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  • 71sweet — [adj1] sugary candied, candy coated, cloying, delicious, honeyed, like candy, like honey, luscious, nectarous, saccharine, sugarcoated, sugared, sweetened, syrupy, toothsome; concept 462 Ant. acid, bitter, salty, sour sweet [adj2] friendly, kind… …

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  • 72bitter — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet. 2) causing pain or unhappiness. 3) feeling anger, hurt, and resentment. 4) (of a conflict) harsh and acrimonious. 5) (of wind or weather) intensely cold. ► NOUN 1) …

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  • 73Sweet — Sweet, n. 1. That which is sweet to the taste; used chiefly in the plural. Specifically: (a) Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc. (b) Home made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a… …

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  • 74bitter — bitter, acrid are applied to things with an unpleasant taste (also smell, in the case of acrid) that is neither sweet nor bland yet seldom distinctly sour or really sickening. Bitter is traditionally associated with the repellent taste of… …

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  • 75sweet — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter. 2) fragrant. 3) (of air, water, etc.) fresh and pure. 4) working, moving, or done smoothly or easily. 5) pleasing; delightful. 6) pleasant and… …

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  • 76Sweet Bitter Love — Rita Schiano s debut novel, explores the passion, pain, and fragility of life with an alcoholic. Written with courage and clear eyed honesty, Schiano’s easy to read prose coupled with an energizing style vividly captures the rhythm and feel of a …

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  • 77Sweet Tooth (comics) — Sweet Tooth was a fictional character in a comic strip in the British comic Whizzer and Chips , first appearing in January 1973. A Whizz Kid in the comic, and about a boy who has a fixation for sweets, continually hounded by Greedy Greg… …

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  • 78bitter beer — Pale ale, a highly hopped beer made from the very finest selected malt and hops (mild or sweet ale being comparatively lightly hopped) • • • Main Entry: ↑beer …

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  • 79sweet gale — n. a fragrant marsh plant (Myrica gale) of the bayberry family, with bitter leaves and yellowish flowers …

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  • 80bitter — 01. This medicine is very [bitter] tasting. 02. Winter in Alaska is long and [bitterly] cold. 03. Her mother is very [bitter] over her divorce. 04. The soccer game was a [bitterly] fought match between two teams that have always hated each other …

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