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• Bitt

  Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc. to wrap (a cable) around a bitt to secure it. Historical Examples The Secret of the Island W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne) The Sailor’s Word-Book William […]

• Bitted

  Machinery. a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like. a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill. a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels. the mouthpiece […]

• Bitten

  a past participle of bite. to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth: She bit the apple greedily. The lion bit his trainer. to grip or hold with the teeth: Stop biting your lip! to sting, as does an insect. to cause to smart or sting: an icy wind that bit our faces. to sever […]

• Bitter

  having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt. hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow. causing pain; piercing; stinging: a bitter chill. characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred. hard to admit or accept: […]

• Bitter-almond

  See under almond (def 1). the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions. the tree itself. a delicate, pale tan. anything shaped like an almond, especially an ornament. of the color, taste, or shape of an […]

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