bitter vs sorehead

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). 

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

  • Harsh, piercing or stinging. 

  • Hateful or hostile. 

  • Cynical and resentful. 

verb
  • To make bitter. 

sorehead

noun
  • A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc. 

  • Fowlpox. 

  • A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended. 

  • Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis. 

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