[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bitter \bit"ter\, a. as. biter; akin to goth. baitrs, icel.
   bitr, dan., sw., d.,  g. bitter, os. bittar, fr. root of e.
   bite. see bite, v. t.
   1. having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of
      wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine;
      bitter as aloes.
      1913 webster

   2. causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe;
      as, a bitter cold day.
      1913 webster

   3. causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind;
      calamitous; poignant.
      1913 webster

            it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast
            forsaken the lord thy god.            --jer. ii. 19.
      1913 webster

   4. characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh;
      stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
      1913 webster

            husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against
            them.                                 --col. iii.
                                                  19.
      1913 webster

   5. mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
      1913 webster

            the egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with
            hard bondage.                         --ex. i. 14.
      1913 webster

   bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd. bot. see
      colocynth.

   bitter cress bot., a plant of the genus cardamine, esp.
      cardamine amara.

   bitter earth min., tale earth; calcined magnesia.

   bitter principles chem., a class of substances, extracted
      from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but
      with no sharply defined chemical characteristics.

   bitter salt, epsom salts; magnesium sulphate.

   bitter vetch bot., a name given to two european
      leguminous herbs, vicia orobus and ervum ervilia.

   to the bitter end, to the last extremity, however
      calamitous.
      1913 webster

   syn: acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe;
        acrimonious.
        1913 webster
see also:
bite bitter apple bitter cucumber bitter gourd colocynth bitter cress 
cardamine cardamine amara bitter earth bitter principles bitter salt 
bitter vetch vicia orobus ervum ervilia to the bitter end 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

earth \earth\ ~erth, n. as. eorethe; akin to os. ertha,
   ofries. irthe, d. aarde, ohg. erda, g. erde, icel.
   j"oreth, sw.  dan. jord, goth. aimacrthorna, ohg.
   ero, gr. ?, adv., to earth, and perh. to e. ear to plow.
   1. the globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in
      distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. also, this world
      as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the
      dwelling place of spirits.
      1913 webster

            that law preserves the earth a sphere
            and guides the planets in their course. --s. rogers.
      1913 webster

            in heaven, or earth, or under earth, in hell.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. the solid materials which make up the globe, in
      distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
      1913 webster

            god called the dry land earth.        --gen. i. 10.
      1913 webster

            he is pure air and fire, and the dull elements of
            earth and water never appear in him.  --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. the softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface
      of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of
      all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like;
      sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the
      visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth;
      rich earth.
      1913 webster

            give him a little earth for charity.  --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. a part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
      1913 webster

            would i had never trod this english earth. --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the
      pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
      1913 webster

            our weary souls by earth beguiled.    --keble.
      1913 webster

   6. the people on the globe.
      1913 webster

            the whole earth was of one language.  --gen. xi. 1.
      1913 webster

   7. chem.
      a any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina,
          glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.
      b a similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as
          lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
          1913 webster

   8. a hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as,
      the earth of a fox. --macaulay.
      1913 webster

            they ferrets course the poor conies out of their
            earths.                               --holland.
      1913 webster

   9. elec. the connection of any part an electric conductor
      with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph
      line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.

   note: when the resistance of the earth connection is low it
         is termed a good earth.
         webster 1913 suppl.

   note: earth is used either adjectively or in combination to
         form compound words; as, earth apple or earth-apple;
         earth metal or earth-metal; earth closet or
         earth-closet.
         1913 webster

   adamic earth, bitter earth, bog earth, chian earth,
      etc. see under adamic, bitter, etc.

   alkaline earths. see under alkaline.

   earth apple. bot.
      a a potato.
      b a cucumber.

   earth auger, a form of auger for boring into the ground; --
      called also earth borer.

   earth bath, a bath taken by immersing the naked body in
      earth for healing purposes.

   earth battery physics, a voltaic battery the elements of
      which are buried in the earth to be acted on by its
      moisture.

   earth chestnut, the pignut.

   earth closet, a privy or commode provided with dry earth or
      a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the
      faecal discharges.

   earth dog zo"ol., a dog that will dig in the earth, or
      enter holes of foxes, etc.

   earth hog, earth pig zo"ol., the aard-vark.

   earth hunger, an intense desire to own land, or, in the
      case of nations, to extend their domain.

   earth light astron., the light reflected by the earth, as
      upon the moon, and corresponding to moonlight; -- called
      also earth shine. --sir j. herschel.

   earth metal. see 1st earth, 7. chem.

   earth oil, petroleum.

   earth pillars or earth pyramids geol., high pillars or
      pyramids of earth, sometimes capped with a single stone,
      found in switzerland. --lyell.

   earth pitch min., mineral tar, a kind of asphaltum.

   earth quadrant, a fourth of the earth's circumference.

   earth table arch., the lowest course of stones visible in
      a building; the ground table.

   on earth, an intensive expression, oftenest used in
      questions and exclamations; as, what on earth shall i do?
      nothing on earth will satisfy him. colloq.
      1913 webster
see also:
adamic earth bitter earth bog earth chian earth adamic bitter 
alkaline earths alkaline earth apple earth auger earth borer 
earth bath earth battery earth chestnut earth closet earth dog 
earth hog earth pig earth hunger earth light earth shine 
earth metal earth earth oil earth pillars earth pyramids 
earth pitch earth quadrant earth table on earth 

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