BITTER HICKORY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase bitter hickory. (close relations)
bitter
Best Alternative Words for BITTER HICKORY
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acerbic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • sour or bitter in taste • harsh or corrosive in tone | ||||||||
acrid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • strong and sharp • harsh or corrosive in tone | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
bitternut | nounn | |||||||
noun • hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts | ||||||||
bitter pignut | ||||||||
noun • hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts | ||||||||
bitternut hickory | nounn | |||||||
noun • hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts | ||||||||
carya cordiformis | nounn | |||||||
noun • hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts | ||||||||
swamp hickory | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts |