bitter_end | ||
1. | [ noun ] the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be) | |
Examples: | "he was determined to fight to the bitter end" |
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Related terms: | extremity | |
2. | [ noun ] (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt | |
Related terms: | end line seafaring | |
Similar spelling: |
bittern Bitterman bitternut Biederman bitterness |