bitter vs braise

bitter

noun
  • A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic. 

  • A type of beer heavily flavored with hops. 

  • A turn of a cable about the bitts. 

  • A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits). 

verb
  • To make bitter. 

adj
  • Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance). 

  • Harsh, piercing or stinging. 

  • Hateful or hostile. 

  • Cynical and resentful. 

braise

noun
  • A sauce used for braising. 

  • A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising. 

  • Pagellus bogaraveo, syn. Pagellus centrodontus (sea bream) 

verb
  • To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling. 

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