Definisi : go against the ~, bertentangan dgn + approp n: it went against the ~ for him to tell lies and he only did it to get his sister out of the mess, bercakap bohong bertentangan dgn sifatnya dan dia berbuat demikian semata-mata utk melepaskan adiknya dr masalah itu; separate the /~, wheat/ from the chaff, mengasingkan yg baik drpd yg tdk baik. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : sekumit, sekelumit, sedikit: there isn’t a ~ of truth in his allegations, tdk ada sedikit pun kebenaran dlm tuduhannya; he hasn’t a ~ of sense, dia sedikit pun tdk berakal; 8. (photog) bintik; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. single seed of plant, esp cereal plant, biji, butir: he picked up the few ~s of rice that were left on the table, dia mengutip butir-butir nasi yg terdapat di atas meja itu; 2. seed, fruit of cereal plants, biji-bijian; (tech) bijian: they scattered some ~s for the birds, mereka menabur biji-bijian utk burung-burung itu; 3. cereal plants such as rice, barley, which has been harvested, biji-bijian: the ship carried a cargo of ~, kapal itu membawa muatan biji-bijian; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 4. tiny hard particle, butir: he shook the ~s of sand out of his shoes, dia mengetuk-ngetuk kasutnya utk membuang butir-butir pasir; 5. a. pattern resulting from arrangement of fibres in wood, flesh, rock etc, ira: the wood of the bookshelves has a very attractive ~, ira kayu para buku itu sangat menarik; you must cut along the ~ of the material, kamu mesti memotong kain itu mengikut iranya; b. texture, tekstur: marble of fine ~, marmar yg halus teksturnya; 6. unit of weight equivalent to 0.065 gm, grain; 7. least amount possible, very small amount, (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)