| argent | n (poet.) perak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gallery tray | n talam perak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ladle | n long-handled deep-bowled spoon, senduk: a silver soup ~, senduk sup perak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| furbish | vt 1. polish, menggilap: to ~ an old silver cup, menggilap piala perak yg lama; 2. also ~ up, improve the appearance, condition of, mem(per)baharui; (language) mengasah: this room needs to be ~ed up, bilik ini perlu diperbaharui. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foil2 | n 1. very thin beaten or rolled metal sheet, kerajang: silver ~, kerajang perak; aluminium ~, kerajang aluminium; 2. paper covered with this, kertas timah; (if metal is specified) kertas: cigarettes wrapped in ~, rokok yg dibungkus dgn kertas timah; gold ~, kertas emas; 3. metal sheet used as backing for mirror, kerajang; 4. so., st that contrasts with and hence sets off another, (sst yg) menyerlahkan; (theat) watak lawan: her black evening gown was a good ~ for her pale complexion, gaun malamnya yg hitam menyerlahkan kulitnya yg putih; the ugly stepsisters are a ~ to the beautiful Cinderella, kakak-kakak tiri yg hodoh itu merupakan watak lawan bagi Cinderella yg jelita. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elbow-grease | n (colloq) kerja /keras, kuat, berat/: cleaning all this silver takes a lot of ~, membersihkan semua barang perak ini kerja berat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hammer | ~ out, a. flatten by hammering, mengetuk: he has to get the mudguard ~ed out, madgad ini perlu diketuk; b. shape by hammering, menempa: to ~ out a silver tray, menempa dulang perak; c. discuss in detail, berbincang dgn panjang lebar: the two foreign ministers ~ed out a solution that was acceptable to both sides, kedua-dua menteri luar itu berbincang dgn panjang lebar utk mencapai satu persetujuan yg boleh diterima oleh kedua-dua belah pihak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brighten | vt also ~ up, 1. cast light on, menerangi: the moon ~ed the landscape, bulan menerangi kawasan itu; 2. make more shiny, mengilatkan, mengilaukan: a good polishing will ~ up the silverware, barang-barang perak itu dapat dikilatkan jika digilap dgn baik; 3. make more vivid, menerangkan, mencerahkan, membuat sst /terang, cerah/: he ~ed the picture by adding touches of red, dia menerangkan gambar itu dgn membubuh warna merah sedikit di sana sini; 4. make more auspicious, mencerahkan, membuat [n] cerah: a change in management ~ed his prospects, pertukaran pihak pengurusan membuat harapannya cerah; 5. make more cheerful, enliven, memeriahkan: his presence ~ed up the rather dull occasion, kehadirannya memeriahkan majlis yg agak membosankan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expand | vt 1. a. increase the size, volume of (liquid, gas, metal, etc) mengembangkan; b. cause to become greater in number, membesarkan, memperbesar: plans are under way to ~ the Royal Navy, rancangan sedang dijalankan utk memperbesar Angkatan Tentera Laut Diraja; 2. cause to become bigger, more successful, etc, (business, trade, operations, etc) mengembangkan, memperluas; (horizons, influence) memperluas; (empire) memperluas: the bank will soon ~ its operations by setting up two new branches in Perak, bank itu akan mengembangkan operasinya dgn membuka dua cawangan baru di Perak; 3. make (argument, ideas, story, etc more detailed) mengembangkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bright | adj 1. emitting light, terang: he was dazzled by the ~ sunlight, sinar matahari yg terang menyilaukan matanya; the light is too ~, lampu itu terlalu terang; 2. reflecting light, berkilau: the ~ silver gleamed on the table, barang perak yg berkilau itu bergemerlapan di atas meja; from where he stood he could see the ~ water of the lake glistening in the moonlight, dr tempat dia berdiri, dia dapat melihat air tasik yg berkilau dlm cahaya bulan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |