BITTER PECAN Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase bitter pecan. (close relations)
bitterness
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| acrid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • strong and sharp • harsh or corrosive in tone | ||||||
| astringent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue noun • a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals adjective satellite • sour or bitter in taste | ||||||
| biting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • capable of wounding • causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold | ||||||
| pungent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • strong and sharp • capable of wounding | ||||||
| sharp | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point • having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing • (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone noun • a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named • a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point adverb • changing suddenly in direction and degree adjective satellite • (of something seen or heard) clearly defined • ending in a sharp point • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence • harsh • having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones • dangerously steep • very sudden and in great amount or degree • quick and forceful | ||||||
| sour | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • having a sharp biting taste noun • a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar • the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth • the property of being acidic adjective satellite • smelling of fermentation or staleness • one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons • in an unpalatable state • inaccurate in pitch • showing a brooding ill humor verb • go sour or spoil • make sour or more sour | ||||||
| tangy | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • tasting sour like a lemon | ||||||
| unsweetened | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not made sweet | ||||||
| carya aquatica | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts | ||||||
| water bitternut | nounn | |||||
noun • hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts | ||||||
| water hickory | ||||||
noun • hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts | ||||||