| figurative | adj not literal, kiasan: the ~ uses of the word “hot”, penggunaan kiasan perkataan “hot”; ~ language, bahasa kiasan; in the ~ sense of the word, dlm erti kiasan kata itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| figure of speech | n kiasan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sense | 6. meaning, interpretation, maksud, erti: he is using the word in its figurative ~, dia menggunakan perkataan itu dgn erti kiasan; this is more or less the ~ of what he said, inilah lebih kurang maksud kata-katanya; in /all ~s, every ~/ of the word, dlm semua erti kata: she’s beautiful in every ~ of the word, dia cantik dlm semua erti kata ; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| embellishment | n 1. act of beautifying, penghiasan, menghias: money provided for the ~ of the building, wang yg disediakan utk menghias bangunan itu; 2. st serving to embellish, bunga-bunga: similes and metaphors as poetical ~s, kiasan dan metafora sbg bunga-bunga puisi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pat 2 | adv 1.also off ~, by heart, dgn lancar: he had learned the lines off ~, dia telah dapat menghafaz dialognya dgn lancar; 2. aptly, coming at the right time, sesuai benar: the simile fitted ~ into his sentence, kiasan itu sesuai benar dgn kalimatnya; 3.without hesitation, as if already prepared, dgn lancar: his excuse came ~ when I asked him why he couldn’t finish his work on time, jawapannya keluar dgn lancar apabila saya bertanya mengapa dia tdk dapat menyiapkan kerja pd masanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vitality | n 1. quality of great energy and liveliness, penuh bertenaga: a young man full of ~, pemuda yg penuh bertenaga; the orchestra played with verve and ~, orkestra itu bermain dgn penuh tenaga dan bersemangat; 2. ability to endure, tahan lama: many of the idioms now in use lack ~, beberapa banyak kiasan yg digunakan sekarang tdk tahan lama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |