| thrive | b. develop well, doing fine, (of child) bagus; (of plants and animals) hidup biak: the cattle manage to ~ on the poor pastures, lembu-lembu itu boleh hidup biak di padang ragut yg kurang subur; the crop ~s in sandy so | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ruminate | vi chew the cud, memamah biak, ruminat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breed | vi 1. produce offspring, membiak, berkembang biak: mosquitoes ~ in stagnant water, nyamuk membiak dlm air yg bertakung; 2. generate, menjadi-jadi: crime usually ~s in big cities, jenayah sering kali menjadi-jadi di bandar-bandar besar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rumination | n 1. act of chewing the cud, memamah biak, peruminatan; 2. meditation, renungan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| proliferate | vi 1.yield new growth rapidly, menjadi peridi, berkembang biak: water hyacinth ~s in ponds, keladi bunting menjadi peridi dlm kolam; 2. increase rapidly in number, /wujud, muncul/ dgn pesat; (of gossip etc) tersebar dgn cepat: squatter huts ~d along the railway line, rumah-rumah setinggan muncul dgn pesat di sepanjang landasan kereta api; these rumours will continue to ~ until an official statement is made, khabar-khabar angin ini akan terus tersebar dgn cepat sehingga kenyataan rasmi dibuat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prolific | adj 1. (of animals, plants) producing offspring, fruit, etc in abundance,peridi, cepat berkembang biak: rats and rabbits are ~ animals, tikus dan arnab ialah haiwan peridi; 2. (of writer, artist, etc) producing works in abundance, prolifik: Wordsworth was one of the most ~ of English poets, Wordsworth adalah salah seorang penyajak Inggeris yg paling prolifik; 3. abundant, profuse, banyak; (of person) banyak, ramai: the wet warm weather has encouraged the ~ growth, cuaca yg panas lembap menggalakkan pertumbuhan yg banyak; the Elizabethan era, so ~ of poets, era Elizabeth, waktu yg terdapat ramai penyajak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inbred | adj 1. inherent, inborn, semula jadi: ~ good manners, sopan santun yg semula jadi; 2. bred from closely related ancestors or stock, biak baka dalam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breeder | n 1. person causing the propagation (of cattle, sheep, etc) pembiak baka; 2. st that reproduces (to excess) (binatang yg) mudah /membiak, berkembang biak/: rabbits are ~s, arnab ialah binatang yg mudah membiak; 3. animal kept for breeding purposes, baka utk pembiakan; 4. source, cause, punca: a ~ of discontent, punca rasa tdk puas hati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |