bitter end
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be)
he was determined to fight to the bitter end
Types & categories
- extremity hypernym
Sense 2 noun
(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
Types & categories
- end hypernym
Parts & wholes
- line part holonym
Related & opposite
- sailing domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | extremity |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sailing |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | line |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | end |