- em|bit|ter
- em|bit|ter «ehm BIHT uhr», transitive verb.to make bitter; make more bitter: »
The unhappy old man was embittered by the loss of all his money.
SYNONYM(S): envenom.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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bit´ter|ness — bit|ter1 «BIHT uhr», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having a sharp, harsh, unpleasant taste: »Brussels sprouts are often bitter. SYNONYM(S): acrid. 2. Figurative. causing pain or grief; hard to admit or bear: »a bitter defeat. Failure is … Useful english dictionary
bit´ter|ly — bit|ter1 «BIHT uhr», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having a sharp, harsh, unpleasant taste: »Brussels sprouts are often bitter. SYNONYM(S): acrid. 2. Figurative. causing pain or grief; hard to admit or bear: »a bitter defeat. Failure is … Useful english dictionary
bit|ter — bit|ter1 «BIHT uhr», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having a sharp, harsh, unpleasant taste: »Brussels sprouts are often bitter. SYNONYM(S): acrid. 2. Figurative. causing pain or grief; hard to admit or bear: »a bitter defeat. Failure is … Useful english dictionary
bit´ter|sweet´ness — bit|ter|sweet «BIHT uhr SWEET», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a climbing plant with purple, blue, or white flowers and small, poisonous, scarlet berries; woody nightshade. It belongs to the nightshade family. 2. a climbing shrub of North America with… … Useful english dictionary
bit|ter|sweet — «BIHT uhr SWEET», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a climbing plant with purple, blue, or white flowers and small, poisonous, scarlet berries; woody nightshade. It belongs to the nightshade family. 2. a climbing shrub of North America with greenish… … Useful english dictionary
bit|ter-end|er — «BIHT uhr EHN duhr», noun. a very persistent, unyielding person: »There are strong resisters in both political parties, as was evidenced by the bitter enders at both the presidential conventions (Atlantic) … Useful english dictionary
bit|ter|ish — «BIHT uhr ihsh», adjective. somewhat bitter … Useful english dictionary
bit|ter|ling — «BIHT uhr lihng», noun. a small, carplike freshwater fish of central Europe. ╂[< German Bitterling < bitter bitter + ling ling] … Useful english dictionary
bit|ter|nut — «BIHT uhr NUHT», noun. a species of hickory that grows in swamps and moist woods and bears thin shelled nuts with a bitter kernel. The bitternut belongs to the walnut family … Useful english dictionary
bit|ter|root — «BIHT uhr ROOT, RUT», noun. a small plant with thick, edible roots and showy, pink or white flowers, found in the northern Rocky Mountains. It belongs to the purslane family. Bitterroot is the state flower of Montana … Useful english dictionary
bit|ter|weed — «BIHT uhr WEED», noun. ragweed, horseweed, or any one of various other plants containing a bitter principle … Useful english dictionary
