bitter
/ˈbɪtə//ˈbɪtəɹ/
noun
- 1
(usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- 2
A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- 3
A turn of a cable about the bitts.
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verb
- 1
To make bitter.
adjective
- 1
Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
“The coffee tasted bitter.”
- 2
Harsh, piercing or stinging.
- 3
Hateful or hostile.
“They're bitter enemies.”
- 4
Cynical and resentful.
“I've been bitter ever since that defeat.”
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noun
- 1
(in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
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