Bitter+taste

  • 71bitter — 1. adjective /ˈbɪtə,ˈbɪtər/ a) Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance) The coffee was bitter. b) Harsh, piercing or stinging A bitter wind blew from the north. 2 …

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  • 72Bitter cress — Cress Cress (kr[e^]s), n.; pl. {Cresses} (kr[e^]s [e^]z). [OE. ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers, G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG. chresan to creep.] (Bot.) A plant of various species,… …

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  • 73TASTE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index taste noun flavor (2), flavoring adjective pungent, sour, sweet verb flavor bad taste noun …

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  • 74taste — n. the sense for the appreciation of the flavour of substances in the mouth. The sense organs responsible are the taste buds on the surface of the tongue, which are stimulated when food dissolves in the saliva in the mouth. It is generally held… …

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  • 75bitter — Synonyms and related words: Siberian, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, affecting, afflictive, aftertaste, algid, alienated, amaroidal, annoying, antagonistic, antipathetic, arctic, asperous,… …

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  • 76bitter — adj 1.(all usu. of taste) acrid, biting, pungent; acid, tart, harsh, sour, subacid, acetous, vinegar ish, vinegary; unsweet, unsweetened; acerb, acerbic, acidulous, acidulent, acescent, acidulated; distasteful, unappetizing, unpalatable,… …

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  • 77bitter — bit·ter bit ər adj being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, or disagreeable and suggestive of an infusion of hops compare SALT (2), SOUR, SWEET bit·ter·ness …

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  • 78bitter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stinging, cutting; spiteful; rigorous; acrid, unpalatable. See malevolence, resentment, pungency, cold. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Acrid] Syn. astringent, acid, tart, sharp; see sour 1 . 2.… …

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  • 79taste property — noun a property appreciated via the sense of taste • Hypernyms: ↑property • Hyponyms: ↑rancidness, ↑spiciness, ↑spice, ↑spicery, ↑sourness, ↑sour, ↑ …

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  • 80bitter — bit·ter || bɪtÉ™ n. (British) dark beer, alcoholic beverage; sour quality adj. having an acrid taste …

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