| 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 |
| arid | adj 1. dry, parched, gersang, kersang, kontang: ~ belt, kawasan gersang; 2. uninteresting, barren, membosankan: his life was ~ and joyless, hidupnya membosankan dan tdk bahagia; a style that is ~, gaya yg membosankan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vast | adj 1. spreading a great distance, luas terbentang: a ~, arid region, kawasan kontang yg luas terbentang; a ~ expanse of sea, laut yg luas terbentang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crack | vi 1. split into fissures, merekah: the dry ground ~ed during the long summer, tanah yg kontang merekah pd musim panas yg panjang; 2. split into thin lines, meretak: the glass ~ed when she poured hot water into it, gelas itu meretak apabila air panas dituang ke dalamnya; 3. (of skin, lips) pecah-pecah; 4. make sudden, sharp noise, [various translations]: rifles ~ed simultaneously, senapang meletup serentak; the children shouted when the fireworks ~ed, kanak-kanak bersorak apabila bunga api meletup-letup; when whips ~, apabila cemeti melecut; 5. (of voice), (menjadi) serak; (approaching puberty, adolescence) pecah: his voice ~ed with grief, suaranya serak krn sedih; at adolescence, a boy’s voice ~s, suara budak lelaki pecah sewaktu mulai meningkat remaja; 6. break down, menyerah: he ~ed under the continual questioning, dia menyerah setelah disoal bertalu-talu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |