NOUN | state | bitch | an unpleasant difficulty |
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person | bitch, cunt | a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked | |
communication | bitch, gripe, kick, beef, squawk | informal terms for objecting | |
animal | bitch | female of any member of the dog family | |
VERB | communication | bitch, gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler | complain |
communication | bitch, backbite | say mean things |
Sounds | bih'ch | |
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Rhymes | backstitch ... witch: 27 rhymes with ihch... |
Meaning | An unpleasant difficulty. | |
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Example | "this problem is a real bitch" | |
Broader | difficulty | A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome |
Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
Spanish | putada | |
Catalan | putada |
Meaning | A person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked. | |
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Example | "she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch" | |
Synonym | cunt | |
Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
Spanish | arpía, perra, puta, ramera, zorra | |
Catalan | cony |
Meaning | informal terms for objecting. | |
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Synonyms | gripe, kick, beef, squawk | |
Broader | objection | The speech act of objecting |
Adjectives | bitchy | marked by or arising from malice |
Verbs | bitch | say mean things |
Meaning | female of any member of the dog family. | |
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Narrower | brood bitch | A bitch used for breeding |
Broader | canine, canid | Any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles |
Spanish | loba, perra | |
Catalan | gossa |
Meaning | complain. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonyms | gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler | |
Broader | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
Spanish | aferrar, atrapar, chillar, disputar, dolor de barriga, gimotear, graznar, gritar, lamentarse, quejarse, quejar, renegar, vocear | |
Catalan | aferrar, atrapar, baladrejar, cridar, queixar-se, xisclar |
Meaning | say mean things. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonym | backbite | |
Broader | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
Spanish | calumniar, poner a parir | |
Catalan | calumniar, criticar | |
Nouns | bitch | informal terms for objecting |
bitchery | aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman |
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