| climax | vi 1. come to a climax, memuncak: the demonstration ~ed in a riot, tunjuk perasaan itu memuncak dgn rusuhan; 2. reach orgasm, mencapai /puncak syahwat, orgasme/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pitch 1 | n 1. (of roof, stairs, etc) degree of slope, inclination, curam, cerun, kecuraman, kecerunan: stairs in old Dutch houses are set at a steep ~, tangga di rumah lama Belanda curam; 2. high degree of intensity of st, memuncak: after the equalizing goal, excitement rose to a new ~, setelah gol penyamaan, keterujaan semakin memuncak; 3. distance, a. (between threads on a screw thread) jarak (ulir); b. (between teeth on a gearwheel) jarak (gigi gear); c. (of rivet) jarak (rivet); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| peak | n 1. mountain summit, /puncak, kemuncak/ (gunung): they reached the ~ in 3 hours, mereka sampai ke puncak gunung dlm masa 3 jam; 2. mountain, gunung: behind the low foothills rose a majestic ~, di belakang kaki bukit yg rendah itu tersergam gunung yg hebat dan agung; 3. part of st, a. (projecting upwards) puncak: the sharp ~s of the Minangkabau-style roof, puncak tajam bumbung rumah bentuk Minangkabau; b. (forming into sharp points) memuncak: she beat the egg whites into ~s, dia memukul putih telur hingga memuncak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tension | n 1. nervous anxiety, perasaan cemas: ~ mounted as they waited for news of the survivors, perasaan cemas memuncak ketika mereka menunggu berita ttg orang-orang yg terselamat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sky-high | adv 1. as high as the sky, melangit, setinggi langit: the mountain rose ~ on the horizon, gunung itu memuncak setinggi langit di ufuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| appease | vt 1. calm, settle, meredakan, menenangkan, menenteramkan: to ~ a mutiny, meredakan pemberontakan; an attempt to ~ the growing dissatisfaction, percubaan utk menenangkan rasa tdk puas hati yg memuncak; 2. pacify, allay, a. (person) menenteramkan, menenangkan: to ~ an irate husband, menenangkan suami yg marah; b. (emotion) meredakan: soft words to ~ the wrath of the king, kata-kata yg lemah lembut untuk meredakan kemurkaan raja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heighten | vt 1. raise, meninggikan (lagi): the ceiling ought to be ~ed a little, siling itu patut ditinggikan sedikit lagi; 2. enhance, menyerlahkan: the lights ~ the beauty of the room, lampu-lampu menyerlahkan keindahan bilik itu; 3. increase, (act.) memuncakkan; (pass.) memuncak; (the effect of st) menambahkan: the comment ~ed his anger, komen itu memuncakkan kemarahannya; the lighting ~ed the dramatic effect of the place, pencahayaan menambahkan kesan dramatik tempat itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |