| thorn | n 1. prickle, duri: the sharp ~s of the bougainvillea, duri-duri tajam pd pokok bunga kertas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spiky | adj 1. having sharp points, runcing; (of hair, crest, etc) tercacak-cacak: long ~ thorns, duri-duri yg panjang dan runcing; she despaired of her coarse, ~ hair, dia susah hati krn rambutnya kasar dan tercacak-cacak; the lizard had a ~ crest, cicak itu mempunyai balung yg tercacak-cacak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whipcord | n 1. strong type of cord, tali /cemeti, cambuk/; 2. strong woollen cloth, whipcord: the thorns couldn’t penetrate his ~ trousers, duri-duri itu tdk boleh menembusi seluar whipcordnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spine | 3. prickle, duri: the ~s on the fish’s fins are poisonous, duri pd sirip ikan itu beracun; some animals have protective ~s, sesetengah haiwan mempunyai duri pelindung; the ~s of a cactus, duri kaktus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thorny | 2. (fig.) penuh duri dan ranjau: a ~ problem, masalah penuh duri dan ranjau. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prickle | n 1. (on animal or plant) duri: the leaves are covered with ~s, daun-daun itu penuh dgn duri; 2. a. mild stinging sensation, rasa mencucuk: I don’t like to feel the ~ of wool against my skin, saya tdk suka rasa mencucuk pd kulit ketika memakai baju bulu; b. (fig.) meremang bulu roma: I felt a ~ of fear when the lights went out, meremang bulu roma saya apabila lampu padam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thorn | a ~ in o’s /flesh, side /, duri dlm daging: his son, with his radical ideas, has always been a ~ in his flesh, anak lelakinya yg mempunyai idea-idea radikal sentiasa menjadi duri dlm daging. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| catfish | n ikan duri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pick 1 | budak lelaki itu mencungkil duri pd jarinya; the dentist ~ed the old filling out of the tooth, doktor gigi itu mencungkil tampalan lama dr giginya; 5. remove (st) from a surface, place, [various translations]: she ~ed a loose thread off the hem of her skirt, dia membuang benang yg terurai dr pelipat skirtnya; the salesgirl ~ed all the shoes off the floor and put them back in their boxes, jurujual itu memungut semua kasut dr lantai dan memasukkannya semula ke dlm kotak; the little girl ~ed all the cherries off the biscuits, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scratch | he was ~ed by the thorns of the rose-bush, kulitnya telah tercalar oleh duri rumpun mawar; 5. cause to make grating sound, berkerik: the teacher’s fingernail ~ed the blackboard, kuku guru itu berkerik pd papan hitam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |