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1 : a small or unpretentious restaurant

2 : BAR; also : NIGHTCLUB

1bit noun 1 : the biting or cutting edge or part of a tool

2 : the part of a bridle that is placed in a horse's mouth

2bit noun 1 a : a morsel of food

b : a small piece or quantity of something

2 : a small coin; also : a unit of value equal to 12 1/2 cents

3 : something small or trivial

4 : an indefinite usu. small degree or extent

Synonyms

[1b] ace, crumb, dab, hint, lick, little, mite, nip, particle, shred, speck, spot, touch, trace—more at PARTICLE

[4] space, spell, stretch, while—more at WHILE

3bit noun [ORIGIN: binary digit]

: a unit of computer information equivalent to the result of a choice between two alternatives; also : its physical representation

1bitch noun 1 : a female canine; especially : a female dog

2 : a malicious, spiteful, and domineering woman

2bitch verb : COMPLAIN

1bite verb bit ; bit·ten also bit; bit·ing 1 : to grip with teeth or jaws; also : to wound or sting with or as if with fangs

2 : to cut or pierce with or as if with an edged instrument

3 : to cause to smart or sting

4 : to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing : CORRODE

5 : to take bait

Synonyms

usually bite on [1] champ, chew, chomp, crunch, gnaw, nibble; also lap, lick, munch

usually bite at [4] corrode, eat, erode, fret—more at EAT

2bite noun 1 : the act or manner of biting

2 : a small amount of food

3 a : a wound made by biting

b : a penetrating effect or sensation

Synonyms

[2] morsel, mouthful, nibble, taste, tidbit—more at MORSEL

[3b] acidity, asperity, bitterness, edge, harshness, pungency, sharpness, tartness

bit·ing adjective : having the power to bite so as to cause physical or mental discomfort ; especially : able to grip and impress deeply

Synonyms

bitter, cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, raw, sharp—more at CUTTING

acute, agonizing, excruciating, sharp, smart—more at SHARP

acrid, caustic, cutting, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, satiric, scathing, sharp, tart—more at SARCASTIC

bit·mapped adjective : of, relating to, or being a digital image or display for which an array of binary data specifies the value of each pixel

— bit·map noun

bit·ter adjective 1 : being or inducing the one of the basic taste sensations that is acrid, astringent, or disagreeable and is suggestive of hops

2 : marked by intensity or severity (as of distress or hatred)

3 : extremely harsh or cruel

4 : intensely unpleasant esp. in coldness or rawness

Synonyms

[2] acrid, acrimonious, hard, rancorous, resentful, sore; also disaffected, discontented, disgruntled, malcontent

[3] agonizing, galling, harrowing, harsh, hurtful, painful, tortuous; also insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unacceptable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportable

Antonyms

gratifying, pleasing, sweet

[3] brutal, burdensome, grim, hard, harsh, heavy, onerous, oppressive, severe, stiff, tough, trying—more at HARSH

[4] arctic, cold, freezing, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, polar, raw, wintry—more at COLD

bit·ter·ly adverb : in a bitter manner

Synonyms

hard, sadly, sorrowfully, unhappily, wretchedly—more at HARD

bit·tern noun : any of various small or medium-sized herons

bit·ter·ness noun : the quality or state of being bitter; also : something bitter

Synonyms

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, rancor—more at ENMITY

acidity, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, edge, harshness, keenness, pungency, sharpness, tartness

bit·ters noun singular or plural : a usu. alcoholic solution of bitter and often aromatic plant products used in mixing drinks and as a mild tonic

1bittersweet noun 1 : a poisonous nightshade with purple flowers and orange-red berries

2 : a woody vine with yellow capsules that open when ripe and disclose scarlet seed coverings

2bittersweet adjective : being at once both bitter and sweet

bi·tu·mi·nous coal noun : a coal that when heated yields considerable volatile waste matter

bi·valve noun : any of a

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