Definition of bittern

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Bittern (a.) The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains..

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Bump :: Bump (n.) The noise made by the bittern.
Acerbity :: Acerbity (n.) Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit..
Bitterness :: Bitterness (n.) A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.
Bile :: Bile (n.) Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one's bile..
Envenom :: Envenom (v. t.) To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred; to imbue as with venom; to imbitter..
Bill :: Bill (n.) The bell, or boom, of the bittern.
Booming :: Booming (n.) The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep, hollow sound; as, the booming of bitterns..
Bumble :: Bumble (n.) The bittern.
Rue :: Rue (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
Wormwood :: Wormwood (n.) Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
Bitterness :: Bitterness (n.) Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy..
Virulency :: Virulency (n.) Extreme bitterness or malignity of disposition.
Acrimony :: Acrimony (n.) Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners..
Ginseng :: Ginseng (n.) A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness..
Bump :: Bump (v. i.) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom..
Bitternut :: Bitternut (n.) The swamp hickory (Carya amara). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.
Acerbity :: Acerbity (n.) Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain..
Trombone :: Trombone (n.) The common European bittern.
Bitterbump :: Bitterbump (n.) the butterbump or bittern.
Kagu :: Kagu (n.) A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus), native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler beneath, and the feathers of the wings and tail are handsomely barred with brown, black, and gray. It is allied to the sun bittern..
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