg berkesan utk mengurangkan inflasi; the choice of colour combination was very ~, pilihan kombinasi warna sangat mengesankan; 2. (of medicine, remedy) mujarab, mustajab, manjur: an ~ ointment for eczema, salap ekzema yg mujarab; 3. operative, mula /berkuat kuasa, dikuatkuasakan/: the law is ~ from the first of January, undang-undang ini mula berkuat kuasa pd satu hari bulan Januari;4. actual, hakiki: the full strength of this battalion is 1,000, but the ~ strength is 800, kekuatan penuh batalion ini ialah 1,000, tetapi kekuatan hakikinya ialah 800; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forgery | n 1. (act) pemalsuan, memalsukan: ~ is a felony, pemalsuan ialah suatu feloni; 2. st forged, (approp n +) palsu: this painting is a ~, lukisan ini ialah karya palsu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gateway | n 1. see GATE (sense 1.); 2. means of entry, a. pintu masuk: Amsterdam is the ~ to Europe, Amsterdam ialah pintu masuk ke Eropah; b. (fig.) cara utk mendapatkan: persistence is the ~ to success, ketekunanan ialah cara utk mendapatkan kejayaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| honour | n 1. nobleness, mulia: prophets are men of ~, para rasul ialah orang yg mulia; 2. great respect, penghormatan: it was the ~ of winning that was important to him, not the prize, yg penting baginya ialah penghormatan krn menang, bukan hadiahnya; 3. good name, nama baik, kehormatan, maruah: to fight for a country’s ~, berjuang utk mempertahankan maruah negara; he felt that his ~ had been tarnished, dia merasakan nama baiknya telah tercemar; a woman’s ~, kehormatan sso wanita; 4. privilege, distinction, penghormatan: he was given the ~ of carrying the Olympic torch, dia diberi penghormatan membawa obor sukan Olimpik; 5. thing given to honour so., anugerah, kurnia(an): birthday ~s, kurniaan sempena hari keputeraan; 6. so. or st that brings credit, kebanggaan: he is an ~ to his profession, dia menjadi kebanggaan profesionnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| attribute | n 1. quality ascribed to so., st, sifat: patience is one of his ~s, salah satu sifatnya ialah sabar; 2. object regarded as symbol, lambang, simbol: the crown is an ~ of kingship, mahkota ialah lambang pemerintahan beraja; 3. (gram.) sifat, atribut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| be | vi 1. (simple copula) a. (when subj precedes pred which is n or n phr), [not translated], [emphatic, preceding prep phr & adj phr adalah, preceding n phr ialah]: John’s house is very big, rumah John sangat besar; he is lazy, dia malas; today is Saturday, hari ini hari Sabtu; b. (where point of division between subj and pred in the Malay sentence would be obscure) ialah: the man who keeps ducks is Mr. Lee, orang yg memelihara itik itu ialah Encik Lee; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elegiac | n 1. (chem) unsur: hydrogen and oxygen are ~s, hidrogen dan oksigen ialah unsur;2. any of the four elements (earth, water, air, fire) unsur; 3. (in pl) the ~s, unsur-unsur alam: the fisherman’s face was bronzed and wrinkled through exposure to the ~s, muka nelayan itu hitam dan berkedut-kedut krn terdedah kpd unsur-unsur alam; to brave the ~s, menghadapi unsur-unsur alam dgn tabah; 4. (in pl) rudiments (of learning) asas, dasar: the ~s of geometry, asas-asas geometri; 5. feature, component, unsur: spice is an important ~ in Indian cuisine, rempah ialah unsur penting dlm masakan orang India; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formula | n 1. set of symbols, rumus, formula: the ~ for hydrochloric acid is HCl, formula utk asid hidroklorik ialah HCl; the ~ for finding the area of a circle, rumus utk mencari luas bulatan; 2. set of rules, principles, etc, formula: a ~ for peace, formula utk keamanan; there is no magic ~ for a successful career, tdk ada formula ajaib utk berjaya dlm kerjaya; 3. form of words used regularly, ungkapan tetap: “how do you do” is the ~ used in greeting, “how do you do?” ialah ungkapan tetap yg digunakan utk menyapa; 4. list of ingredients, proportions, instructions, etc, formula; 5. (US) milk-like powder for babies, rumusan bayi; 6. (of racing cars) formula. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| accent | n 1. prominence given to syllable, tekanan (bunyi), aksen: in the word "remark" the ~ is on the second syllable, bagi perkataan "remark" aksennya (ialah) pd suku kata yg kedua; 2. mark indic stress or change of pronunciation, tanda /aksen, tekanan (bunyi)/; 3. characteristic pronunciation, pelat, telor, loghat: to speak English with a French ~, bercakap bahasa Inggeris dgn pelat orang Perancis; 4. (in verse, prose) tekanan; 5. emphasis, tumpuan: at the fashion show the ~ was on casual wear, tumpuan di pertunjukan fesyen itu ialah pd pakaian bersahaja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |