bitter vs cutting

bitter

adj
  • Harsh, piercing or stinging. 

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

  • Hateful or hostile. 

  • Cynical and resentful. 

verb
  • To make bitter. 

noun
  • A type of beer heavily flavored with hops. 

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

  • 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). 

cutting

adj
  • Piercing, sharp. 

  • Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful. 

  • Of a beverage: half-sized. 

  • That is used for cutting. 

noun
  • A section removed from a larger whole. 

  • The editing of film or other recordings. 

  • An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance. 

  • A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant. 

  • The action of the verb to cut. 

  • The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm. 

  • A newspaper clipping. 

  • An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through. 

  • The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material. 

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