| wield | vt 1. brandish, mengacu-acukan: the demonstrators were hurling stones and ~ing sticks, penunjuk-penunjuk perasaan itu sedang membaling batu dan mengacu-acukan kayu; 2. exert, menggunakan: as Prime Minister he was able to ~ enormous political power, sbg Perdana Menteri, dia dapat menggunakan kuasa politik dgn meluas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| woozy | adj pening-pening: the whisky made him feel ~, wiski itu membuat dia pening-pening; his head was ~ and he had to sit down, kepalanya pening-pening dan dia terpaksa duduk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| work | 12. act, kerja, perbuatan: this broken public telephone is the ~ of vandals, telefon awam yg pecah ini ialah kerja pelaku musnah; the police believed that the bank robbery was the ~ of professionals, pihak polis percaya bahawa rompakan bank itu ialah kerja orang-orang yg profesional; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| write | 3. a. be the author of, menulis: he ~s well about political events, dia pandai menulis ttg peristiwa-peristiwa politik; a literary critic who ~s for The New Straits Times, seorang pengkritik sastera yg menulis utk akhbar The New Straits Times; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wire-tap | vt mengintip dengar [sst] melalui talian telefon: he ~ped the conversation of the opposition party, dia mengintip dengar perbualan parti pembangkang melalui talian telefon; the guerilla ~ped the line between the camp and army headquarters, gerila telah mengintip dengar kawat telefon antara kem itu dgn ibu pejabat tentera melalui talian telefon; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wily | adj licik: a ~ poker player, pemain pakau yg licik; ~ tricks, tipu helah yg licik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| word | pass the ~, menyampaikan pesan: please pass the ~ that tomorrow will be a holiday, tolong sampaikan pesan bahawa esok cuti; put in a (good) ~ (for so.), menyokong sso: the manager put in a ~ for me, so I got the job, pengurus itu menyokong saya, jadi saya mendapat pekerjaan itu; she promised to put in a good ~ if she got the chance, dia berjanji hendak menyokong saya jika mendapat peluang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| white | n 1. white colour, (warna) putih: the bride was dressed in ~, pengantin perempuan itu berpakaian putih; 2. white person, orang kulit putih: frequent clashes occurred between the ~s and the blacks living in the area, perkelahian selalu berlaku antara orang kulit putih dgn orang kulit hitam yg tinggal di kawasan itu; 3. part of an egg surrounding the yolk, putih (telur): beat the egg ~s until stiff, pukul putih telur itu sehingga kembang; 4. white part of an eyeball, bahagian putih: the ~s of his eyes were bloodshot, bahagian putih matanya merah; 5. (in pl) white clothes, pakaian putih: a tennis player in his ~s, pemain tenis yg berpakaian putih. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| weighty | adj 1. serious or important, penting: the ministers were discussing ~ matters of state, menteri-menteri itu sedang membincangkan perkara-perkara penting ttg negara; ~ arguments, hujah-hujah yg penting; 2. heavy, berat: he walked with ~ steps towards the door, dia berjalan dgn langkah yg berat menuju ke pintu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whims(e)y | n 1. strange or playful behaviour, perangai /pelik, ganjil, aneh/: his resignation was an act of irresponsible ~, peletakan jawatannya menunjukkan perangai peliknya yg tdk bertanggung jawab; 2. fanciful idea, scheme, rancangan gila-gila: have you heard of his latest ~? He’s bought an old railway engine!, dengar tak rancangan gila-gilanya yg terbaru? Dia telah membeli enjin kereta api lama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |