| principal | n 1. head of educational institution, pengetua: she is the ~ of a girls’ secondary school, dia pengetua sekolah menengah perempuan; 2.(leg.)person who employs another to act as his agent, prinsipal: the agent said he would have to consult his ~, ejen itu berkata dia harus berunding dgn prinsipalnya;3. sum of money put out at interest, wang pokok; 4. main roof rafter, kasau jantan; 5. leading performer in,a. (play) pelakon utama; b.(in a ballet company) penari utama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| need | vt & aux 1. require, memerlukan [n], perlu [v]: I ~ $200, saya memerlukan wang $200; I ~ to borrow $200, saya perlu meminjam wang $200; this house ~s a new coat of paint, rumah ini perlu dicat lagi; the extra money was not ~ed, wang tambahan itu tdk diperlukan; cactuses ~ little water, pokok kaktus memerlukan sedikit air; this section ~s rewriting, bahagian ini perlu ditulis semula; 2. have to, perlu, harus, mesti; (in the negative) tdk perlu; (colloq) tak /payah, usah/: a fact that we all ~ to bear in mind, suatu kenyataan yg harus kita semua ingat; we ~n’t go to work tomorrow, tak payah kita pergi kerja esok; you ~n’t pretend you didn’t hear, kamu tak usah pura-pura tak dengar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whole | 2. entire, complete, a. (gen) seluruh(nya), semua(nya): the ~ city was destroyed by the earthquake, seluruh bandar itu musnah akibat gempa bumi; let’s forget about the ~ thing, marilah kita lupakan perkara itu seluruhnya; he inherited $500,000 and lost the ~ lot gambling, dia mewarisi wang sebanyak $500,000 dan menghabiskan semuanya dgn berjudi; his ~ body was covered with scars, seluruh badannya penuh dgn parut; you must give your ~ mind to the problem, kamu mesti menumpukan seluruh perhatian kamu pd masalah itu; b. (of time, distance), i. (gen) sepanjang: I spent the ~ afternoon in the garden, sepanjang petang itu saya bekerja di kebun; trees are planted along the ~ length of the field, pokok-pokok ditanam di sepanjang padang itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| root | n 1. (part of a plant) akar: to pull up the plant by the ~s, mencabut pokok itu dgn akarnya sekali; 2. root crop, tanaman berakar; 3. embedded part of hair, nail, etc, akar; 4. source, punca: money is the ~ of all evil, wang ialah punca segala maksiat; the ~ of the problem is incompatibility, punca masalah itu ialah ketakserasian; /get at, go to, strike at/ the ~(s) of, mencari puncanya; the ~ cause, punca; 5. (in pl) family ties, origins, asal-usul, asal: her ~s are here, in this country, asalnya di sini, di negeri ini; 6. (ling) kata akar; 7. (math) punca kuasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gold | n 1. (metal) emas: the ship was loaded with ~ bullion, kapal itu sarat dgn jongkong emas; 18-carat ~, emas 18 karat; currencies backed by ~, mata wang yg disandari emas; a ~ ring, cincin emas; a ~ mine, lombong emas; 2. objects made of gold, emas: eight million dollars worth of ~ and diamonds were reported missing from the safe, emas dan berlian bernilai lapan juta dolar dilaporkan hilang dr peti besi itu; 3. (colloq) gold medal, pingat emas; 4. (rhet) wealth, riches, harta kekayaan; 5. colour of gold, warna keemasan: he could see the ~ of her hair through the trees, dia dapat melihat rambutnya yg berwarna keemasan dr celah-celah pokok; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |