insinuate | ~ os into, a. cause os to be accepted by stealthy, artful means, secara licin + approp v: it did not take him long to ~ himself into the boss’s favour, dlm masa yg sekejap saja, dan secara licin, dia dapat mengambil hati ketuanya; she managed to ~ herself into the confidence of the kampong people, dia secara licin dapat membuat orang-orang kampung itu percaya padanya; b. enter gradually and stealthily, menyelinap masuk: the creeper ~s itself into every cranny, tumbuhan jalar itu menyelinap masuk ke dlm setiap lubang; ~ st into, menyelinapkan sst ke dlm: to ~ fear and suspicion into so’s mind, menyelinapkan perasaan takut dan curiga ke dlm fikiran sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
clean-shaven | adj dicukur /licin, bersih/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
crumb | n 1. serbuk, serdak: bread ~s, serbuk roti; eat every ~, makan hingga /habis, licin/; 2. (fig.) secebis, sedikit: ~s of information, secebis maklumat; ~s of comfort, sedikit keselesaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
clamber | ~ up, memanjat [n] dgn susah; he ~ed up the slippery slope, dia memanjat cerun yg licin itu dgn susah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
inch | vi move slowly, gradually, approp v + /perlahan-lahan, sedikit demi sedikit/: we ~ed along the slippery ledge, kami bergerak perlahan-lahan di sepanjang tubir yg licin itu; afraid of falling, he ~ed back from the edge of the cliff, krn takut jatuh, dia berundur sedikit demi sedikit dr tepi tebing itu; the crowd ~ed forward, anxious to catch a glimpse of the royal couple, orang ramai yg ingin melihat wajah pasangan diraja itu mara ke hadapan sedikit demi sedikit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
greasy | adj 1. covered in grease, bergris, berminyak; 2. containing a lot of oily secretions, berminyak: ~ skin must be cleansed at least twice a day, kulit berminyak mestilah dibersihkan sekurang-kurangnya dua kali sehari; 3. slippery, licin: the road was ~ after the rain, jalan raya itu licin selepas hujan; 4. ingratiating, mengampu: she distrusted the man’s ~ nature, dia curiga akan sifat mengampu lelaki itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
baldness | n 1. (of person, head) kebotakan, keadaan [sso yg] botak; 2. (of hill, mountain, tree) kegondolan; 3. (of tyre) kelicinan, kebotakan, tdk berbunga, licin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
feel | n sensation produced by st touched, rasa: the ~ of silk, rasa sutera; the ~ of the rope around his neck, rasa lilitan tali di lehernya; have a ~, merasa; /rough, smooth, etc / to the ~, /kasar, licin, dll/ apabila /dirasa, disentuh/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
facile | adj 1. effortless, mudah: a ~ victory, kemenangan yg mudah; ~ reading, bacaan yg mudah; 2. fluent, lancar: a ~ speaker, penceramah yg lancar; a ~ style of writing, gaya penulisan yg lancar; 3. glib, licik, licin: a ~ liar, penipu yg licik; 4. superficial, cetek: a ~ mind, fikiran yg cetek; 5. (archaic) gentle, easygoing, lembut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
grit | n 1. (small pieces of stone) batu halus; (sand particles) pasir; (tech) kersik, grit: ~ got into his eye, pasir masuk dlm matanya; ~ was spread on the road to make it less slippery, grit ditaburkan di atas jalan supaya jalan itu tdk berapa licin; 2. pluck, determination, /ketabahan, kecekalan/ hati, /tabah, cekal/ hati: he showed he was a player with plenty of ~, dia menunjukkan bahawa dia pemain yg amat tabah hati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |