Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tern — al·tern; chil·tern; cis·tern; cit·tern; flit·tern; git·tern; in·tern·ee; in·tern·ment; in·tern·ship; lan·tern·man; lec·tern; li·top·tern; pas·tern; pat·tern·ize; pat·tern·less; quar·tern; sal·tern; sis·tern; slat·tern·li·ness; su·per·al·tern;… … English syllables
bit — al·bit·o·phyre; am·bit; am·bit·ty; an·te·or·bit·al; ar·bit·ra·ment; back·bit·er; bit; bit·a·ble; bit·er; bit·ing·ly; bit·ing·ness; bit·stock; bit·stone; bit·sy; bit·ta·ci·dae; bit·ta·cle; bit·ter·ish; bit·ter·less; bit·ter·ling; bit·ter·ly;… … English syllables
bittern — bit·tern … English syllables
bittern — bit|tern [ bıtərn ] noun count a bird that lives near water and makes a loud deep sound … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bittern — I bit•tern [[t]ˈbɪt ərn[/t]] n. orn any of several brown and buff wading birds of the heron family, inhabiting reedy marshes in both the Old and New Worlds • Etymology: 1510–20; earlier bitter, bittor, ME bito(u)r < AF bytore, AF, OF butor… … From formal English to slang
Ardetta exilis — Bittern Bit tern, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Botaurus}, allied to the herons, of various species. [1913 Webster] Note: The common European bittern is {Botaurus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bittern — Bit tern, n. [From {Bitter}, a.] 1. The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains. [1913 Webster] 2. A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bittern — Bit tern, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Botaurus}, allied to the herons, of various species. [1913 Webster] Note: The common European bittern is {Botaurus stellaris}. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Botaurus lentiginosus — Bittern Bit tern, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Botaurus}, allied to the herons, of various species. [1913 Webster] Note: The common European bittern is {Botaurus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Botaurus stellaris — Bittern Bit tern, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Botaurus}, allied to the herons, of various species. [1913 Webster] Note: The common European bittern is {Botaurus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
