bitter
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈbɪtə/
- UK
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- Two bitters, please.
You don't turn like what comes out of the tap into this bitter, horrible tasting thing that's undrinkable or bland.
- You don't turn like what comes out of the tap into this bitter, horrible tasting thing that's undrinkable or bland.
Examples
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Going in order from low strength to high strength, you have ordinary bitter, best bitter, and strong bitter.
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Two half bitters, please.
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Why do I like beer, particularly bitter beers like Ipas?
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- A pint of bitter wouldn't be a burden.
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Dad made me promise to have a pint of bitters at the Nag's Head pub just outside the Islington Underground station.
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At the pub, I ordered a refreshing bitter after a long day at work.
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She prefers a strong bitter with her meal to complement the flavors.
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Many craft breweries offer a variety of bitter ales on tap for customers.
Synonyms
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9.9
A strong old-fashioned beer with a sharp taste
A beer with a strong bitter taste often found in classic styles
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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5.5
Keep doing something until it is completely finished, even when it is very hard
Compounds
- Informal
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5.6
The final, most difficult part of something that you keep doing until it ends
A hickory tree with leaves that have seven or nine small parts and thin shelled nuts that taste very bitter
A type of orange tree that produces small sour fruit and is used for grafting and marmalade
- Specialized
A hickory-like tree that grows in the southern United States with many narrow leaves and bitter nuts
- Specialized
A tree in the eastern United States with leaves of seven or nine small parts and thin, very bitter nuts
- Specialized
A white salt taken by mouth to relieve heartburn and constipation and sometimes given by injection to prevent seizures
- Specialized
A pale mineral containing calcium and magnesium that people use to make ceramics, get magnesium and improve soil
- Specialized
A small shrub with large pink sepals that people use as medicine for fever
An oil from bitter almonds that people use to add an almond smell or taste to food and perfume
- Indian
A type of cassava with bitter roots that contain poison and must be processed before eating
A small wild plant with divided leaves and tiny white, pink or purple flowers often in lawns
How Bitter
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bitter (noun, beer) The name bitter for a British ale comes from the same old root as bite, which meant 'to bite', because the beer has a sharp, 'bitter' taste from hops; so the beer was simply named for its flavour.