| bone-dry | <i>adji> kering-kontang, kering-kerontang: <i>a ~ well,i> telaga yg kering-kontang; <i>(of clothes)i> kering ringkai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perennial | <i>adji> 1. <i>everlastingi>, a. (<i>of stream, well, etci>) tdk kering-kering, sentiasa berair, malar, saka: <i>the ~ streams of the Alpine valleysi>, anak sungai yg tdk kering-kering di lembah Alps; b. (<i>of snow, icei>) sentiasa meliputi: <i>the ~ snows and ice of Antarcticai>, salji dan ais yg sentiasa meliputi Benua Antartika; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dry | drpd telaga minyak itu sudah kering sekarang; 8. <i>without sufficient rainfall,i> kering: <i>we have had a very hot, ~ summer,i> musim panas kali ini kering dan berbahang; <i>for the wild animals, life is difficult in the ~ season,i> bagi binatang-binatang liar, kehidupan sukar dlm musim kering; <i>~ climate,i> iklim kering; 9. <i>(colloq) thirsty,i> tekak [sso] kering, [sso] kering tekak, haus, dahaga: <i>I’m so ~ I could drink a gallon of water,i> kering betul tekak saya, segelen air pun saya boleh minum; 10. <i>having little saliva, kering: his mouth felt ~ after the injection,i> mulutnya berasa kering selepas dia diberi suntikan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inexhaustible | <i>adji> 1. <i>that cannot be used up,i> tdk /habis-habis, akan habis/; (<i>of springi>) tdk /akan kering, kering-kering/: <i>an ~ supply of wheat,i> bekalan gandum yg tdk akan habis; ~ patience, sabar betul, terlalu sabar: <i>her patience seems ~,i> dia nampaknya sabar betul; so’s patience is not ~, sso bukannya sabar sangat: <i>“My patience is not ~,” she said,i> “Saya ini bukannya sabar sangat,” katanya; 2. <i>untiring,i> tdk kenal /lelah, penat/: <i>he is ~ in his endeavours,i> dia tdk kenal lelah dlm usahanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| parch | b. (<i> lips, skin i> ), (<i>act.i>) menyebabkan [bibir] kering; (<i>pass.i>) kering: <i>my lips are ~ed, i>bibir saya kering; 2. (<i>usu pass.i>) <i>make very thirsty,i> (<i>act.i>) mengeringkan tekak, menyebabkan [sso] /haus, dahaga/; (<i>pass.i>) haus, dahaga, kering tekak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dry | <i>adji> 1. <i>not watery,i> kering: <i>come and stand over here where the ground is ~,i> mari berdiri di tanah yg kering ini; ~ land, <i>land that is not under wateri> (<i>esp the seai>) darat: <i>they were relieved when they reached ~ land,i> mereka berasa lega apabila sampai di darat; 2. <i>not damp or wet,i> kering: <i>are the clothes ~ yet?,i> adakah baju-baju itu sudah kering?; <i>he stood in front of the fire until he was ~,i> dia berdiri di hadapan api sehingga kering; 3. <i>having lost moisture,i> kering: <i>my lips are ~ and cracked,i> bibir saya kering dan pecah-pecah; <i>the ground was ~ and dusty,i> tanah itu kering dan berdebu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spindly | <i> adj i> kurus kering: <i> ~ legs,i> kaki yg kurus kering; <i> a few ~ trees,i> beberapa batang pokok yg kurus kering. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shrivel | <i>vt also ~i> up, menyebabkan [sst] kering dan kerepot; <i>(skin)i> menyebabkan [kulit] kering dan berkedut: <i>lack of water had ~led the crops,i> kekurangan air telah menyebabkan tanaman kering dan kerepot;<i> too much sun will ~ the skin,i>terlalu banyak berjemur dlm panas matahari akan menyebabkan kulit kering dan berkedut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| parched | <i> adj very dry,i> a. (<i> of land, soil, etc i> ) kering /kontang, kerontang/: <i> ~ soil,i> tanah yg kering kontang; b. (<i> of lips etc i> ) kering. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desiccated | <i>adji> kering: <i>~ coconut,i> kelapa kering. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |