| misuse | n salah guna: ~ of government subsidies, salah guna subsidi kerajaan; blatant ~ of authority, salah guna kuasa secara terang-terangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reclaim | vt 1. make (land) suitable for use, menebus guna: this area has been ~ed from the sea, kawasan ini telah ditebus guna dr laut; 2. recover substances from waste products, memulih guna: the old bottles are collected so that the glass can be ~ed, botol-botol lama dikumpulkan supaya kacanya dapat dipulih guna; 3. reform, memulihkan: it is difficult to ~ a drug addict, penagih dadah sukar dipulihkan; 4. demand return of, menuntut /balik, kembali/: you can only ~ the purchase price if you have a receipt, tuan hanya dapat menuntut balik harga belian jika tuan mempunyai resit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unreclaimed | adj tdk ditebus guna: ~ marshland, kawasan paya yg tdk ditebus guna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| irreclaimable | adj tdk boleh dipulih guna: ~ land, tanah yg tdk boleh dipulih guna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| universal | 5. (mech) adjustable to many sizes or uses, serba guna: a ~ spanner, sepana serba guna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disposable | adj 1. that can be disposed of after use, pakai buang: ~ nappy, napkin pakai buang; 2. vailable for use, boleh guna: ~ assets, aset boleh guna; ~ income, pendapatan boleh guna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| squirt | 2. (colloq & derog) small, youthful, self-important fellow, si tak guna: that little ~ behaves as if he were the manager, not a junior clerk, si tak guna itu berlagak seolah-olah dia pengurus dan bukan kerani rendah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precious | a ~ lot of good, (colloq) tak ada guna lagi: the offer of help has come too late. A ~ lot of good it will do him now, tawaran bantuan terlalu lewat. Tak ada guna lagi baginya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| louse | n 1. wingless, blood sucking-insect, kutu; 2. (sl) unpleasant person, (approp n) tak guna: he left me without a cent in my pocket – the ~!, dia tinggalkan saya tanpa sesen pun dlm poket – jantan tak guna!; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| please | if you ~ Sir, we must discuss this right away?, bolehkah saya bercakap dgn tuan sekarang juga?; b.(indic annoyance) tak guna betul, kurang asam: and now, if you ~, she’s asked me to do it all over again, tak guna betul, dia suruh saya membuatnya semula; c. (indic surprise) percaya/tu, engkau/: my neighbour is called Adolf Hitler if you ~!, percaya tu! Nama jiran saya Adolf Hitler; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |