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bismuthic
  • a  containing bismuth (especially in the pentavalent state)
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bisulcate
  • s  (used of hooves) split, divided
    bisulcate hoof
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biting
  • v  to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
  • v  cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
  • v  penetrate or cut, as with a knife
  • v  deliver a sting to
  • s  capable of wounding
    a biting aphorism
  • s  causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
    a biting wind
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bitter
  • n  English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
  • n  the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
  • n  the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
  • v  make bitter
  • s  marked by strong resentment or cynicism
    bitter about the divorce
  • s  very difficult to accept or bear
    the bitter truth
    a bitter sorrow
  • s  harsh or corrosive in tone
    bitter words
  • s  expressive of severe grief or regret
    shed bitter tears
  • s  proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
    a bitter struggle
    bitter enemies
  • s  causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
    quinine is bitter
  • s  causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
    bitter cold
  • r  extremely and sharply
    it was bitterly cold
    bitter cold
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bittersweet
  • n  poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
  • n  twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
  • s  tinged with sadness
    a movie with a bittersweet ending
  • s  having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
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