| inexhaustible | adj 1. that cannot be used up, tdk /habis-habis, akan habis/; (of spring) tdk /akan kering, kering-kering/: an ~ supply of wheat, bekalan gandum yg tdk akan habis; ~ patience, sabar betul, terlalu sabar: her patience seems ~, dia nampaknya sabar betul; so’s patience is not ~, sso bukannya sabar sangat: “My patience is not ~,” she said, “Saya ini bukannya sabar sangat,” katanya; 2. untiring, tdk kenal /lelah, penat/: he is ~ in his endeavours, dia tdk kenal lelah dlm usahanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perennial | adj 1. everlasting, a. (of stream, well, etc) tdk kering-kering, sentiasa berair, malar, saka: the ~ streams of the Alpine valleys, anak sungai yg tdk kering-kering di lembah Alps; b. (of snow, ice) sentiasa meliputi: the ~ snows and ice of Antarctica, salji dan ais yg sentiasa meliputi Benua Antartika; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bone-dry | adj kering-kontang, kering-kerontang: a ~ well, telaga yg kering-kontang; (of clothes) kering ringkai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dry | drpd telaga minyak itu sudah kering sekarang; 8. without sufficient rainfall, kering: we have had a very hot, ~ summer, musim panas kali ini kering dan berbahang; for the wild animals, life is difficult in the ~ season, bagi binatang-binatang liar, kehidupan sukar dlm musim kering; ~ climate, iklim kering; 9. (colloq) thirsty, tekak [sso] kering, [sso] kering tekak, haus, dahaga: I’m so ~ I could drink a gallon of water, kering betul tekak saya, segelen air pun saya boleh minum; 10. having little saliva, kering: his mouth felt ~ after the injection, mulutnya berasa kering selepas dia diberi suntikan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| parch | b. ( lips, skin ), (act.) menyebabkan [bibir] kering; (pass.) kering: my lips are ~ed, bibir saya kering; 2. (usu pass.) make very thirsty, (act.) mengeringkan tekak, menyebabkan [sso] /haus, dahaga/; (pass.) haus, dahaga, kering tekak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dry | adj 1. not watery, kering: come and stand over here where the ground is ~, mari berdiri di tanah yg kering ini; ~ land, land that is not under water (esp the sea) darat: they were relieved when they reached ~ land, mereka berasa lega apabila sampai di darat; 2. not damp or wet, kering: are the clothes ~ yet?, adakah baju-baju itu sudah kering?; he stood in front of the fire until he was ~, dia berdiri di hadapan api sehingga kering; 3. having lost moisture, kering: my lips are ~ and cracked, bibir saya kering dan pecah-pecah; the ground was ~ and dusty, tanah itu kering dan berdebu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spindly | adj kurus kering: ~ legs, kaki yg kurus kering; a few ~ trees, beberapa batang pokok yg kurus kering. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shrivel | vt also ~ up, menyebabkan [sst] kering dan kerepot; (skin) menyebabkan [kulit] kering dan berkedut: lack of water had ~led the crops, kekurangan air telah menyebabkan tanaman kering dan kerepot; too much sun will ~ the skin,terlalu banyak berjemur dlm panas matahari akan menyebabkan kulit kering dan berkedut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| parch | vt 1. make very dry a. ( land, soil, etc), ( act. ) menyebabkan [sst] kering /kontang, kerontang/; (pass.) kering /kontang, kerontang/: the long drought ~ed the field, kemarau panjang telah menyebabkan padang itu kering kontang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| parched | adj very dry, a. ( of land, soil, etc ) kering /kontang, kerontang/: ~ soil, tanah yg kering kontang; b. ( of lips etc ) kering. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |