| head | come to a ~, a. sudah hampir meletus; b. (fig.) meruncing: the unrest in the country has come to a ~, keadaan gelisah di negara itu kini telah meruncing; cost so. his ~, mengorbankan nyawa sso; /cry, eat, talk/ o’s ~ off, /menangis, makan, bercakap/ semahu-mahunya; do a ~ count, kira berapa orang; fall ~ over heels, a. jatuh tunggang terbalik; b. esp fall ~ over heels in love, benar-benar jatuh cinta: he has fallen ~ over heels in love with the actress, dia telah benar-benar jatuh cinta pd seniwati itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| taper | vi also ~ off, 1. become gradually narrower, menirus, meruncing, melancip: the leaves ~ at both ends, daun itu menirus pd kedua-dua belah hujungnya; the pyramid ~s from base to tip, piramid itu menirus dr bahagian baw | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| head | at the ~ of, a. in front, di hadapan sekali: at the ~ of the parade, di hadapan sekali dlm perarakan itu; b. at the top, di atas sekali; /bite, snap/ so’s ~ off, /menengking, mengherdik/ sso; bring st to a ~, (act.) menyebabkan sst meruncing; (pass.) meruncing: the murder of a key member of the party brought matters to a ~, pembunuhan seorang ahli parti yg penting menyebabkan keadaan meruncing; cannot make ~ or tail (of), tdk faham langsung; /come into, enter/ o’s ~, terfikir, menyangka: it didn’t enter my ~ that she would be upset, saya tdk terfikir bahawa dia akan tersinggung; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fall | 9. decrease in amount, value, etc, penurunan: a ~ in the level of water in the dam, penurunan paras air di empangan itu; a ~ in land prices is anticipated, penurunan harga tanah diduga; a sharp ~ in the number of tourists visiting the country, penurunan yg meruncing dlm bilangan pelancong yg melawat negara itu; 10. (of town, city) penawanan; 11. collapse, kejatuhan: the ~ of the Roman Empire, kejatuhan Empayar Rom; 12. number of animals at birth, sekali lahir: a good ~ of lambs, banyak biri-biri sekali lahir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rise | 5. appear above the horizon, terbit: we got up early to watch the sun ~ above the horizon, kami bangun awal utk melihat matahari terbit di ufuk; 6. be built or erected, terdiri, tertegak; (colloq) naik: a new city rose on the ashes of the old one, kota baru tertegak di atas debu kota lama; 7. increase, a. (in amount, degree, etc) meningkat, naik: prices have ~n sharply, harga meningkat dgn meruncing; exports have ~n over the past year, eksport meningkat pd tahun lalu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| distinct | adj 1. different, berbeza, berlainan, tdk sama: divided into two ~ categories, dibahagikan kpd dua kategori yg berbeza; as ~ from, berbeza drpd: modern drugs as ~ from traditional remedies, penggunaan ubat moden yg berbeza drpd ubat-ubatan tradisional; 2. sharp, clear, jelas: ~ pronunciation, sebutan yg jelas; a ~ outline, bentuk yg jelas; my recollection of the event is ~, ingatan saya ttg kejadian itu adalah jelas; 3. unmistakable, positive, nyata: there’s a ~ possibility that the crisis will escalate into a war, ada kemungkinan yg nyata krisis itu akan meruncing menjadi satu peperangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |