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Meaning of "bitters" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BITTERS

bitters  [ˈbɪtəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BITTERS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bitters is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BITTERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bitters

Bitters

A bitters is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter such that the end result is characterized by a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Numerous longstanding brands of bitters were originally developed as patent medicines, but are now sold as digestifs and cocktail flavorings.

Definition of bitters in the English dictionary

The definition of bitters in the dictionary is bitter-tasting spirits of varying alcoholic content flavoured with plant extracts. Other definition of bitters is a similar liquid containing a bitter-tasting substance, used as a tonic to stimulate the appetite or improve digestion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BITTERS


afters
ˈɑːftəz
banisters
ˈbænɪstəz
butters
ˈbʌtəz
cloisters
ˈklɔɪstəz
fajitas
fəˈhiːtəz
gangbusters
ˈɡæŋbʌstəz
headquarters
ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtəz
headwaters
ˈhɛdˌwɔːtəz
hipsters
ˈhɪpstəz
jitters
ˈdʒɪtəz
letters
ˈlɛtəz
Masters
ˈmɑːstəz
Pointers
ˈpɔɪntəz
quarters
ˈkwɔːtəz
secateurs
ˈsɛkətəz
trotters
ˈtrɒtəz
waters
ˈwɔːtəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BITTERS

bitter end
Bitter Lakes
bitter lemon
bitter orange
bitter principle
bitterbark
bitterbrush
bittercress
bitterish
bitterling
bitterly
bittern
bitterness
bitternut
bitterroot
bittersweet
bittersweetly
bittersweetness
bitterweed
bitterwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE BITTERS

Angostura bitters
at close quarters
bolt cutters
call letters
congratters
corporate headquarters
fan letters
fetters
for starters
in tatters
matters
money matters
put up the shutters
Roman letters
Schwitters
tatters
the jitters
three quarters
wire cutters
wire-cutters

Synonyms and antonyms of bitters in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bitters» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BITTERS

Find out the translation of bitters to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bitters from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bitters» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苦味
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amargos
570 millions of speakers

English

bitters
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कड़वाहट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

горькие настойки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bitters
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তিক্ত নাস্তোইকা শরাব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bitter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pahit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bitter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビターズ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bitters
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người thù hằn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கசப்புள்ளதாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

apsent
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

amaro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gorzkie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гіркі настоянки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bitter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πικρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bitter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bitter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bitter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bitters

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BITTERS»

The term «bitters» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.261 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of bitters
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BITTERS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bitters» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bitters» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bitters

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BITTERS»

Discover the use of bitters in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bitters and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with ...
Author and bitters enthusiast Brad Thomas Parsons traces the history of the world’s most storied elixir, from its earliest “snake oil” days to its near evaporation after Prohibition to its ascension as a beloved (and at times obsessed ...
Brad Thomas Parsons, 2011
2
Bitters
Rebecca Seiferle's The Music We Dance To was nominated for the Pulitzer prize and poems from the volume are included in The Best American Poetry 2000.
Rebecca Seiferle, 2001
3
Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles 2008 Price Guide
$476 Rare Dr. Birmingham's Bitters Birmingham's (Dr.) Anti Bilious Blood Purifying Bitters - This Bottle Not Sold, cylindrical w/narrow panels up the sides, applied sloping collar mouth, smooth base, ca. 1855-65, some overall inside stain, ...
Kyle Husfloen, 2007
4
Tonic bitters
TONIC. BITTERS. CHAPTER I. The Glasgow boat was overdue at Gourock, as was shown by the impatient looks of the two persons who were waiting for her on the little quay. One was the Gourock doctor — a tall, thin, large-boned man of fifty,  ...
Legh Knight, 1868
5
Tansy Bitters, Tansy Sweet
A grave-marker, located in the cemetery of Franklin Village, Michigan, serves as the inspiration for TANSY BITTERS, TANSY SWEET....a novel written by author and longtime resident of Franklin, David Lee Roberts.
David Lee Roberts, 2005
6
Shake, Stir, Pour-Fresh Homegrown Cocktails: Make Syrups, ...
Convenient packaging from small jars to large bulk bags. Check the website for store locations near you. FLAVORS, EXTRACTS, AND BITTERS Your local specialty food store, grocer, or ethnic market should have most of these items available ...
Katie Loeb, Katie M. Loeb, 2012
7
Ginger Bliss and the Violet Fizz: A Cocktail Lover's Guide ...
At one point in our cocktail history, from the first real flowering of cocktails in the late 1800s through around the 1950s, bitters were considered key components of many cocktails, with an awareness that the type of bitters being used completely  ...
A. J. Rathbun, 2011
8
World's Best Cocktails: 500 Signature Drinks from the ...
Indeed, the famous quote from The Balance and Columbian Repository of May 6 1806 defined a cocktail as comprising “spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters, it is vulgarly called a bittered sling,” such was the ubiquity of bitters in early ...
Tom Sandham, 2012
9
Mingled Sweets and Bitters; Or, My Legacy: Poems
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Julia Wolff Molina, 2010
10
Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide
Jno Moffat – Phoenix – Bitters – New York – Price 1$ Medium olive green, 5-3/4”, open pontil, applied top, American 1840-1860 (very rare variant with the price before the dollar sign) ................................ $4,500-5,000 John – Moffat – Phoenix ...
Michael Polak, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BITTERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bitters is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Beehive Bitters Co.
But not all of the alcohol-related pleasures are coming out of physical plants, like in the case of Beehive Bitters Co., who are making all-natural ... «Salt Lake City Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Shorebirds prep Perdue Stadium upgrades
In what Bitters called a “key piece” to the renovation, a new boardwalk-themed wraparound concourse will surround the field. New tiers will be ... «Ballpark Digest, Jul 15»
3
Burn Social Club opening in Andrews Entertainment District July 15th
... lime juice, angostura bitters, and mint) and Burn Old Fashioned (seven-year aged bourbon, angostura and orange bitters, demerara syrup, ... «Atlanta Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Lone Star Taco Bar Triumphantly Creates a Taco Heaven in East …
... Lone Star's other Allston sibling, Deep Ellum, like the fernet buck, which balances fernet with a house-made ginger beer, lime, and bitters. «Eater, Jul 15»
5
I've Found A New Friend In Scarlet
I started with a Rum Punch, while Ultra-Cool went for signature drink The Scarlet – Elderflower liqueur shaken with mint and peach bitters, ... «Grazia, Jul 15»
6
The Return of the Boulevardier, Our Favorite Manhattan-Negroni …
She also replaces the Campari with a tandem punch of Galliano herbal liqueur and sour cherry bitters, and the traditional sweet vermouth with ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
7
Meet Minnesota's most anticipated distillery, Tattersall Distilling
But with Wednesday's opening of his northeast Minneapolis distillery, Oskey — who's also a partner in bitters company Easy & Oskey — has ... «City Pages, Jul 15»
8
The 5 types of Manchester United fan...
But GGMU doesn't care about "bitters"; he's too busy idolising "Becks", "Keano" and "Giggsy", while telling everyone that United are "not arrogant, just better". «JOE.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Claudia's Steakhouse Sells a $125 Martini—And People Are …
The drink contains two ounces of Nolet's Reserve Dry Gin—$700 a bottle—semi-dry Noilly Prat Ambre Vermouth, and saffron bitters. The gin is ... «Washington City Paper, Jul 15»
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Published on Jul 6, 2015, 7:40 pm AST
THE SEIGERT BROTHERS: LUIS, CARLOS, ALFRED: Transferred their family business Angostura Bitters from Venezuela to Trinidad in 1875 ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»

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