| delicacy | <i>ni> 1. <i>quality of being soft, exquisite, fine,i> <ba. (<i>in texture, quality, etci>) kehalusan: <i>~ of craftmanship,i> kehalusan kerja tangan; <i>the ~ of silk,i> kehalusan sutera; <i>the ~ of the design,i> kehalusan reka bentuk itu; b. (<i>in workmanshipi>) kehalusan buatan, halus buatannya: <i>the ~ of the china bowl,i> kehalusan buatan mangkuk tembikar itu; 2. <i>soft, fragile beauty,i> kehalusan, keayuan: <i>feminine ~,i> kehalusan wanita; 3. <i>frailtyi> (<i>of constitutioni>) keadaan [sso] yg mudah sakit, kelemahan resam tubuh: <i>the ~ of the child worries her parents,i> keadaan anak yg mudah sakit itu merunsingkan ibu bapanya; 4. <i>quality of being easily broken,i> getas, mudah pecah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ballast | <i>ni> 1. <i>material used to stabilize,i> a. <i>(ship)i> balast, tolak ba(ha)ra; in ~, membawa balast sahaja, tanpa angkutan; b. <i>(balloon-car)i> pemberat, balast; 2. <i>gravel for railway, road,i> balast; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |