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bit|map /b I tmæp/ (bitmaps , bitmapping , bitmapped ) N‑COUNT A bitmap is a type of graphics file on a computer. [COMPUTING ] □  …bitmap graphics for representing complex images such as photographs. ● VERB Bitmap is also a verb. □ [V -ed] Bitmapped maps require huge storage space.

bi t part (bit parts ) also bit-part N‑COUNT A bit part is a small and unimportant role for an actor in a film or play.

bit|ten /b I t ^ə n/ Bitten is the past participle of bite .

bit|ter ◆◇◇ /b I tə ^r / (bitterest , bitters )

1 ADJ In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely. □  …the scene of bitter fighting during the Second World War. □  …a bitter attack on the Government's failure to support manufacturing. ●  bit|ter|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □  Any such thing would be bitterly opposed by most of the world's democracies. □  …a bitterly fought football match. ●  bit|ter|ness N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute.

2 ADJ If someone is bitter after a disappointing experience or after being treated unfairly, they continue to feel angry about it. □  She is said to be very bitter about the way she was sacked. □  His long life was marked by bitter personal and political memories. ●  bit|ter|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □  'And he sure didn't help us,' Grant said bitterly. □  …the party bureaucrats who bitterly resented their loss of power. ●  bit|ter|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  I still feel bitterness and anger towards the person who knocked me down.

3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A bitter experience makes you feel very disappointed. You can also use bitter to emphasize feelings of disappointment. □  I think the decision was a bitter blow from which he never quite recovered. □  The statement was greeted with bitter disappointment by many of the other delegates. ●  bit|ter|ly ADV [ADV adj, ADV with v] □  I was bitterly disappointed to have lost yet another race so near the finish.

4 ADJ Bitter weather, or a bitter wind, is extremely cold. □  Outside, a bitter east wind was accompanied by flurries of snow. ●  bit|ter|ly ADV [ADV adj] □  It's been bitterly cold here in Moscow.

5 ADJ A bitter taste is sharp, not sweet, and often slightly unpleasant. □  The leaves taste rather bitter.

6 N‑VAR Bitter is a kind of beer that is light brown in colour. [BRIT ] □  …a pint of bitter.

7 PHRASE If you say that you will continue doing something to the bitter end , especially something difficult or unpleasant, you are emphasizing that you will continue doing it until it is completely finished. [EMPHASIS ] □  The guerrillas would fight to the bitter end, he said, in order to achieve their main goal.

8a bitter pill → see pill

bit|ter|ly /b I tə ^r li/ ADV [ADV adj] You use bitterly when you are describing an attitude which involves strong, unpleasant emotions such as anger or dislike. □  We are bitterly upset at what has happened.

bitter|sweet /b I tə ^r swiː t/ also bitter-sweet

1 ADJ If you describe an experience as bittersweet , you mean that it has some happy aspects and some sad ones. □  …bittersweet memories of his first appearance for the team.

2 ADJ A bittersweet taste seems bitter and sweet at the same time. □  …a wine with a bitter-sweet flavour.

bit|ty /b I ti/