| vocabulary | n /perbendaharaan, kosa/ kata: the child has a large -, budak itu mempunyai perbendaharaan kata yg luas; English ~ is rich in synonyms, perbendaharaan kata bahasa Inggeris kaya dgn sinonim; doctors have a ~ of their own, doktor mempunyai perbendaharaan kata yg tersendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jargon | n 1. specialized vocabulary, jargon: engineering ~, jargon kejuruteraan; computer ~, jargon komputer; 2. see PIDGIN. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| word | n 1. unit of vocabulary, perkataan: an essay of about 3,000 ~s, sebuah esei sepanjang kira-kira 3,000 perkataan; “avion” is the French ~ for aeroplane, “avion” ialah perkataan Perancis utk kapal terbang; this ~ comes from Latin, perkataan ini berasal drpd bahasa Latin; each ~ must be clearly pronounced, setiap perkataan mesti disebut dgn jelas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diction | n 1. choice of vocabulary, diksi, pemilihan kata: poetic ~, diksi puitis; 2. manner of enunciation, /gaya, cara/ sebutan: to improve o’s ~, memperbaik gaya sebutan sso | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Scrabble | n (tdmk) Skrabel: playing ~ helps to improve one’s vocabulary, bermain skrabel boleh membantu meningkatkan perbendaharaan kata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| widen | vt 1. broaden, melebarkan: the road is being ~ed, jalan itu sedang dilebarkan; 2. enlarge the scope or extend the range of, meluaskan: reading ~ed his vocabulary, membaca meluaskan perbendaharaan katanya; travel has ~ed his outlook and deepened his understanding of people, pengembaraan meluaskan lagi pandangannya dan memperdalam pemahamannya ttg manusia; he wanted to ~ the terms of the agreement, dia hendak meluaskan syarat-syarat perjanjian itu; 3. cause to become more extreme, meluaskan: money troubles ~ed the rift between them, masalah kewangan meluaskan perselisihan antara mereka; a policy that ~s the gap between the rich and the poor, dasar yg meluaskan jurang antara yg kaya dan yg miskin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| archaic | n 1. ancient, kuno, purbakala: examples of ~ Egyptian art, contoh-contoh seni kuno Mesir; 2. antiquated, ketinggalan zaman: his attitude towards women is positively ~, sikapnya thdp wanita betul-betul ketinggalan zaman; 3. (of words, vocabulary, etc) kuno. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |