bitter-sweet
81Bitter orange — For the fruit known as Chinese Bitter Orange, see Trifoliate orange. Citrus aurantium Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …
82bitter — [[t]bɪ̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ bitterest, bitters 1) ADJ GRADED In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely. ...the scene of bitter fighting during the Second World War. ...a bitter attack on the Government s failure …
83sweet — sweet1 W3S2 [swi:t] adj comparative sweeter superlative sweetest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(taste)¦ 2¦(character)¦ 3¦(children/small things)¦ 4¦(thoughts/emotions)¦ 5¦(smells)¦ 6¦(sounds)¦ 7 have a sweet tooth …
84bitter — bitterish, adj. bitterly, adv. bitterness, n. /bit euhr/, adj., bitterer, bitterest, n., v., adv. adj. 1. having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. 2. producing one of the four basic taste… …
85bitter — I adj. bitter about (he was bitter about his lot) II n. to take the bitter (with the sweet) * * * [ bɪtə] bitter about (he was bitter about his lot) to take the bitter (with the sweet) …
86sweet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sugary (see sweetness); pleasing; amiable; dear, precious; fragrant, sweet smelling. Ant., sour, unpleasant, foul smelling. n. candy, bonbon, dessert, etc. See pleasure, courtesy, dearness, odor. II …
87bitter — bit|ter1 W3S3 [ˈbıtə US ər] adj [: Old English; Origin: biter] 1.) feeling angry, jealous, and upset because you think you have been treated unfairly →↑bitterly bitter about ▪ I feel very bitter about what has happened. ▪ a bitter and vindictive… …
88Bitter — 1. Bitter im Mund, ist dem Herzen (Magen) gesund. – Kirchhofer, 244; Gaal, 215; Körte, 638; Simrock, 1118; Eiselein, 81. Frz.: Ce qui est amer à la bouche, est doux au coeur. (Cahier, 4174.) Lat.: Saepe tulit lassis succus amarus opem. 2. Bitter… …
89bitter — 1 adjective 1 ANGRY/UPSET full of angry, jealous, and unhappy feelings because you think you have been badly treated or that unfair things have happened to you: He became bitter and disillusioned as he grew older. (+ about): They all lost their… …
90sweet gale — noun bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter tasting fragrant leaves • Syn: ↑Scotch gale, ↑Myrica gale • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Myrica, ↑genus Myrica …
