bitters – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
bitters
n.
bitter herb; dark beer
bitter
n.
(British) dark beer, alcoholic beverage; sour quality; bitterness
Bitters
A
bitters is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter such that the end result is characterized by a
bitter,
sour, or bittersweet
flavor. Numerous longstanding
brands of bitters were originally developed as
patent medicines, but are now sold as
digestifs and
cocktail flavorings.
bitters
Noun
1. alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
(hypernym) liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink
bitter
Noun
1. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
(hypernym) ale
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
(synonym) bitterness
(hypernym) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
3. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
(synonym) bitterness
(hypernym) taste property
(hyponym) acerbity
Verb
1. make bitter
(hypernym) change taste
(derivation) bitterness
Adjective
1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
(synonym) acrimonious
(similar) resentful
2. very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
(similar) intolerable
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"
(synonym) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic
(similar) unpleasant
4. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
(similar) tasteful
5. expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
(similar) sorrowful
6. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
(similar) hostile
7. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
(synonym) biting
(similar) painful
Adverb
1. extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
(synonym) piercingly, bitterly, bitingly
Bitter (der)
nm.
solicitor, lawyer, advocate; one who requests, one who persuades
bitter
nm.
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