Noun bitter has 3 senses
  1. bitter - English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
    --1 is a kind of
    liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink; ale; liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink; ale
  2. bitter, bitterness - the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
    --2 is a kind of taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception; taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
  3. bitterness, bitter - the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
    --3 is a kind of taste property; taste property
    --3 has particulars: acerbity; acridity, acridness
    Derived form: verb bitter1
,Verb bitter has 1 sense
  1. bitter - make bitter
    --1 is one way to
    change taste
    Derived form: noun bitter3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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