bitter vs percolate

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). 

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

  • Harsh, piercing or stinging. 

  • Hateful or hostile. 

  • Cynical and resentful. 

verb
  • To make bitter. 

percolate

noun
  • A liquid that has been percolated. 

verb
  • To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. 

  • To make (coffee) in a percolator. 

  • To drain or seep through a porous substance. 

  • To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. 

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