Bitter

1. v. t. To make bitter.
2. n. AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
3. v. t. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
4. v. t. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day.
5. v. t. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant.
6. v. t. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
7. v. t. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
8. n. Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.