slovo | definícia |
bitter (encz) | bitter,hořký adj: |
bitter (encz) | bitter,nemilosrdný adj: Rostislav Svoboda |
bitter (encz) | bitter,ostrý adj: Pavel Machek; Giza |
bitter (encz) | bitter,pravé anglické pivo n: Milan Svoboda |
bitter (encz) | bitter,trpký adj: |
bitter (encz) | bitter,zarputilý adj: Rostislav Svoboda |
bitter (encz) | bitter,zatrpklý adj: přeneseně Rostislav Svoboda |
Bitter (gcide) | Bitter \Bit"ter\, n. [See Bitts.] (Naut.)
AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
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Bitter end, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts,
and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.
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Bitter (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.
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2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe;
as, a bitter cold day.
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3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind;
calamitous; poignant.
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It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast
forsaken the Lord thy God. --Jer. ii. 19.
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4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh;
stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
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Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against
them. --Col. iii.
19.
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5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
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The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with
hard bondage. --Ex. i. 14.
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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.
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Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe;
acrimonious.
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Bitter (gcide) | Bitter \Bit"ter\, n.
Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
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Bitter (gcide) | Bitter \Bit"ter\, v. t.
To make bitter. --Wolcott.
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bitter (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 |
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bitter death (encz) | bitter death,krutá smrt |
bitter pill (encz) | bitter pill,bolestivá zkušenost n: Zdeněk Brož |
bitter-sweet (encz) | bitter-sweet,sladkohořký adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bitterest (encz) | bitterest,nejnenávistnější Jaroslav Šedivýbitterest,nejvíce hořký Jaroslav Šedivýbitterest,nejzahořklejší Jaroslav Šedivý |
bitterling (encz) | bitterling,hořavka n: [zoo.] sladkovodní ryba; rod Rhodeus Jiří Dadák |
bitterly (encz) | bitterly,hořce adv: Zdeněk Brož |
bittern (encz) | bittern,bukač [zoo.] Jaroslav Šedivý |
bitterness (encz) | bitterness,hořkost n: Zdeněk Brožbitterness,trpkost n: Zdeněk Brož |
bitternut (encz) | bitternut,ořechovec n: [bot.] Michal Ambrož |
bitters (encz) | bitters,hořká v: Zdeněk Brož |
bittersweet (encz) | bittersweet,sladkohořký adj: Zdeněk Brož |
climbing bittersweet (encz) | climbing bittersweet, n: |
coral-root bittercress (encz) | coral-root bittercress, n: |
embitter (encz) | embitter,ztrpčit v: Zdeněk Brož |
embitterment (encz) | embitterment,roztrpčení n: Zdeněk Brožembitterment,zahořklost n: Zdeněk Brož |
evergreen bittersweet (encz) | evergreen bittersweet, n: |
false bittersweet (encz) | false bittersweet, n: |
least bittern (encz) | least bittern, n: |
little bittern (encz) | little bittern,bukáček malý [zoo.] MiCh |
oriental bittersweet (encz) | oriental bittersweet, n: |
the bitter end (encz) | the bitter end, |
to the bitter end (encz) | to the bitter end,až do horké porážky to the bitter end,až do horkého konce |
unbitter (encz) | unbitter, adj: |
water bitternut (encz) | water bitternut, n: |
with bitterness (encz) | with bitterness, adv: |
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