Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
bitch |
noun |
The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox., An opprobrious name for a woman, especially a lewd woman. |
biter |
noun |
One who, or that which, bites; that which bites often, or is inclined to bite, as a dog or fish., One who cheats; a sharper. |
bitts |
noun pl. |
A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to fasten the cables as the ship rides at anchor, or in warping. Other bitts are used for belaying (belaying bitts), for sustaining the windlass (carrick bitts, winch bitts, or windlass bitts), to hold the pawls of the windlass (pawl bitts) etc. |