NOUN | state | bitter end | the final / final extremity (however unpleasant it may be) |
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artifact | bitter end | (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt |
Meaning | The final / final extremity (however unpleasant it may be). | |
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Example | "he was determined to fight to the bitter end" | |
Broader | extremity | An extreme / extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease) |
Spanish | final amargo, triste final | |
Catalan | final trist |
Meaning | (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt. | |
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Category | seafaring, navigation, sailing | The work of a sailor / sailor |
Part of | line | Something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible |
Broader | end, terminal | Either extremity of something that has length |
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