| essential oil | n minyak pati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| essential | n 1. st extremely necessary or important, approp n + yg perlu: he regards money as an ~, dia menganggap wang sbg sesuatu yg perlu; we only had enough money to furnish the room with the bare ~s, kami hanya ada wang yg cukup utk melengkapi bilik itu dgn perabot yg perlu sahaja; 2. fundamental principle, asas: the ~s of English grammar, asas-asas tatabahasa Inggeris. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| essential | adj 1. (extremely important) penting; (very necessary), (sangat) perlu: it is ~ that the targets we set are realistic, adalah penting bahawa matlamat yg kita tetapkan realistik; oxygen is ~ to human life, oksigen adalah perlu utk kehidupan manusia; experience is ~ for this position, pengalaman adalah perlu utk jawatan ini; 2. basic, fundamental, asas, pokok: an ~ feature of the literary works of that period, ciri asas karya-karya sastera zaman itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| non-essential | n barang yg tdk perlu: she had no money to spend on ~s, dia tdk ada wang utk membeli barang-barang yg tdk perlu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| non-essential | adj tdk perlu: a ~ purchase, pembelian yg tdk perlu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| must | n st essential, kemestian: good strong shoes are a ~ for any tourists, memakai kasut yg baik dan tahan ialah suatu kemestian bagi setiap pelancong; a steady hand is a ~ for a surgeon, memang menjadi suatu kemestian bagi seorang doktor | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ultimate | 3. essential, prime, utama, asasi: this was found to be the ~ cause of the friction, inilah yg didapati menjadi sebab utama terjadinya pergeseran itu; a search for the ~ truth, mencari kebenaran yg asasi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| substance | 3. basic essential part of st, isi: a short report containing the ~ of his speech, laporan ringkas yg mengandungi isi ucapannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| frippery | n cheap, vulgar, non-essential ornament, hiasan murah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| starve | 3. deprive of essential need, membiarkan [sso, sst] kehabisan; (affection, care, etc) membiarkan [sso] kehausan: the association was ~d of funds, persatuan itu dibiarkan kehabisan wang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |