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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bitter \Bit"ter\, n. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts. [1913 Webster] {Bitter end}, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bitter \Bit"ter\, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day. [1913 Webster] 3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant. [1913 Webster] It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. --Jer. ii. 19. [1913 Webster] 4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. [1913 Webster] Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. --Col. iii. 19. [1913 Webster] 5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. [1913 Webster] The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage. --Ex. i. 14. [1913 Webster] {Bitter apple}, {Bitter cucumber}, {Bitter gourd}. (Bot.) See {Colocynth}. {Bitter cress} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Cardamine}, esp. {Cardamine amara}. {Bitter earth} (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. {Bitter principles} (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. {Bitter salt}, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. {Bitter vetch} (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, {Vicia Orobus} and {Ervum Ervilia}. {To the bitter end}, to the last extremity, however calamitous. [1913 Webster] Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bitter \Bit"ter\, n. Any substance that is bitter. See {Bitters}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bitter \Bit"ter\, v. t. To make bitter. --Wolcott. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: bitter adv 1: extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" [syn: {piercingly}, {bitterly}, {bitingly}, {bitter}] adj 1: marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" [syn: {acrimonious}, {bitter}] 2: very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow" 3: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}] 4: expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears" 5: proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies" 6: causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter" 7: causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" [syn: {biting}, {bitter}] n 1: English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) 2: the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth [syn: {bitter}, {bitterness}] 3: the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste [syn: {bitterness}, {bitter}] v 1: make bitter From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]: bitter acerbic; bitter From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: bitter /bitr/ acrimoniously; bitter; bitterly From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: bitter /bitər/ acerbic; bitter From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: bitter acerbic; bitter